PgcEdit v0.6.0 - Can't edit menu button commands

[foobaz]

I just noticed that I can't edit menu button commands in the Menu Editor of v0.6.0. The button "presses" but doesn't open the Command Editor dialog window. I have no problem doing this with v0.5.5 using the same title. I reinstalled v0.6.0 but no change.

[ron spencer]

right click the button

[foobaz]

right click the button
No, no, no, no. You're thinking of the menu button itself in the 'Menu buttons' dialog. That's how you bring up the Menu Editor window.

I'm referring to the button near the bottom of the Menu Editor window that normally brings up the Command Editor dialog that allows you to change the command executed when a particular menu button is pressed:

http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/954/menueditor3xc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Since I started using v0.6.0, I haven't had any need for using this feature until now so I never noticed the problem. Like I said, it works fine in v0.5.5.

[voo_doo99]

@foobaz

Thank you for openning this thread. I totally missed this important PgcEdit feature, having had to mess around with Menu Pgc commands trying to get the button to do what I needed. Reading back the version history, this was in adready since early v0.5x, i wanted to kick myself. Where was I, darn it!, my memory has degraded worse than I hoped :(

Anyway, I tried v0.6.0 and was able to open the Menu Button editor, changed button command and saved succesfully. No problem.

And thanks r0lZ :thanks:, your PgcEdit bus is moving fast but someday I hope to catch on all your big features. :)

[foobaz]

Anyway, I tried v0.6.0 and was able to open the Menu Button editor, changed button command and saved succesfully. No problem.

So why doesn't mine work? Is it maybe because I didn't uninstall v0.5.5? But wait. Yes! That's it. I uninstalled the old version and now it works. Thanks for telling me you got it working yourself. At least that told me it's probably not a bug. Well, maybe someone else is having the same problem. If so just uninstall the old version. ;0)

[r0lZ]

This problem is strange. IMHO, uninstalling v0.5 is not the solution.

Sometimes, a button of the interface becomes ineffective. This is a problem I am aware of, but I can't find the bug. It's probably a bug of Tcl/Tk running under Windows.
But it is possible to recover the usage of the button simply by clicking on the window's title bar! Have you tried that? (This bug is documented on the PgcEdit homepage, in the "Bugs and workarounds" section.)

Note that you can also edit a button command by clicking on the large command button in the menu viewer. Useful shortcut, if you need to edit the command only.

[foobaz]

This problem is strange. IMHO, uninstalling v0.5 is not the solution.

Sometimes, a button of the interface becomes ineffective. This is a problem I am aware of, but I can't find the bug. It's probably a bug of Tcl/Tk running under Windows.
But it is possible to recover the usage of the button simply by clicking on the window's title bar! Have you tried that? (This bug is documented on the PgcEdit homepage, in the "Bugs and workarounds" section.)

Note that you can also edit a button command by clicking on the large command button in the menu viewer. Useful shortcut, if you need to edit the command only.
I tried all of what you recommend and nothing works. I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled v0.6.0 and no change. Now I can't even edit commands. I get an error pop-up:
can't read "::ced::widget(cmdFrame)": no such variable
I'll just have to use an earlier version I guess.

[r0lZ]

Have you tried to download it again?
Or try 0.6.1 beta (http://www.videohelp.com/~r0lZ/pgcedit/beta/PgcEdit_winexe_0.6.1beta4.zip).

[foobaz]

Have you tried to download it again?
Hey man, I think I found the problem. I did download it again but kept the bin directory so I wouldn't lose my settings. BTW that reminds me - can you provide some way to import the settings of an older version into a newer one? I had checked the option to start in trace mode which I believe is new to this version. I can't edit commands at all. I found out that if I close trace mode and then restart it everything works normally. I unchecked start in trace mode and restarted the app. Everything again works normally even if I then turn on trace mode.

BTW at your homepage, when I click on the All versions link I get:
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /debie.roland/pgcedit/versions/ on this server.

[r0lZ]

Oh, yeah! This problem is fixed in the latest beta (0.6.1 beta4.) Get it here (http://www.videohelp.com/~r0lZ/pgcedit/beta/PgcEdit_winexe_0.6.1beta4.zip).

The setup files are not related to the bin directory. The binaries are overwritten by the new ones each time you launch another version.
The options are kept whenever another version is used, but if you use an older version, the newer options are lost.
If you want to backup your options, just copy the C:\Documents and settings\<your user name>\Application Data\PgcEdit folder.
Note that the Application Data folder may be hidden. You may have to turn on the Windoze folder option to see hidden files to access it. Windoze is sometimes so stupid!

[vav]

Hi r0LZ,
Not sure this is the right thread for this but I'll give it a shot:

I'm having trouble ladoing the latest beta.
I get this message and then the program quits, leaving the process active in memory:
===================
Installing the binaries v0.6.1beta4 in "C:\Program Files\PgcEdit\bin".
You need write permission on this folder and his parent to complete the install.
Also, be sure to close all instances of PgcEdit before launching a new version.
Error 1: opening file for read
couldn't open "/Tcl/work/PGCEDIT/bin/pskill.exe": no such file or directory
Error sourcing /Tcl/work/PGCEDIT/PgcEdit.tcl: can't read "::progressbar_text": no such variable
===================

I should mention that both v0.57 and 0.60 are working flawlessly.
OS is XP.

appreciate your comment (and admire your work!).

Thanks,

[r0lZ]

Try downloading it again. If the problem persists, let me know.

[foobaz]

Oh, yeah! This problem is fixed in the latest beta (0.6.1 beta4.) Get it here (http://www.videohelp.com/~r0lZ/pgcedit/beta/PgcEdit_winexe_0.6.1beta4.zip)
OK I tried it and it does now work when trace mode is enabled at load time.

The options are kept whenever another version is used, but if you use an older version, the newer options are lost.
I see and I notice that they are all there. Great.

If you want to backup your options, just copy the C:\Documents and settings\<your user name>\Application Data\PgcEdit folder.
That's good to know. I might as well back them up.

Note that the Application Data folder may be hidden. You may have to turn on the Windoze folder option to see hidden files to access it. Windoze is sometimes so stupid!
I always keep everything unhidden. You never know if something will install a giant rogue drectory. I have found huge "hidden" directories that seemed to serve no useful purpose. And you're right. Windows is really stupid, poorly thought out, poorly written, completely illogical in it's user interface, a true software nightmare. I'm seriously considering getting a G5. The only thing holding me back is the fact that the PgcEdit preview interface doesn't work yet on OS X (hint, hint) ;-)
Thanks for your help and thanks so much for all your efforts. PgcEdit is a marvelous tool.

[vav]

Try downloading it again. If the problem persists, let me know.

Thought I should also let you know that the problem went away after redownloading...

Next time, I'll think about it myself... :(

:thanks:

[r0lZ]

Well, it's not your fault. Unfortunately, there are no checksum in the exe file generated by freeWrap. So, if something went wrong when you downloaded the file, the user don't know it.
The zipped version should be safer in this case.