Alaskan_Son Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 39 minutes ago, RL-inc said: Has tech support had any luck with this- What did they say when you reported it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, RL-inc said: Hard to be productive when you have to rebuild toolbars all the time Once I had my toolbars all set, I went to the folder where the custom toolbars are located, made a copy of the file and stored it in another location. When the toolbars go wacky I just close the program, remove and throw away the corrupted file, make another copy of the good file and move it into the proper folder. Relaunch the program and all is good. But for me this only happens once every two or three months so it's not real annoying. Not using chief right now so can't give the file and folder names/locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Alaskan_Son said: What did they say when you reported it? Just sent it in - I saw the Ed from CA had been looking into it and thought he may have had some luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 45 minutes ago, Chrisb222 said: Once I had my toolbars all set, I went to the folder where the custom toolbars are located, made a copy of the file and stored it in another location. When the toolbars go wacky I just close the program, remove and throw away the corrupted file, make another copy of the good file and move it into the proper folder. Relaunch the program and all is good. But for me this only happens once every two or three months so it's not real annoying. Not using chief right now so can't give the file and folder names/locations. Thanks Chris- after the last time I did save a clean set of my toolbars - hopefully will be able to bring them in smoothly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 23 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said: What did they say when you reported it? Copy of additional info just sent to tech support. New development- Still having issues with tool bars tweaking out as previously reported but it does not appear to be particularly associated with any one type of view being moved from one monitor to another. Additionally if I close CA X12 and restart the program the toolbars in plan view come back somewhat close to the way I had them set prior to the issue taking place. Appears all tools are present but have moved around slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_QA Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 2/20/2021 at 11:49 AM, RL-inc said: Ok just happened again. Just opened a new layout file and set it up for a job - then drug it to adjacent monitor and original plan screen toolbar tweaked our- see attached screen shot. Has tech support had any luck with this- Hard to be productive when you have to rebuild toolbars all the time Do you have any side windows on your secondary monitor? If so, keep all of your side windows on your primary display, library browser, project browser, etc, this will reduce the chances of having toolbar issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Thanks Ed- I just talked to Roy at tech support and he did mention keeping browsers docked on primary display- Not particularly convenient to the way I work but will do for now. He also mentioned Carrie is working on my ticket and this is an issue that CA is aware of so I am sure we will get it worked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkwest Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 1/5/2021 at 4:18 PM, solver said: When trying to track down a difficult to capture problem, I would build a version of the software that captured all the data I thought would be needed, writing it to a file for later analysis, making copies of files the user might have changed etc. Great suggestion! Create a SUPPORT icon under the HELP tab that automatically gathers the info and sends it in to support. That would make it easier for customers to get the information to the developer that the developer needs to fix the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Follow up on response from tech support - Thanks for bringing this up to our attention again. We are actively trying to find a way to prevent this from happening.Thank you for mentioning your Monitor resolutions. Do you keep them at the (Recommended) Scale and layout?You can view your these settings by clicking your Windows menu and then going to Settings. In the Settings page run a search for Display and click the option for “Change the resolution of the display” the Scale is it set to 100% (Recommended) or have you customized it. for the Display resolution is it also using the value with (Recommended) next to it or have you customized it?Another factor that seems to be related to toolbars acting up is if you have your library browser undocked or “floating” separate from the main Chief Architect Window. Do you typically work with your Library Browser undocked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Continued correspondence with Tech Support- Reply to CA above followed by tech support response "I looked at monitor settings and I am currently at 250%- that said there is no way I can work at 100%- way too small for my old eyes.In the past I have worked with my library browser floating and had no issues.I did see on Chief Talk that keeping it docked in the original position can solve the issue but not particularly convenient for me.Hopefully CA can get this resolved soon.Please keep me posted on the progress." "Thanks for your patience. I know it can be quite frustrating. We hope to have a fix in X13 but we won’t know for sure until we get to the public beta and get the software into more hands." So really no fix for this in the current version? Has anyone that has dealt with come up with a reasonable solution? I keep my SSA current and will upgrade to X13 when available but what about those that cannot upgrade - they would just be stuck dealing with it? Doesn't seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_QA Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 23 minutes ago, RL-inc said: Continued correspondence with Tech Support- Reply to CA above followed by tech support response "I looked at monitor settings and I am currently at 250%- that said there is no way I can work at 100%- way too small for my old eyes.In the past I have worked with my library browser floating and had no issues.I did see on Chief Talk that keeping it docked in the original position can solve the issue but not particularly convenient for me.Hopefully CA can get this resolved soon.Please keep me posted on the progress." "Thanks for your patience. I know it can be quite frustrating. We hope to have a fix in X13 but we won’t know for sure until we get to the public beta and get the software into more hands." So really no fix for this in the current version? Has anyone that has dealt with come up with a reasonable solution? I keep my SSA current and will upgrade to X13 when available but what about those that cannot upgrade - they would just be stuck dealing with it? Doesn't seem right. Just out of curiosity, do you have this setting On or Off? It can be found in the Display settings area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Ed, I am on a mac and am having exactly the same toolbar problems. Is there a similar setting on a mac that could influence the problem that you may want to know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_QA Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Glenn, I don't believe so, I am just trying to determine why some users on Windows don't have this issue at all, just gathering more information is all at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Ed- Working in Windows 10- I do not see an option for- any further direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge_Runner Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, RL-inc said: Working in Windows 10- I do not see an option for- I looked, and couldn't find it either. I'm still having toolbar issues also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 8 hours ago, Chief_QA said: It can be found in the Display settings area. 5 hours ago, RL-inc said: I do not see an option for- any further direction? 3 hours ago, Ridge_Runner said: I looked, and couldn't find it either. I To be clear, there are multiple areas with Display options in Windows. The one in question can be found under Settings>Ease of Access>Display. Also, just a quick tip for you fellas who couldn't find it. That Search bar is your friend. Simply starting to type "show animations" should bring it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Thanks Michael- Search for "show animations" did not find it. A Google search did offer the route through this path: Open the Windows Control Panel (from Start, type "control," and choose Control Panel Navigate to System & Security > System >Advanced System Settings > Settings Disable animations by selecting "Custom" and unchecking items from the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Ed- I found the option in the screen shot below - "Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing" It was checked and now I have turned it off- will run with it for a bit this am and see how it goes. I am curious- do you think this is relate to whether or not the library browser is docked or floating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_QA Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 3 hours ago, RL-inc said: Ed- I found the option in the screen shot below - "Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing" It was checked and now I have turned it off- will run with it for a bit this am and see how it goes. I am curious- do you think this is relate to whether or not the library browser is docked or floating? That is what I am trying to find out, to see if this setting can mitigate this issue on Windows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge_Runner Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Thanks, Michael, for the 2nd place to look. Your instructions took me to the screen that looks like Ed's and not just a different pick like Rob shows. I found the one Rob did, but wasn't sure if it was the right one. My "Simply and personalize Windows" - Show animations in Windows - is ON. I will turn it off and see if it makes any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Ed - Does not appear to me that setting has an affect on the toolbar issue- I now have it unchecked and same problem just occurred. I did however, forget about my library browser and had it floating instead of docked. That seems to be a constant when this occurs- hope CA is making some progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Gia Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 I have an idea! Everyone on SSA unanimously stops paying their SSA subscription until they fix this very basic and fundamental problem. Let’s see how long it takes them to fix it then? I mean, this isn’t some feature like, gee I wish stairs had independently adjustable stringers etc… This is a toolbar issue. EDIT: I will continue my assault on the Toolbar Bug, damn the downvotes, full speed ahead! 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I will say that I wasn't thrilled with tech supports response that they hoped to have a fix in X13. I don't think paying for an upgrade should be required to fix an issue in the current version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Update- Same issue just happened again with library browser docked. Ed- is tech still working on this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Sorry to be a broken record but I am getting tired of resetting my toolbars on an almost daily basis with no rhyme or reason as to what is causing this issue. Tech Support offered no real help so I am not inclined to spend anymore time down that path. Has anyone had any success resolving this or at least getting some sort of direction on where a solution may be coming from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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