RC3 bug: Load NZB>Window Docks to RHS if Search Hidden

[x264 Junkie]

Vista 32 bit
Newsbin 6.0 RC3 (998)

Repeatable upon system re-boot.
Repeatable upon multiple open/close Newsbin.
Also, repeatable upon varying order of conditions (below).

Conditions:
1) Open Newsbin
2) Right mouse click upon "Search:" tab
3) Context menu select "Hide"
4) <CTRL>+<F> (or) "Load NZB" menu button
5) NZB information window now docks to complete RHS of Newsbin

Note: If "Search" tab is hidden AFTER NZBs are loaded, NZB(s) data is correctly shown in Window/tab(s) at top area of Newsbin.

Thank you

[Quade]

Don't hide the search tab. If you hide it, Newsbin doesn't know where to dock the post lists.

it's not a bug, it's a design decision. Since all the windows can close, I needed a window to anchor the post lists too.

[x264 Junkie]

All good & understood, thanks for prompt reply.

[x264 Junkie]

Thanks running RC5 now & notice you have delt with this in any case - good one!

Now you can move this back to feature requests, with another happy camper as a user.

[x264 Junkie]

- Vista 32 bit
- 6 RC5

EVIL BUG !

I must have misread the release notes, as I thought I had seen some magic change for the 'as designed' issue discussed (understood and agreed). I believe RC4 was suddenly doing what I initially mentioned as a 'bug' in the 1st post of this thread.

In any case, in RC5, now I have:

1) Opened Newsbin Pro without the groups List - OK
2) Loaded an NZB - lets call it AAA.nzb - STILL ALL OK
3) Menu: View > Groups - ALL OK, groups window to right of my AAA.nzb
4) Load another NZB, let's call it BBB.nzb - ~~~BUG~~~ Loads as separate window on RIGHT hand side of Newbin Pro
5) Load another NZB, let's call it CCC.nzb = "as above"

Cheers.

EDIT: Changed word "left' to "RIGHT"....sigh

[itimpi]

Is the Search tab visible? If not you are going to get wierd results.

Since Post list positioning relies on the Search tab, I think ideally Quade should make it impossible to close or hide this tab.

[x264 Junkie]

[quote="itimpi"]Is the Search tab visible? [quote]

Yes, after successfuly loading an NZB (and all OK), THEN adding search window - stll all OK, then....

Adding anymore NZBs all hell breaks loose.

[Quade]

Don't hide the search tab. If you hide it, Newsbin doesn't know where to dock the post lists.

it's not a bug, it's a design decision. Since all the windows can close, I needed a window to anchor the post lists too.

Here, I said it again.

[x264 Junkie]

Here, I said it again.

And again says I...

All good & understood, thanks for prompt reply.

Error on my part, obiously I read changes since v5.xxx to 6 RC[n] i.e. Version 6.00 New Features and Changes Summary since 5.59 as a chnage from RC3, or RC4 to RC5...if read [and pardon my error again] that way, one may think you made some magic.

I DON'T claim to be a developer, but many of my workmates are (for the USA boys, Australia, and I believe Ireland the country of my forefathers are heavy in soft dev) - it would be so....'nice'....if Newsbin's exe could have mulriple instances (yes I see issue, this is just a BS rant), or DLLs, wrap some stuff.....have IE9 type tabs...move & 'slide' stuff wherever you want, even open new exe instance...maybe version 7?

Sorry for the hassle QUADE..

Mr Car Crash

[Quade]

.if Newsbin's exe could have mulriple instances (yes I see issue, this is just a BS rant), or DLLs, wrap some stuff.....have IE9 type tabs...move & 'slide' stuff wherever you want, even open new exe instance...maybe version 7?

It seems pointless to me to have multiple instances BUT you can do that now simply by using different configuration files per instance. Two shortcuts, each shortcut passing a different configuration file in the command line. What's the point though? The connection limit's still in place from the server and the disk is the bottleneck anyway so, 2 won't be any faster than one. I don't think you want multiple instances anyway. Maybe what you really want is remote control.

As for DLL's. DLL's suck. Anyone who likes them has been drinking the Microsoft coolaid too long. At one point Newsbin was dynamic linked (meaning dependent on DLL's) and significantly smaller BUT the installer had to install all necessary runtime DLL's and it was just unreliable on many systems. No DLL's is why Newsbin is as reliable as it is. It carries everything it needs within itself. If somethings broken, I can just release a new version. A perfect example is "Sqlite". It's the database library I use. MANY applications use it. If I used it as a DLL, who knows what version Newsbin would actually be using?

I'm all for adding new features but, they have to make sense. Not just be features for features sake.