preferences window lockup

Post by **xley** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 3:15 am

Steps that indicate the problems ...

1) Install Oxygen and the license key
2) Start Oxygen ... cd ~/Oxygen2.0; ./oxygen.sh
3) Open the samples.xpr project file
4) Open the xhtml/sample.xml ... fine, looks nice
5) A message appears in the shell window "null: catalogs not found." This step does not always happen.
6) Carry on ... make some edits, validate the document.
7) View the Options=>Preferences ... seems okay, change some colours.

Try to view Options=>Preferences window, but no window appears and then every menu option and mouse click just beeps.
9) Ctrl-C

10) Start Oxygen again.
11) Do not open any xml document.
12) Try to view Options=>Preferences window. It opens but it freezes half-way though rendering and does not show the left-hand panel.
13) Close the broken preferences window.
14) Try to view Options=>Preferences window, but no window appears and then every menu option and mouse click just beeps. (Same as #8 above.)
15) Ctrl-C

However, it is not that clear cut. I find it hard to see patterns.

Sorry that i cannot be more help. Are there any logfiles that i should look at?

There is another window issue (perhaps related). At the end of the install process the final window, which talks about licence keys, is missing the vertical scrollbar.

--David

Post by **Dan** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:35 am

Can you tell me what Linux are you using and what JavaVM ? I reproduced the above steps and it worked smoothly.

I use Mandrake 8 + java 1.4.0-b92

I have attached a "log4j.properties" file. This file will initialize the logging system, making the editor to produce a log file "oxygen.log". Please send this file to dan@oxygenxml.com

---Paste this in a log4j.properties file in the Oxygen2.0 dir--------------
log4j.rootCategory= debug,R2

# R2 will write log to file
log4j.appender.R2=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.R2.File=oxygen.log
log4j.appender.R2.MaxFileSize=12000KB
log4j.appender.R2.MaxBackupIndex=4
log4j.appender.R2.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.R2.layout.ConversionPattern=%r %p [ %t ] %c - %m%n

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Post by **xley** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:54 am

Drat, sorry i left those specs in the previous thread "xmlcatalog fails when using two separate catalogs". Here they are ...

version: Oxygen2.0 trial
platform: linux
jdk: Blackdown-1.3.1

Thanks for the logfile instructions. I will sent the output directly to Dan.

--David

Post by **Dan** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 3:03 pm

I analysed the logs and there is no exception listed. Was like the Java VM just stops responding.

I have tested again the editor on Linux, Java 1.3, and I obtained the same situation as you. Instead of killing the application with CTRL-C, I have minimise it, then maximise it. The preferences dialog was displayed correctly when maximized, and the application run successfully.

I strongly recommend using Java version 1.4.1 for running the editor. It is much faster, better graphics and less buggy.

You may download it from:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html

Best regards,
Dan

Post by **xley** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:14 am

Thanks Dan, i installed the J2SDK Blackdown-1.4.1-01 and all is now well.
As you say, the whole Oxygen experience is now much faster and windows graphics are much better.

--David