Ticket #642 (new Defect)

Opened 4 months ago

Last modified 2 weeks ago

Manager's 'Show graphics' and 'Abort' buttons are periodically flashing

Reported by: Pepo Assigned to: romw
Priority: Minor Milestone: 6.4
Component: Manager Version: 6.2.1
Keywords: Cc: Pepo

Description

BOINC Manager, Tasks tab. If any task is selected, which is not capable of launching graphics (not supporting, suspended or finished), the grayed-out Show graphics button is very briefly flashing it's state to active with a 1 second period.

It does not happen if no app line is selected - the button quietly stays grayed-out. If graphics-conform task is selected, the button is in active state and again quiet.

Change History

05/09/08 06:32:27 changed by Ageless

I'm not seeing that on Windows XP. I do see the selection bar flashing though. As if something is refreshed.

05/09/08 08:16:19 changed by Pepo

Omitted to say - on WinXP. The button is possibly enabled and immediately disabled in a 1 second communication refresh interval.

The selected line does not flash here. Neither anything else under other tabs.

05/09/08 09:07:25 changed by Nicolas

  • priority changed from Trivial to Minor.

Bumping priority - this sounds like it would be really annoying...

Selected line flashing briefly (1/30th second probably) on every list update is kind of expected.

(follow-up: ↓ 5 ) 05/09/08 11:21:43 changed by Ageless

How did you install BOINC? As a private or public install? All users on the system that can run BOINC enabled or not?

(in reply to: ↑ 4 ; follow-up: ↓ 6 ) 05/09/08 16:23:17 changed by Pepo

Replying to Nicolas:

this sounds like it would be really annoying...

Fortunately it is not, you have to observe the button for at least 1-2 seconds to notice it. But there might be some programming error behind (if the button is really being shortly enabled).

Replying to Ageless:

How did you install BOINC? As a private or public install? All users on the system that can run BOINC enabled or not? 

[ ] Use BOINC Screensaver
[X] Protected application execution.
[ ] Allow all users on this computer to control BOINC

(in reply to: ↑ 5 ) 05/21/08 05:24:55 changed by Pepo

  • summary changed from Manager's 'Show graphics' button is periodically flashing to Manager's 'Show graphics' and 'Abort' buttons are periodically flashing.

The flashing period is identical with the moment when CPU time, Progress and To completion columns are refreshed.

Replying to Pepo:

... there might be some programming error behind (if the button is really being shortly enabled).

Slowing the CPU down a lot causes the button being visually enabled for much longer periods (few tenths of second), sometimes even more than a second. But clicking on them does not cause anything noticeable.

If an aborted task is selected, both Show graphics and Abort button are flashing in tandem -> nothing in common with graphics subsystem, it's probably just the buttons handling.

08/23/08 14:50:54 changed by Pepo

On 6.3.10: The newly added Properties button is flashing too, it is disabled while Show graphics (and Abort) button(s) are enabled, and vice versa.

If this page is incomplete or incorrect, please edit it or add it to the wiki to-do list. To do this, you must be logged in; click Login or Register above.