Project Browser not working with one specific stack

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Project Browser not working with one specific stack

Post by pink » Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:10 pm

Using Livecode 9.6.10 on MacOS 13.2.1

I have a stack that consists of a few widgets, text fields and buttons. If I try to open the project browser, or if I open the stack with the project browser already on screen, Livecode complete locks up. I have to quit out by right clicking the Livecode icon in the dock. I don't have to force quit the program, just quitting works, but only through the dock.

Here's the thing, this stack is just based off of a template I use as an early development testing lab for things I am working on. I have a number of stacks with almost the same exact structure but do not have the same problem.

Any thoughts as to what might be wrong or something to try before I submit as a bug?
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Re: Project Browser not working with one specific stack

Post by richmond62 » Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:49 pm

Try opening it with the Application Browser - this is a sort of earlier version of the Project Browser (its in the plugins( which I personally prefer.

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Re: Project Browser not working with one specific stack

Post by bn » Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:14 pm

Hi Greg,

Is it possible to share the stack that crashes the Project Browser?

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Re: Project Browser not working with one specific stack

Post by SparkOut » Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:47 pm

Is there a layout or resize handler in your stack at all?
Are there many objects on the selected card?
If there's a cascading set of object repositioning going on, the Project Browser will update the tree every time for each and every object in the tree every time one of the objects that trigger the cascading update has any adjustment. This can be particularly locking if using the PI to nudge the position of an object repeatedly.

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Re: Project Browser not working with one specific stack

Post by pink » Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:40 am

I could share the stack, but it'd only work if you install my extensions.

Is there a layout or resize handler in your stack at all? - no
Are there many objects on the selected card? - 29 objects on one card

So I copied/pasted all of the objects and the card script to a new stack, and there's no problem with this new save. So, perhaps there was just something corrupted in that file...
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