Can't create templates?

Alzrius · January 3rd, 2009, 12:38 PM

I seem to be unable to create a new template in the editor. What happens is, when the template is open in the editor, if I try and scroll down the list of features, I immediately get a notice that Hero Lab has encountered a problem and needs to close. It tells me to check an error log, which has the following text:

C:\HeroLab\HeroLab.exe
3.0. 170
ACCESS VIOLATION
Address: 0x0055dc30
Type: bad read

I'm stumped as to what the problem is. Any advice would be appreciated!

Mathias · January 3rd, 2009, 05:40 PM

I get the same error on weapons and races - it happens as soon as I scroll.

I'd say the error is in the editor, it's not handling long things types correctly.

Colen · January 12th, 2009, 03:50 PM

Does this bug persist if you restart windows? Assuming this isn't some sort of sinister lurking bug, it's most likely to be caused by Windows running out of controls to allocate.

If it does keep happening, what size (in pixels) is your editor window? It might be a problem that only occurs at a specific size of editor.

Mathias · January 12th, 2009, 05:16 PM

It happens to me every time I use the HL editor to edit anything with a scroll bar(over two weeks, so I've restarted windows at least once in that).

I'm running the editor maximized on 1280x960 resolution.

Mathias · January 13th, 2009, 02:34 PM

I just checked - it does have something to do with size. I shrank my editor window to a floating window, opened a class, and successfully scrolled from top to bottom and back of the list of fields. I then maximized the window, and it crashed as soon as I scrolled.

Mathias · January 13th, 2009, 02:46 PM

Another test shows that it happens if the editor is wide enough to display the list of fields in two columns, but not tall enough that it all fits without a scrollbar.

Colen · January 21st, 2009, 09:01 AM

Perfect, that was just the information I needed. This will be fixed in the next release.

Thanks!

thaX · January 25th, 2009, 05:09 PM

Oh god, thank you. I have been struggling with this for a bit, and I love that the Alignment restictions are selectable instead of having to write the "script" in this latest update. Now when the next update gets done, I can look through and see if the Battle Dancer can be done.

Mathias Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13,213 January 3rd, 2009, 05:40 PM	I get the same error on weapons and races - it happens as soon as I scroll. I'd say the error is in the editor, it's not handling long things types correctly.
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Colen Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,690 January 12th, 2009, 03:50 PM	Does this bug persist if you restart windows? Assuming this isn't some sort of sinister lurking bug, it's most likely to be caused by Windows running out of controls to allocate. If it does keep happening, what size (in pixels) is your editor window? It might be a problem that only occurs at a specific size of editor.
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thaX Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 302 January 25th, 2009, 05:09 PM	Oh god, thank you. I have been struggling with this for a bit, and I love that the Alignment restictions are selectable instead of having to write the "script" in this latest update. Now when the next update gets done, I can look through and see if the Battle Dancer can be done.
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