eSchemes v1.45

[cris]

Hi Yuri,
thank you for eSchemes v1.45!!
This release is a big step forward both in capabilities and in stability.

As a reward for you, I have gathered a few bugs to report!

1) With this release, static text is clipped in a 99% of the settings notebooks (see screenshot: )

2) The "folder contents" submenu of the context menu of the Desktop (ONLY that of the desktop... the other folders don't have this problem) comes up with invisible icons and invisible text (see screenshot: )

3) eSchemes now correctly support the system menu button, BUT the one in the Window List (see screenshot: )

4) eStyler still crashes. POPUPLOG.OS2 reports:

01-20-2008 21:35:26 SYS3175 PID 004a TID 0001 Slot 0094
G:\ECS\SYSTEM\ESTYLER\ESTYLER.EXE
c0000005
00022078
P1=00000000 P2=ffffffff P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=769bd2a8 EBX=000001f0 ECX=000001f0 EDX=ffffffff
ESI=00000000 EDI=00000000
DS=0053 DSACC=d0f3 DSLIM=5fffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=d0f3 ESLIM=5fffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:00022078 CSACC=d0df CSLIM=5fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:00072810 SSACC=d0f3 SSLIM=5fffffff
EBP=00072830 FLG=00012286

ESTYLER.EXE 0001:00012078

5) The WPS still is a little unstable (but much progress with respect to v1.40). One method that (here) is almost granted to crash the WPS is to open the properties notebook of the desktop, then go through all the pages by using the "+" symbol in the upper-right corner. Usually it will crash when switching to the "background" page.

6) When the WPS crashes it will try to restart, but it stops before showing the desktop, and there's no way out: you have to restart.

Hope this helps!

Thank you!
Bye
Cris

[cris]

Yuri,
now that I am a bit more awake I think the clipping is associated with check-boxes and radio-boxes, that were newly implemented in this release. You are probably wrongly calculating the size of the associated text. Maybe you are using the size of the text box as a _total_ size, including the control (the radio/check-box) itself.

Hope this helps
Bye
Cris

[Gabriele]

Hi Cris, seems we two are the only ones brave enough to play with eSchemes
My comments on your post:

1) same here, but worst with the resolution I use (1680x1050).
2) I still have not installed full XWP, so I can't comment
3) confirmed
4) how do you activate the eStyler error?
5) I tried a couple of times your suggestion, but WPS did not crash (
I have *big* problems when I apply new themes, but nothing else I did crashed the WPS since I reinstalled everything, yesterday

Currently I have here eWP, eSchemes, Sunny Icons and Launchpad. I think I'll wait a couple of days before installing PCM and Imagination.


I add also my thanks to the developers and bye!

Gabriele

[prokushev]

Hi Yuri,
thank you for eSchemes v1.45!!
This release is a big step forward both in capabilities and in stability.

As a reward for you, I have gathered a few bugs to report!

1) With this release, static text is clipped in a 99% of the settings notebooks (see screenshot: )

Most probably fixed. At least I don't found any clipped text. Check 1.46 release.

2) The "folder contents" submenu of the context menu of the Desktop (ONLY that of the desktop... the other folders don't have this problem) comes up with invisible icons and invisible text (see screenshot: )

Sorry, can't check this because no XWP here. I'll install XWP and will test it as soon as possible.

3) eSchemes now correctly support the system menu button, BUT the one in the Window List (see screenshot: )

Can't find problem yet. Also same problem in Odin-based applications and some Mozilla windows.

4) eStyler still crashes. POPUPLOG.OS2 reports:

01-20-2008 21:35:26 SYS3175 PID 004a TID 0001 Slot 0094
G:\ECS\SYSTEM\ESTYLER\ESTYLER.EXE
c0000005
00022078
P1=00000000 P2=ffffffff P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=769bd2a8 EBX=000001f0 ECX=000001f0 EDX=ffffffff
ESI=00000000 EDI=00000000
DS=0053 DSACC=d0f3 DSLIM=5fffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=d0f3 ESLIM=5fffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:00022078 CSACC=d0df CSLIM=5fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:00072810 SSACC=d0f3 SSLIM=5fffffff
EBP=00072830 FLG=00012286

ESTYLER.EXE 0001:00012078

Updated estyler.exe in betazone. Doesn't allow to execute preference dialog if eSchemes installed (to provent settings corruptions), but works fine without eSchemes.

Same with shutdown.exe.

5) The WPS still is a little unstable (but much progress with respect to v1.40). One method that (here) is almost granted to crash the WPS is to open the properties notebook of the desktop, then go through all the pages by using the "+" symbol in the upper-right corner. Usually it will crash when switching to the "background" page.

Not reproducable on my system with 1.46. Please check and if problem still here inform me.

6) When the WPS crashes it will try to restart, but it stops before showing the desktop, and there's no way out: you have to restart.

Also not reproducable on my system.

Hope this helps!

Thank you!
Bye
Cris

Thank you for your support.
wbr,
Yuri

[David McKenna]

Hi All,

I had a chance to try eSchemes 1.46 with the new eStyler.exe. It installed with no problem at all - except after install there were no title bar buttons. Applying the eComStation scheme restored them, but now the title bar gradient I had was reset to solid color. Can't figure out how to restore it... the scheme editor does not seem to have this function.

I also see some clipped fonts in static text, but only about 20% of the time (see
)

I have no problem with 'folder contents' submenus anywhere, and I do use XWP. Also, eStyler now will not start at all, giving a message that it is disabled (so now no titlebar gradients?) I haven't been able to make it crash yet...

So far stability seems very good... the best eSchemes yet in that regard. My biggest issue is with the scheme editor.. it does not display the scheme and seems garbled with overlapping and/or missing items. (see )

I also see there is a help file, but hitting F1 or clicking on 'Help' in the scheme folder does not bring it up.

Thanks for your continued work with eSchemes!

Dave McKenna

[David McKenna]

One other thing I just noticed... FM/2 crashes with the following POPUPLOG when eSchemes is installed:

01-23-2008 12:17:42 SYS3175 PID 0052 TID 0001 Slot 00b1
C:\PROGRAMS\FM2\FM3.EXE
c0000005
1ecb25e1
P1=00000001 P2=00000008 P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000 EBX=000c0068 ECX=00000000 EDX=1e88057c
ESI=800002e5 EDI=00520001
DS=0053 DSACC=f0f3 DSLIM=ffffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=f0f3 ESLIM=ffffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1ecb25e1 CSACC=f0df CSLIM=ffffffff
SS:ESP=0053:000bff00 SSACC=f0f3 SSLIM=ffffffff
EBP=000bff0c FLG=00010246

ESTLRL11.DLL 0001:000025e1


Dave McKenna

[cris]

Most probably fixed. At least I don't found any clipped text. Check 1.46 release.

Yes, fixed with 1.46

Sorry, can't check this because no XWP here. I'll install XWP and will test it as soon as possible.

Fixed this one, too! Thanx!

Can't find problem yet. Also same problem in Odin-based applications and some Mozilla windows.

This bug is still here, although with 1.46 it is a little better: if I click the system-menu button in the window-list, it becomes correct. But if I hide and the window-list and then show it again, the wrong button is there again.

Updated estyler.exe in betazone. Doesn't allow to execute preference dialog if eSchemes installed (to provent settings corruptions), but works fine without eSchemes.

Same with shutdown.exe.

Fixed both, thanx!

I'm very happy with this release! It is very stable, and almost everything is implemented now. Great!

Bye
Cris

[Gabriele]

One other thing I just noticed... FM/2 crashes with the following POPUPLOG when eSchemes is installed:

01-23-2008 12:17:42 SYS3175 PID 0052 TID 0001 Slot 00b1
C:\PROGRAMS\FM2\FM3.EXE
c0000005
1ecb25e1
P1=00000001 P2=00000008 P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000 EBX=000c0068 ECX=00000000 EDX=1e88057c
ESI=800002e5 EDI=00520001
DS=0053 DSACC=f0f3 DSLIM=ffffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=f0f3 ESLIM=ffffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1ecb25e1 CSACC=f0df CSLIM=ffffffff
SS:ESP=0053:000bff00 SSACC=f0f3 SSLIM=ffffffff
EBP=000bff0c FLG=00010246

ESTLRL11.DLL 0001:000025e1

Hi Dave,

I have the same problem with FM and estyler, and I also have a problem with dialog windows containing list, like the "Install new printer driver" window: driver names are not visible (see image:
http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=installnewprinterdriveruc2.jpg).

This is with version 1.46, and until now I have not been able to find other bugs


Bye
Gabriele

[David McKenna]

Gabriele,

Hmm... I don't have the dialog list problem you show, but I am using the standard eComStation scheme. Maybe you could try changing to that and see if your lists show again?

I am curious... do you see the corruption I show on the eScheme editor page? I am starting to think there is a conflict with some other WPS extender I use...

Dave McKenna

[cris]

Hi Gabriele!

Hi Dave,

I have the same problem with FM and estyler, and I also have a problem with dialog windows containing list, like the "Install new printer driver" window: driver names are not visible (see image:
http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=installnewprinterdriveruc2.jpg).

This is with version 1.46, and until now I have not been able to find other bugs


Bye
Gabriele

Have not tried with FM/2, but eStyler now "works" (after upgrading estyler.exe and shutdown.exe with the ones on the BetaZone).

The problem you have with dialogs containing lists seems the same I am experiencing with templates and shadows when seen in "split view" mode (will post a screenshot later).

However, I believe the problem is in how the scheme "eCO Toys" defines the usage of colors, not in eSchemes itself. I also have problems because the color for the titles of shadows is defined as white, which makes the titles invisible when used on a white background (90% of folders). Another problem is with the text-box control: text color is defines as yellow, but background color is defined as white, which makes it quite unreadable.

If I get some free time I want to upgrade the "eCO Toys" theme (which is otherwise wonderful) by correcting a few color defaults.

Bye
Cris

[Gabriele]

Gabriele,

Hmm... I don't have the dialog list problem you show, but I am using the standard eComStation scheme. Maybe you could try changing to that and see if your lists show again?

I just applied eComStation scheme and then rebooted, just to be safe, but I'm still unable to see item lists.

I am curious... do you see the corruption I show on the eScheme editor page? I am starting to think there is a conflict with some other WPS extender I use...

Yes, I see the corruption too. Here I have installed eWP, Sunny Icons and Pianopad. And this one is a 1 week old installation, so I should not have problems with INI files...

[David McKenna]

OK... it's not just me then. I have installed XWP, Object Desktop, Drag Text, Audio/Data CD recorder, WPSWizard along with eSchemes and eCS hasn't exploded yet!

Dave McKenna

[Gabriele]

Hi Gabriele!

Hi Dave,

I have the same problem with FM and estyler, and I also have a problem with dialog windows containing list, like the "Install new printer driver" window: driver names are not visible (see image:
http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=installnewprinterdriveruc2.jpg).

This is with version 1.46, and until now I have not been able to find other bugs


Bye
Gabriele

Have not tried with FM/2, but eStyler now "works" (after upgrading estyler.exe and shutdown.exe with the ones on the BetaZone).

The problem you have with dialogs containing lists seems the same I am experiencing with templates and shadows when seen in "split view" mode (will post a screenshot later).

However, I believe the problem is in how the scheme "eCO Toys" defines the usage of colors, not in eSchemes itself...

I tried other themes, including eComstation theme, and I always had the problem. Does not happen on your system?
BTW, I like eCo Toys too!

Bye
Gabriele

[Gabriele]

By the way, in the meantime I solved the problem with FM (that happened also with XWlan profiles) renaming estlr11.dll.

Bye
Gabriele

[prokushev]

Well, seems we will need to add exception list for bad design applications (I mean which uses some sort of hard-coded colors and so on). But not in current development releases.

[Gabriele]

Well, seems we will need to add exception list for bad design applications (I mean which uses some sort of hard-coded colors and so on). But not in current development releases.

The exception list existed, in fact, in Styler.
Alessandro Cantatore, if I'm not wrong, has released as open source all his projects, so it should be possible to have full Styler sources, I think.

[prokushev]

One other thing I just noticed... FM/2 crashes with the following POPUPLOG when eSchemes is installed:

01-23-2008 12:17:42 SYS3175 PID 0052 TID 0001 Slot 00b1
C:\PROGRAMS\FM2\FM3.EXE
c0000005
1ecb25e1
P1=00000001 P2=00000008 P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000 EBX=000c0068 ECX=00000000 EDX=1e88057c
ESI=800002e5 EDI=00520001
DS=0053 DSACC=f0f3 DSLIM=ffffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=f0f3 ESLIM=ffffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1ecb25e1 CSACC=f0df CSLIM=ffffffff
SS:ESP=0053:000bff00 SSACC=f0f3 SSLIM=ffffffff
EBP=000bff0c FLG=00010246

ESTLRL11.DLL 0001:000025e1


Dave McKenna

Yes. Here crash too. Need some time to investigation.

[prokushev]

One other thing I just noticed... FM/2 crashes with the following POPUPLOG when eSchemes is installed:

01-23-2008 12:17:42 SYS3175 PID 0052 TID 0001 Slot 00b1
C:\PROGRAMS\FM2\FM3.EXE
c0000005
1ecb25e1
P1=00000001 P2=00000008 P3=XXXXXXXX P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000 EBX=000c0068 ECX=00000000 EDX=1e88057c
ESI=800002e5 EDI=00520001
DS=0053 DSACC=f0f3 DSLIM=ffffffff
ES=0053 ESACC=f0f3 ESLIM=ffffffff
FS=150b FSACC=00f3 FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000 GSACC=**** GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1ecb25e1 CSACC=f0df CSLIM=ffffffff
SS:ESP=0053:000bff00 SSACC=f0f3 SSLIM=ffffffff
EBP=000bff0c FLG=00010246

ESTLRL11.DLL 0001:000025e1


Dave McKenna

Fixed. Ask me via email to recieve estltl11.dll before actuale release.

[prokushev]

Well, seems we will need to add exception list for bad design applications (I mean which uses some sort of hard-coded colors and so on). But not in current development releases.

The exception list existed, in fact, in Styler.
Alessandro Cantatore, if I'm not wrong, has released as open source all his projects, so it should be possible to have full Styler sources, I think.

Well. eStyler Lite was significaly rewritten in some parts and many things was added. Also I trying don't use exceptions lists at all. For example I reworked button classes to be more friendly to other apps. As result FM/2 and some other applications now works as expected.

I prefer to improve window procedures of PM classes instead of workarounds of my, Alessandro or IBM bugs.

[David McKenna]

I just installed eSchemes 1.47 and it looks very good! The editor displays properly now, and FM/2 does not crash. Also, title bar buttons do not disappear after install (but before applying a scheme) - great!. I still get a little bit of font clipping as I showed before, but it is great to see eSchemes continue to improve. Thanks!