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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2018, 04:38:52 pm »
I can not find any lazarus.cfg file in C:\lazarus

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2018, 04:49:02 pm »
I can not find any lazarus.cfg file in C:\lazarus
Ok, that's weird.

Where does the shortcut for your Lazarus startup point to? C:\Lazarus or some other directory?
(Maybe you already installed it to some alternative directory)

You need to find the correct environmentoptions.xml. Lazarus doesn't work without it (or it will create a new one).

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2018, 04:52:57 pm »
It points to C:\lazarus\lazarus.exe


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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2018, 04:56:06 pm »
If you run Lazarus 1.8.2 and open up Tools > Code Templates.
What is the directory and file that's listed there.
The directory should be the same as your config-directory.

If you open the explorer and paste %localappdata% you should see a lazarus directory.
In there, there should be a environmentoptions.xml.

PS. Lazarus might only recreate the file when it exits.

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2018, 05:08:35 pm »
The directory and file listed there are:

C:\Users\A.Conti\AppData\Local\Lazarus\lazarus.dci

Actually on my Computer there is no C:\Users Folder, because I am in Germany and here we have C:\Benutzer instead of C:\Users, because "Benutzer" in German means "users".
So it points to a non-existing directory.

I installed the german version of Lazarus 1.8.2.
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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2018, 05:16:14 pm »
Actually on my Computer there is no C:\Users Folder, because I am in Germany and here we have C:\Benutzer instead of C:\Users, because "Benutzer" in German means "users".
So it points to a non-existing directory.
No, Explorer shows you Benutzer but it is actually Users.
You can even type C:\Users in the explorer and it will put you in (what you think is) C:\Benutzer.

Anyway... %localappdata% is a shortcut to C:\Users\A.Conti\AppData\Local\ (or C:\Benutzer\A.Conti\AppData\Local\) and it has the Lazarus directory. (AppData itself is also normally hidden)

If you exit Lazarus it should contain a environmentoptions.xml now.
If you rename it and start Lazarus again, go to the code-editor and press Alt+G, does that work?

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2018, 05:38:21 pm »
You are right.
I pasted %localappdata% in Explorer and I got C:\Users\A.Conti\AppData\Local\.
There was the lazarus directory and in the lazarus directory was the environmentoptions.xml file.
I renamed it to environmentoptionsOLD and I restarted Lazarus but Alt-g still gives the error.
However Lazarus created a new environmentoptions file.

In attachment there is a copy of environmentoptions as .txt file.

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2018, 05:57:07 pm »
In attachment there is a copy of environmentoptions as .txt file.
Your environmentoptions.xml worked fine here.

But I'm missing some coordinates in your xml (for <MainIDE> and <SourceNotebook> etc).
Did you have the docking-packages installed? (I already asked but got no answer)
What screen-resolution are you on?

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #23 on: April 05, 2018, 06:14:04 pm »
My screen resolution in this moment is 1920 x 1080.
I don't remember having installed any extra package apart from the default Lazarus version.
In any case I checked under Package - Install/Uninstall packages... and I don't see any "docking" package or so listed under the installed packages.

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #24 on: April 05, 2018, 06:18:44 pm »
They are called AnchorDockingDsgn 0.5 and sparta_DockedFormEditor 0.0.

You could try moving all the files in the config directory to a subdirectory named old.
All config files should then be recreated.
I can't think of anything else (if the Docking packages are not installed).

Here it is working correctly on 1920x1080.

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #25 on: April 05, 2018, 06:35:51 pm »
The packages you mention are not installed here.
They are only signalled as available for installation, but they are definitely not installed.

I moved all the files of the config directory in a new subdirectory named "old" and I restarted Lazarus: It works but when I do Alt-g I still get the error.

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #26 on: April 05, 2018, 09:08:55 pm »
You should debug the IDE. Please do the following:
1. Go to ($LazarusDir)\IDE folder
2. Open project lazarus.lpi
3. Open unit procedurelist.pas, put a breakpoint to FormCreate first line
4. Click the Run button, ignore any error might occur, wait until another instance of Lazarus appears then press Alt + G 
5. Press F8 until you see the "InvalidatePreferresSize loop detected" error. I need a line number

PS: You can switch to Debug IDE if you like, but is not necessary at this point.

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2018, 06:30:18 am »
@GetMem
I have the same problem.
Following your instructions I got exception...
In file '.\include\control.inc' at line 5576
Laz 2.0.2/FPC 3.0.4/ win10/64
Laz 2.0.0/FPC 3.0.4/ mint-mate 19.1

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #28 on: April 06, 2018, 08:26:33 am »
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I have the same problem.
Following your instructions I got exception...
OK. This is the exception itself, but from which line of procedurelist.pas is coming from? I would debug it myself but I cannot reproduce the error. Please do the following, debug the IDE again(as in the above post) and when the exception appears, go to View-->Debug Windows-->Call Stack, or press: Ctrl + Alt + S, then make a screenshot and post it here.

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Re: Alt-G does not work any more
« Reply #29 on: April 06, 2018, 10:44:29 am »
@GetMem
I have NOT any experience on debug, but...
Do you mean this attachment?
Laz 2.0.2/FPC 3.0.4/ win10/64
Laz 2.0.0/FPC 3.0.4/ mint-mate 19.1

 

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