[StrongED] Re: StrongEd v4.70a11 and Throwback

[Martin <list01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article <f5e01a1856.fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx>,
   Fred Graute <fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sorry you're still having trouble with throwback, and that I can't be of
> more assistance but 4.70a11 works fine here.

> Could you please try the following:

>  - Load a large set of files (say 20+) into StrongED
>  - Use c-L to open the LoW (List-of-Windows)
>  - Move pointer over LoW

> Is the line under the pointer highlit?
> Does a double-click open the right view?

Using v4.70a11 - no and no.   Nothing happens at all.
Using v4.69f9  - yes and yes. All works as I would expect.

The v4.70 LoW is small, showing only top 4 files.
The v4.69 window is the full height, showing all 32 files.  

> Like throwback and LoF windows, LoW relies on pointer entering/leaving
> events to see if line at pointer needs to be highlit. LoW uses the same
> calculation as throwback to work out which line to highlight so any
> problems with it should affect LoW and throwback windows equally.

On v4.69, when it starts both Pointer Enter and Pointer Leave are masked. 
[I am using my TaskUsage to monitor reason code maskings]
When a LoW is opened, Pointer Enter is unmasked.
When the pointer does enter the LoW then Pointer Leave is unmasked. They
are masked again when the poiner leaves, and the window closes.

But v4.70 is different...
On startup both are masked. 
When the LoW is opened, Pointer Enter is unmasked. All like v4.69.
But when the pointer does enter, Pointer Leave is *not* unmasked.
    And nothing is active! Select, Menu and Adjust do nothing.

If I then open a LoF window, and put the pointer over that, Pointer Leave
is unmasked, but becomes masked when it leaves.

However, if I now go to the LoW nothing happens UNTIL I click in the LoW
- and then the file is raised to the front, and that line in the LoW
window turns from blue to red. Menu also now works, and Adjust turns the
file to white.

At this time Pointer Leave is masked, and Pointer Enter is active.

If I close the LoF no masks are changed, and the LoW still 'works' as
above.

All the above does seem repeatable here!

> > I also noticed that when the mouse is over a line in the Throwback
> > window it is highlit (ie inverted) without any clicks. Using
> > v4.70a11, that never happens. Even when it does work it only
> > highlights when clicked.

> Yes, there are two highlights. One for the line under the pointer, and
> another for the line last clicked. The latter one is useful when you
> work through a list of (compiler) errors so you can see where you are.

With v4.69 I see both types of highlight.
With v4.70 I never see the first (and I do have Display Choices set to
highlight mouse), and only sometimes see the second (and then sometimes
on the wrong line).

Hope this helps.
Martin

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Martin Avison      using a British Iyonix running RISC OS 5 
                   and the Pluto mail and newsreader

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