I am now in Italy just like you, in Cortina for the Olympic curling HF camera's.
I try you explanations, but do not work.
I find strange, I get it working on an emulation win 11 pro on my mac with latest updates on win11.
But it didn't work on my i7 HP win 11 pro laptop....
It's been a long time since I've seen Windows really block something...
But, back then think the trick was to copy onto removeable media, maybe from a different computer, first.
Windows does seem to track things that are downloaded from the web. But, once coming in from removeable media, like USB drive, think it loses track...
@Ltech Good find! Was thinking that all settings were in registry, but seems they are in this file instead...
Wonder if that's the issue for @JoshW as well...
Maybe this happens when trying to go from a very old version to a new version?
Imagining that the very first thing Spin Tools IDE does is try to open and process this file...
In User map I have ".spin-tools" hidden file.
When removed, the last version is running
I'm glad you found the cause of the problem, although it's surprising because the file contains the IDE settings and loading errors shouldn't prevent the application from opening. The settings should anyway have a default. I tried to set the file as hidden but it works, seems it can't be updated but the IDE works.
I'll do some tests to see if I can reproduce somehow. Any chance you have a backup to examine ?
I was trying to help Josh yesterday (he's my colleague). He said he didn't see .spin-tools in his user folder, but I wonder if his Win11 OS shows hidden files or not. I will ask him next time we speak.
I changed the warning and error colors a bit, should be better, at least on the right-side bar.
I think I'll start working on the color theme configuration.
I found a place where I missed to add an error dialog, that would explain why the application closes silently when there is an error reading the preferences. Should also help with other issues.
Changes:
Fixed terminal window redraw
Fixed scope and logic debug windows with arbitrary number of samples
Added missing internal error dialog
Slightly revised warning and error highlighting colors
Just a note about the java runtime: Spin Tools uses its own private runtime, it doesn't use the system-wide runtime (it doesn't need to have one installed at all).
warning color at edge of edit window easy to see now
terminal bottom line printing as expected
The next time you're looking at the Find/Replace dialog, could you add the start point option as on the Find/Replace option in Propeller Tool? It should default to cursor, of course, but I find it convenient to switch to top when I want to locate a global variable definition. Thanks.
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Hey Macca,
I am now in Italy just like you, in Cortina for the Olympic curling HF camera's.
I try you explanations, but do not work.
I find strange, I get it working on an emulation win 11 pro on my mac with latest updates on win11.
But it didn't work on my i7 HP win 11 pro laptop....
Guess I have to talk to myt IT staf.
It's been a long time since I've seen Windows really block something...
But, back then think the trick was to copy onto removeable media, maybe from a different computer, first.
Windows does seem to track things that are downloaded from the web. But, once coming in from removeable media, like USB drive, think it loses track...
Find it !
In User map I have ".spin-tools" hidden file.
When removed, the last version is running
@Ltech Good find! Was thinking that all settings were in registry, but seems they are in this file instead...
Wonder if that's the issue for @JoshW as well...
Maybe this happens when trying to go from a very old version to a new version?
Imagining that the very first thing Spin Tools IDE does is try to open and process this file...
I'm glad you found the cause of the problem, although it's surprising because the file contains the IDE settings and loading errors shouldn't prevent the application from opening. The settings should anyway have a default. I tried to set the file as hidden but it works, seems it can't be updated but the IDE works.
I'll do some tests to see if I can reproduce somehow. Any chance you have a backup to examine ?
The most recently used file list can break Prop Tool. Wonder if that is what is going on here…
I was trying to help Josh yesterday (he's my colleague). He said he didn't see .spin-tools in his user folder, but I wonder if his Win11 OS shows hidden files or not. I will ask him next time we speak.
It might be a hidden file…
Show hidden files is just an option in the explorer menu…
Released version 0.53.1
This is a bugfix release:
I changed the warning and error colors a bit, should be better, at least on the right-side bar.
I think I'll start working on the color theme configuration.
I found a place where I missed to add an error dialog, that would explain why the application closes silently when there is an error reading the preferences. Should also help with other issues.
Changes:
Just a note about the java runtime: Spin Tools uses its own private runtime, it doesn't use the system-wide runtime (it doesn't need to have one installed at all).
Thank you, Marco!
The next time you're looking at the Find/Replace dialog, could you add the start point option as on the Find/Replace option in Propeller Tool? It should default to cursor, of course, but I find it convenient to switch to top when I want to locate a global variable definition. Thanks.
Hello, @macca
Thank you so much for your hard work — I’m happy to report that I am back to being able to use your great tool.
I installed the most recent release and followed the instructions for unzipping the files using the CMD window, and that resolved the issue.
I truly appreciate the time and effort you put into supporting the community.
Thanks again,
Joshua W