[REBOL] Re: [view] crashing...
From: moliad:aei:ca at: 14-Mar-2004 22:13
Hi Ashley,
I'm not using images, cause I want this to be as skinny as possible.
I have not yet found the source of the leak... BUT!!! I did find the source of
the crash... yipee!
I do not know if this is solved (or even fixable) in version 1.2.41 (I have not
yet have time to test it, but I will)...
Simply put, I was not using the /new refinement of view when opening a new
window from a button...
Which proves that even the seasoned coders get caught up in the simplest of
bugs... It had been so long that I'd stumbled on this, that I had completely
forgotten...
for all the new commers out there. When you call view and there is already an
opened window... do not forget to use the /new refinement. Otherwise you are
calling more than one event handler, and eventually it creates an unstable
situation, which inevitably fails and crashes.
the memory leak might also be linked to this as the window was also pointed to
by the event-handler... looking into it.
Anyhow, its progressing quite well, even if I wish it where going faster. It
should be released during the week.
glayout is going to be more complete than I had originally planned, which is why
it is taking more time. I think its a good tradeoff, and I'm eager to get you
guys to use it.
If I find the/a source of memory leakage, I'll report back here :-)
HTH!
-MAx
