Mini-lockups caused by chat messages
| Case number: | 845829-987511 |
| Topic: | Crash/Hang |
| Opened by: | Madde |
| Status: | Resolved |
| Assigned: | Seth Cooper |
| Priority: | 3 |
| Type: | Bug |
| Opened on: | Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 12:42 |
| Last modified: | Monday, May 10, 2010 - 23:26 |
Right after sending and right before receiving a message in in-game chat my app often locks up for a few seconds.
Up to now I thought it was my slow laptop's fault, but today I read in group chat that mat747 and steveB have similar glitches.
It's not a big thing, but maybe there's a bigger problem behind it.
Same thing happens to me, running on a MacBook Pro with OS 10.5.8. (don't know if system specs help).
At its worst, the chat lock-ups appear to cause the program to crash.
I have the same issue using Windows 7. It doesn't happen after every chat line, but if a few people are talking back and forth in a "short" amount of time the odds of this lockup are increased for me.
| Status: Open » Ongoing |
| Assigned: Anonymous » Seth Cooper |
any other OS info would be helpful... we are working on this.
My OS: WinXP Home SP3
It does not happen to me when I close the chat window and disable auto show. So I think it has something to do with displaying the messages, not with their receiving. As I mentioned before, for me it also happens right after sending a message (i.e. before displaying my own message in the chat window).
XP Home SP3 and Vista Home premium. Happens on both.
I have not encountered the lockups but have found and fixed two chat crashes, one of which occurs right after sending a message.
| Status: Ongoing » Waiting |
I've posted the update with these fixes. Do you still have this problem?
| Status: Waiting » Ongoing |
Hi seth
It`s still causes my game to stall/lock-up. But I think the update has made some improvement.
My OS Vista Ultimate SP1
I'm still getting lock-up issues. For those who know Macs, this means I occasionally get the spinning beach-ball of death while it waits for the chat to update.
| Status: Ongoing » Done |
I think I've tracked down the source of this hang and and fixed it. I'll try to post it soon.
Hey Seth, that's great news. I know you guys must be busy getting ready for CASP9, but if you could post an update to fix this asap it would be immensely appreciated.
There have been higher levels of chat activity in recent days, and the chat hangs are beginning to really drag down the playing experience. :-(
Yes, what keypad said.
Yep, I'm still having the lockups even after the update.
| Status: Done » Resolved |
Okay, I've posted the update. I'm marking this as resolved. Please reopen if the problem remains.
How about an external window for chat?
This would also be a benefit for multi-processor users.
I mostly disable FoldIt's built-in chat functions (like Madde) and run an external IRC-Chat-Program.
Doing it this way, I don't have these problems.
Just a note: I'm not getting the chat hangs any more. Not since the last update. Thanks Seth!
But I might look into the external chat anyway, because the in-game chat has a few limitations, such as not being able to copy/paste text or using links (not sure if that's because I'm on a Mac).
yeah... sadly not being able to copy/paste is a Mac thing, you are able to do that in windows.
As the chat is based on IRC, you can use any IRC client to connect and chat. For example:
http://mibbit.com/chat/?channel=%23global&server=irc.fold.it
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Yes, it does cause my game to lock-up