Premature close of save/open windows on IMac

[RobD]

Hi,
I am using an IMac - running OS x v 10.9.5 with PI v 01.08.03.1123.
Frequently whenever I attempt to open or save a file or process the dialogue window for the process prematurely closes, try again and it is OK.
As a long term PC user it may be me and the mac    . Has anyone else had this problem?

Also in one of Harry's videos he refers to renaming a process and copying the new name to use if/when saving the process. On the mac copy, and paste do not work in these windows, also greyed out on the menu bars. Is this a bug or should this functionality not be available in these windows?

Other than these niggles and getting to grips with what each process is trying to achieve I am finding PI an excellent piece of software. Just need to clear the plastic this month and I feel a spend coming on....

Thanks in advance Rob

[pfile]

the 'file open dialog spontaneously closes' is almost certainly some kind of bug in Qt, but i can't say for sure. it has been happening to me on all versions of pixinsight for years. i think juan knows about this bug, but i'm not sure.

rob

[RobD]

Thanks Rob, it's nice to know that it's not me.

Rob

[Juan Conejero]

It seems that recent OS X updates have broken compatibility with the current version 4.8.6 of Qt. There's nothing I can do to solve this problem until I complete the migration to Qt 5, where these incompatibilities are supposed to be fixed more regularly. This migration is a complex task, which I'll try to complete as soon as possible but may easily take several months.

You can solve this problem (which, BTW, I haven't been able to reproduce since we fixed a similar issue in 2013) you can use multiplatform file dialogs:

- Select EDIT > Global Preferences from the main menu.

- On the Preferences tool window, select the File I/O Settings item on the left side.

- Uncheck the Use native file dialogs option.

- Click the Apply Global button (blue sphere) or press F6.

Now when you select File > Open, File > Save As, or make a double click on the workspace, PixInsight will use its own dialog windows instead of the native platform dialogs.

Also in one of Harry's videos he refers to renaming a process and copying the new name to use if/when saving the process. On the mac copy, and paste do not work in these windows, also greyed out on the menu bars. Is this a bug or should this functionality not be available in these windows?

This is not a bug. These operations are not supported by native OS X file dialogs. They are supported by our multiplatform dialogs, however.

[RobD]

Thanks Juan I will give it a try.
Rob

[Juan Conejero]

Update: Definitely I am unable to reproduce these problems on OS X 10.10.1. Today I have been running intensive stress tests on an iMac with Yomemite and I have been unable to reproduce anything like these issues. In fact, the new version of OS X seems faster than previous versions, especially for screen drawing operations when moving images and icons on PI's workspace.

[pfile]

i wonder if these problems are related to Spaces. i *always* use spaces and have 8 desktops. and i also use TotalSpaces to bring back the functionality that was present in pre 10.8 versions of OSX.

Juan, do you test with Spaces turned on? i guess it's called "Mission Control" now.

rob

[RobD]

Thanks Jaun,

 looks like I may have to upgrade, assuming that I can, I think that the Imac my be an early one, I will need to check with the friend that I bought it from.

Rob