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    How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

    Okay, this is really driving me crazy now. Not all the time, but enough to be annoying, the insertion point in the code editor continually disappears on me. It all starts when I am in some other application and then switch back to Alpha and continue typing in the code editor. As soon as I start typing the insertion point will vanish and it won't come back until I switch back-and-forth to another application. But the insertion point again vanishes when I start typing. I have to save my code, close the component and then re-open it. Does this happen to other people?
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    Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

    Originally posted by RichCPT View Post
    Okay, this is really driving me crazy now. Not all the time, but enough to be annoying, the insertion point in the code editor continually disappears on me. It all starts when I am in some other application and then switch back to Alpha and continue typing in the code editor. As soon as I start typing the insertion point will vanish and it won't come back until I switch back-and-forth to another application. But the insertion point again vanishes when I start typing. I have to save my code, close the component and then re-open it. Does this happen to other people?
    I don't have a solution, but I run into this issue all the time. Maybe we should collaborate to create a reliable reproduction of the issue and send it to Alpha. It makes writing code incredibly difficult once you lose the cursor. :/
    Alpha Anywhere latest pre-release

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      #3
      Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

      Does this happen to other people?
      yes it is annoying, you don't even have to switch to something, just preview the component or the pages. then come back because you need to do some adjustment, the cursor will go somewhere visiting a friend.
      it is a guessing game from then on. there is no way to predict this.
      Maybe we should collaborate to create a reliable reproduction of the issue
      i could post a screencast if you like.
      there is nothing special that alpha needs to replicate it. it just happens.
      thanks for reading

      gandhi

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        #4
        Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

        I used to get this all of the time until I installed Windows 10 (was running Win 7 before). Under Windows 10 I don't get this anymore.
        Mike Brown - Contact Me
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          #5
          Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

          Oh good, it's not just my computer.

          Maybe Alpha could weigh-in on this issue?

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            #6
            Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

            Originally posted by mikeallenbrown View Post
            I used to get this all of the time until I installed Windows 10 (was running Win 7 before). Under Windows 10 I don't get this anymore.
            Same here
            Win 10 64 Development, Win 7 64 WAS 11-1, 2, Win 10 64 AA-1,2, MySql, dbForge Studio The Best MySQL GUI Tool IMHO. http://www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/studio/

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              #7
              Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

              It's BUG! It wasn't always there, but at some point in v11 it showed up. In my case, it's in xbasic grid events where the problem ALWAYS crops up! GGGRRRRR!!!!
              Peter
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                #8
                Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                Right, I seem to recall it starting some point after improvements were made to auto-complete in the code editor. I don't recall if I'd switch to V12 by that time or not.

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                  #9
                  Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                  All, thanks for responding. (I'm collecting some more info on the issue for Alpha.)

                  Do any of you recollect if the I-beam cursor is more apt to vanish when a particular windows app is opened, or when our alpha web app is open in a browser while coding, or when a particular web site is viewed while coding? And, if it is related to having the browser open does Chrome, IE or Firefox make any difference?

                  Peter, you said the problem, "ALWAYS", happens in a Grid under the XBasic events. Do you have a sequence we could follow to reproduce it and does it fail 100% of the time?

                  Alpha indicated to me that the editors in the UX might already have some code to handle issues about the vanishing cursor on the gain focus event.

                  Does anyone recall if the cursor vanishes in a UX?

                  The other important information to collect, is the AA version/build number: I mostly use AA 12.3/2689.

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                    #10
                    Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                    Peter, you said the problem, "ALWAYS", happens in a Grid under the XBasic events. Do you have a sequence we could follow to reproduce it and does it fail 100% of the time?
                    Not that I'm aware of. I just start coding in an event and within a minute or so, Poof!, it's gone.
                    Peter
                    AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

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                      #11
                      Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                      Alpha said we should let them know about this issue if it happens in the most recent pre-release, so that would be like version 12.3 build 3389 or higher! At the moment I don't spend much time in pre-release versions, so, if someone else finds this maybe tell them about it.

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                        #12
                        Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                        this is from version 11 i do not know if it the same over there in the colorful world of alpha anywhere.
                        if you are editing and preview the result, in a grid just now, and return to the editor the insertion point goes away. i can repeat it as many times i want. the save the component the insertion point comes back.
                        will post a video in a minute.

                        http://screencast.com/t/icc1c2qCo
                        Last edited by GGandhi; 01-30-2016, 09:38 PM.
                        thanks for reading

                        gandhi

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                          Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                          Gandhi,
                          Thanks for the video. I have confirmed the steps you demonstrated always vanishes the cursor in at least Ver 11 Build 3678 and Ver 12.3 Build 2689.

                          The cursor does NOT vanish using those steps in Ver 12.3 Build 2999 or Ver 12.3 Build 3360.

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                            #14
                            Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                            Is there a patch available for this? This a really annoying bug!

                            It may be fixed in a newer build (I am on 2689), but I am unable to do a full upgrade to that build.
                            Maybe it is related to the problem where the code completion popup hides the line I am typing on!!!

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                              #15
                              Re: How to prevent insertion point from disappearing in code editor?

                              Yes, it was fixed in a later update - around build 3389.

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