Beta 9k (2/25/2009)'s screen saver logo settings crash a lot!
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Is anyone else having problems with beta 9K's logo settings (configuring) crashing the screen saver? I am using updated Windows XP Pro. SP3 with the latest critical updates, latest ATI Catalyst v9.2 driver, etc. Easy to reproduce is to change the time, and boom a crash. I attached a screen shot of the crash.
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Having said that, there are lots of ways to have MA3 loaded on your system, and several ways of starting it and/or getting to settings. So, where is your MarineAquarium3.scr file that you're using, and is it "installed", and did you previously use the Installer version? And then, exact step by step description of what you do to make it crash. |
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I used display properties to configure the screen saver. I just pick clock and mess around. Easy to reproduce is clicking on the time to change default 10 seconds to something else. |
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Of course, that doesn't help fix your crashes. Note: there are about 5 meanings for "installed". I suggest you try using the "Installer Version" from SereneScreen, and then after that putting the Beta in system32. |
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Try this as shown in my second screen shot. Click on the number (thought I could type a number in) and see if it crashes. |
Well, I can crash it as well.. although this is only a bug... if Jim expects people to change the settings from the settings dialog box in Windows..
Copy the latest MA3Beta.scr to Windows\System32 (No installation routine) Right click on desktop select properties From Display Properties select Screen Saver From Drop Down select SereneScreen Marine Aquarium Select settings select Clock & Logo Click on the time displayed for any of the selected logos (or Clock) Error message MarineAquarium3 Beta9 has encountered a problem and needs to close xxxx More information gives this.. with an option for a few pages more AppName: ma3beta.scr AppVer: 0.0.0.3 ModName: ma3beta.scr ModVer: 0.0.0.3 Offset: 0000ee1f Edit.. if one selects Preview instead of Settings.. then one can make changes the normal way while the SS is running in the preview mode |
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Also, user should be allowed to input numbers instead of using the arrow buttons. What if they want to enter 60 seconds? That's 50 clicks or so. |
Oops - posted in error. I went through reading the postings ONE MORE TIME, and confirmed the problem.
It turns out I can't read clear instructions. :-) |
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Yeah, I never used the installer for MA3. I did use MA2's installer a few years ago though. Is https://prolific.s3.amazonaws.com/Ma...eAquarium3.exe 9k beta? |
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It looks like clicking almost anywhere at the bottom of the Clocks and Logo selection screen (anywhere around where it says "Show this logo for ... n seconds") causes the crash. It's not dependent on whether the installer version has been run, or the name of the .scr file, etc. Probably akin to the previously-squashed bug. |
No, the SereneScreen installer version is not Beta9k - you'll need to do the installer (once only, I hope), and then repeat copying (and I recommend renaming) the MA3Beta.scr to \system32.
The information that I posted (quoted by Ralph) is a correct description of the file names, etc, that the installer uses. It just wasn't germane to the bug. |
crashed for me as well in the same area.
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Not surprisingly, confirmed bug on Vista-32.
In a brief test on Vista-32, I believe the crash also occurs in preview mode (but that is not the case with WXP). Also, and not surprisingly - the same crash happens if you click in the blank space at the bottom of the "Music Settings" dialog box. |
OK, I'm on it. It's obviously related to that last bug - caused by accessing the Settings without actually starting the program.
edit: Try version 9L: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip Note that using the Settings screens without actually running MA3 is not really recommended. It may not be able to find the same playlists you have created, and some features won't work (music Play, for example). |
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Please let me know if you find a way of reproducing the bug.
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I just found another place where the logo count wasn't getting set properly when using the Settings without running the program. The fix is in Beta9M:
http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip Just as a caution - if you ever notice that a listbox is showing, but none of the items is highlighted, don't click on anything which will modify the highlighted item. It WILL cause a crash if nothing is highlighted. Just make a note of how you got there, and exit the box. (And please don't repeat all this back to me if you want to make a comment.) |
Just FYI, most programs by default have all the options/checkboxes/settings GREYED OUT until the user highlights a listbox item. I don't know if that would make your life easier than having all kinds of checks and trying to make sure an item gets highlighted.
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Greying-out. Great, more programming.
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