[Kst] Kst Crash

[Peter Kümmel]

On 06.01.2014 16:39, Barth Netterfield wrote:
> Ideally, updates to a given data source should be suppressed until it has been
> fully set up.  Once it has, there doesn't seem to be a problem with updates.
>
> I don't like the idea of suppressing updates when dialogs are up however.

Yes, not for dialogs in general, but I assume it's OK for a file-specific dialog.

>
> cbn
>
>
> On January 6, 2014 11:38:47 AM Peter Kümmel wrote:
>
>> On 05.01.2014 01:59, Ben Lewis wrote:
>>> Hi Peter,
>>>
>>> I think I've just found a big clue to this problem.
>>>
>>> To prevent the crash I can do the following:
>>>
>>> 1. Open Kst
>>> 2. Set the update rate to the maximum of 60000ms (Settings > Configure Kst
>>>> General > Period between updates)
>>> 3. Use the data wizard to open a live data file. (Note, the wizard is now
>>> way way quicker to use with a large update period. With an update period
>>> of 1000ms or less it could take up to half an hour to get through the
>>> wizard. Now the wizard completes with no perceivable delay).
>>> 4. Once the file is loaded set the update period to a lower number e.g.
>>> 1000ms 5. The live data file loads with no crash
>>>
>>> It seems that regular updates should be disabled during the use of the
>>> ASCII Wizard and during the first read. Once loaded, regular updates can
>>> resume. What do you think?
>> Good catch Ben! Yes, this should be fixed.
>>
>>> Ben
>>
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