8.3-beta-1 Released

[Jason Carr]

20 minutes ago, Mr. RetroLust said:

Could this be a controller issue? It reminds me of the old days with pcs or game consoles when the joystick was pressed while booting up it kept on moving to one side automatically,wrongly calibrated, maybe something worth checking if it stops when controller function is turned off.

 

6 minutes ago, DOS76 said:

I've seen that behavior of the scrolling when you have use Z axis scrolling checked in the LB controller settings turning it off will fix it in some cases.

Yeah, those were my initial thoughts as well. The odd thing though is that none of those controller features have even been implemented yet in LaunchBox.Next.

[Jason Carr]

Just put out beta 16 to update some more translations and fix some remaining issues with editing Retroarch emulators that are not named "Retroarch". Any testing you guys can do for that situation would be appreciated.

[dragon57]

3 hours ago, Jason Carr said:

For the life of me I can't seem to figure out why this would ever be happening. Has anyone else seen this? @dragon57, when it happens, does it just scroll, or does it change the selected item as well?

It changes the selected item. It isn't just the scrollbar itself moving upward.

I have unplugged all controllers and restarted Launchbox. I will see if this stops the behavior and report back any and all observations.

[Jason Carr]

1 minute ago, dragon57 said:

It changes the selected item. It isn't just the scrollbar itself moving upward.

I have unplugged all controllers and restarted Launchbox. I will see if this stops the behavior and report back any and all observations.

Gotcha, so somehow this is simulating the up arrow key being pressed, either inside of LaunchBox or by another application. Another thing to check would be if you have any applications running that would cause keyboard presses (like controller software).

[dragon57]

54 minutes ago, Jason Carr said:

Gotcha, so somehow this is simulating the up arrow key being pressed, either inside of LaunchBox or by another application. Another thing to check would be if you have any applications running that would cause keyboard presses (like controller software).

I have no controller apps on this machine. What is strange is when it does happen, if I alt-tab into a different app with a 'page' that could be scrolled the same way, nothing happens. If I alt-tab back into Launchbox, the scrolling starts immediately. I have to say I'm stumped at this point, however I am trying to isolate things.

[Jason Carr]

2 minutes ago, dragon57 said:

I have no controller apps on this machine. What is strange is when it does happen, if I alt-tab into a different app with a 'page' that could be scrolled the same way, nothing happens. If I alt-tab back into Launchbox, the scrolling starts immediately. I have to say I'm stumped at this point, however I am trying to isolate things.

So weird. How fast is it moving? I'm trying to rule out what could be causing it.

[Jason Carr]

Also, have you tried the latest beta @dragon57? Beta 16? Just in case there was some kind of fluke in a previous beta.

[dragon57]

3 minutes ago, Jason Carr said:

Also, have you tried the latest beta @dragon57? Beta 16? Just in case there was some kind of fluke in a previous beta.

I just updated to the latest beta, 16. All controllers are currently unplugged. I'll make sure nothing amiss is evidenced before I plug any back in.

Also, after installing beta 16, this error just popped up after changing from one platform to another via clicking in the left panel. I can't replicate so far. It has only happened once.

Object is currently in use elsewhere.

App:     LaunchBox
Version: 8.3-beta-16
Type:    System.InvalidOperationException
Site:    IntPtr GetHdc()
Source:  System.Drawing

   at System.Drawing.Graphics.GetHdc()
   at System.Drawing.BufferedGraphics.RenderInternal(HandleRef refTargetDC, BufferedGraphics buffer)
   at System.Drawing.BufferedGraphics.Render()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Recent Log:

   2:57:37 PM Music.Pause Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.Prepare Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.Kill Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.Kill Finished
   2:57:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   2:59:34 PM Music.Pause Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.Prepare Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.Kill Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.Kill Finished
   2:59:34 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   2:59:37 PM Music.Pause Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.Prepare Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.Kill Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.Kill Finished
   2:59:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:25:11 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:25:11 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:29:40 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:29:40 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:33:27 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:33:27 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:39:23 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:39:23 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:43:55 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:43:55 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   4:01:32 PM Exception

[Jason Carr]

1 minute ago, dragon57 said:

I just updated to the latest beta, 16. All controllers are currently unplugged. I'll make sure nothing amiss is evidenced before I plug any back in.

Also, after installing beta 16, this error just popped up after changing from one platform to another via clicking in the left panel. I can't replicate so far. It has only happened once.

Object is currently in use elsewhere.

 App:     LaunchBox
Version: 8.3-beta-16
Type:    System.InvalidOperationException
Site:    IntPtr GetHdc()
Source:  System.Drawing

   at System.Drawing.Graphics.GetHdc()
   at System.Drawing.BufferedGraphics.RenderInternal(HandleRef refTargetDC, BufferedGraphics buffer)
   at System.Drawing.BufferedGraphics.Render()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Recent Log:

   2:57:37 PM Music.Pause Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.Prepare Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.Kill Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.Kill Finished
   2:57:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   2:57:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   2:59:34 PM Music.Pause Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.Prepare Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.Kill Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.Kill Finished
   2:59:34 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   2:59:34 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   2:59:37 PM Music.Pause Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.Prepare Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.Kill Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.Kill Finished
   2:59:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   2:59:37 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:25:11 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:25:11 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:25:11 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:29:40 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:29:40 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:29:40 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:33:27 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:33:27 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:33:27 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:39:23 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:39:23 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:39:23 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   3:43:55 PM Music.Pause Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.Prepare Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.Kill Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.Kill Finished
   3:43:55 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Start
   3:43:55 PM Music.NotifyTrackList Invoke
   4:01:32 PM Exception

This looks like it must have happened in regular LaunchBox. It's a random error that has been around for ages that very rarely ever happens, but I've never been able to pin it down. Since it doesn't apply to .Next at all, I'll probably just abandon it at this point. So in other words, it's unrelated.

[dragon57]

22 minutes ago, Jason Carr said:

So weird. How fast is it moving? I'm trying to rule out what could be causing it.

Sorry, I just saw this question. It moves pretty fast. It appears to move at the same speed as if you hold the up arrow key down and let the auto-repeat kick in. One thing I noticed, if I use the up arrow key to try and replicate the behavior, the arrow key makes the active bar scroll up, then when it hits the top of the list, it jumps up to the drop-down menu above the list. The 'ghostly' behavior doesn't continue past the platform list. It stops at the 'All' entry at the top of the Platform list.

[Jason Carr]

13 minutes ago, dragon57 said:

Sorry, I just saw this question. It moves pretty fast. It appears to move at the same speed as if you hold the up arrow key down and let the auto-repeat kick in. One thing I noticed, if I use the up arrow key to try and replicate the behavior, the arrow key makes the active bar scroll up, then when it hits the top of the list, it jumps up to the drop-down menu above the list. The 'ghostly' behavior doesn't continue past the platform list. It stops at the 'All' entry at the top of the Platform list.

So odd. So that suggests that the up arrow key isn't being pressed. Does the white outline show up on the selected side bar items like below?

[Omen]

I created a thread in trouble shooting but I'm wondering if it could be a beta issue as I am rarely on a stable release?

 

[Jakatsu]

Using Beta 16. Something I've noticed with LaunchBox.Next is when using List View, and you sort games by release date for example. Every time you choose a game from the list and click "Edit" (or just Ctrl+E) and click OK, it resets the sorting to alphabetical order. Is this on purpose, or just something you weren't aware of?

Edit: This doesn't happen when Images View is chosen.

Edited June 5, 2018 by Jakatsu

[dragon57]

OK, all. I have diagnosed/solved my strange scrolling issue.

First, sorry for a false alarm. I should have known where to look after what I had been doing to this machine. I usually make a rule to not change more than one thing at a time, but I blame my medications for making my brain foggy. ?

I ordered a Dreamcade Replay device from Kickstarter and was just informed they ship out soon. I wanted to make sure all my controllers work with Windows 10 since the Replay will come with Windows 10 as the OS. I have been testing all my controllers, calibrating them, etc. Even though the controllers were found to all work, what I have not experienced in the past was a calibration being forgotten when a controller was unplugged, then plugged back in. All the issues were caused by one controllers calibration settings being reset. What I don't understand is why it took some time in Launchbox for the issue to show up, and how a restart of Launchbox seemed to solve the problem for a bit before reappearing.

[Jason Carr]

2 hours ago, Omen said:

I created a thread in trouble shooting but I'm wondering if it could be a beta issue as I am rarely on a stable release?

 

I don't think that's likely a beta issue; I will review but probably not before tomorrow's release.

2 hours ago, Jakatsu said:

Using Beta 16. Something I've noticed with LaunchBox.Next is when using List View, and you sort games by release date for example. Every time you choose a game from the list and click "Edit" (or just Ctrl+E) and click OK, it resets the sorting to alphabetical order. Is this on purpose, or just something you weren't aware of?

Edit: This doesn't happen when Images View is chosen.

That makes sense because we're repopulating the list view looking for changes. Sounds like we just need to save that setting before repopulating. I'll add it to the .Next to-do list.

52 minutes ago, dragon57 said:

OK, all. I have diagnosed/solved my strange scrolling issue.

First, sorry for a false alarm. I should have known where to look after what I had been doing to this machine. I usually make a rule to not change more than one thing at a time, but I blame my medications for making my brain foggy. ?

I ordered a Dreamcade Replay device from Kickstarter and was just informed they ship out soon. I wanted to make sure all my controllers work with Windows 10 since the Replay will come with Windows 10 as the OS. I have been testing all my controllers, calibrating them, etc. Even though the controllers were found to all work, what I have not experienced in the past was a calibration being forgotten when a controller was unplugged, then plugged back in. All the issues were caused by one controllers calibration settings being reset. What I don't understand is why it took some time in Launchbox for the issue to show up, and how a restart of Launchbox seemed to solve the problem for a bit before reappearing.

Glad to hear it's resolved and it's not an issue with .Next. Sounds like we'll be releasing tomorrow morning.

[wallmachine]

in next the menu toolbar doesn't look like it adjusts properly, blurry.

1920x1080 (scaling 100% recommened)

launchbox

Edited June 6, 2018 by wallmachine

[ALIE]

On 6/1/2018 at 8:30 PM, Jason Carr said:

That's an odd one. Do you run your LaunchBox installation on multiple machines and sync between them? There's a setting in Settings.xml called SideBarSize, if you make that smaller, that should resolve the issue, but I don't know how it would have gotten large in the first place. What is that value set to in the XML?

happened again after updating to the latest beta. it jumped to 1375 in the xml.

[ALIE]

@Jason Carr i got a new error when downloading metadata in next it throw's an error:

could not download file remote server returned error 404 not found.

this part is in danish so not sure if the error would loo the same (remote server returned error)

download works in old LB.

Edit: it seems to download everything it just throws 15 errors at me.

Edited June 6, 2018 by ALIE

[Retrofrogg]

With the current beta, I have noticed that the screenshots sometimes do not show in the game details pane, when screenshots are present (and correctly labelled) for that game.

[Jason Carr]

4 hours ago, ALIE said:

happened again after updating to the latest beta. it jumped to 1375 in the xml.

So weird. Maybe it's related to hiding and showing the sidebar?

4 hours ago, ALIE said:

@Jason Carr i got a new error when downloading metadata in next it throw's an error:

could not download file remote server returned error 404 not found.

this part is in danish so not sure if the error would loo the same (remote server returned error)

download works in old LB.

Edit: it seems to download everything it just throws 15 errors at me.

I'm guessing these are probably EmuMovies errors that have been there all along.

3 hours ago, Dan said:

With the current beta, I have noticed that the screenshots sometimes do not show in the game details pane, when screenshots are present (and correctly labelled) for that game.

I know this was happening with a previous beta, but it should have been fixed, and I've looked at the code and it's the same as regular LaunchBox now. Are you sure you're on beta 16? Also, check your image priority settings for screenshots.

I'm gonna go ahead with the release I think, though we'll definitely get these issues fixed soon enough.