[scilab-Users] wired problem of the edit tab

[Peng Du]

Many thanks Mathieu, you are so right - it works after I delete some
variable assignments. But why did they cause the problem?

On 27 September 2010 16:21, Mathieu Dubois <mathieu.dubois at limsi.fr> wrote:

>  On 09/27/2010 04:51 PM, Peng Du wrote:
>
> Hi. I tried set the figure properties via commands. But similar error
> messages are reported:
>
> I added
>
> p=gcf();
> p.figure_name="foo";
>
> Which are excerpt from the example of online documents. And the console
> says:
>
> error 21
> invalid index
> at line 4 of function generic_i_h called by:
> line 2 of function %c_i_h called by:
> p.figure_name="foo";
>
> Very stange... Looks like an overloading issue... Did you clear all your
> variables?
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Peng
>
> On 27 September 2010 15:15, Peng Du <eddy.pdu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh dear... scilab suddenly fixed itself, after I did absolutely nothing..
>>
>> It is nice to have it working, however my fear is it will come back
>> anytime without a notice..
>>
>> Thanks very much Mathieu, I will update this thread if anything happens
>> again.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Peng
>>
>>
>> On 27 September 2010 14:44, Mathieu Dubois <mathieu.dubois at limsi.fr>wrote:
>>
>>>  On 09/27/2010 03:20 PM, Peng Du wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Mathieu,
>>>
>>> I can see the menu after clicking "Edit", however, nothing shows up
>>> except for those error messages when selecting either "figure properties" or
>>> "Axes properties". I also tried using "entity picker", but still, it reports
>>> errors when I pick anything on the graph.
>>>
>>>  Sad... which version are you using? You can try the classical tip:
>>> update your drivers. If the problem persists you should fill a bug report...
>>>
>>> On the bright side if you need to change graphical properties (changing
>>> colours, line style, and so on), you can do everything with commands. If you
>>> are not familiar with the graphical API you might look at "help
>>> graphical_entities". It is a bit hard but it allows to do very nice plots.
>>> There are lots of help messages in the archive, too.
>>>
>>> If you have a specific request, don't hesitate...
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Peng
>>>
>>> On 27 September 2010 14:10, Mathieu Dubois <mathieu.dubois at limsi.fr>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 09/25/2010 01:54 AM, Peng Du wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I click the "edit" tab of the graphic window, no new window shows
>>>>> up. Instead the console reports:
>>>>>
>>>>  "Edit" normally shows a menu... Do you see the menu or not?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> !--error 21
>>>>> invalid index
>>>>> at line 3 of function %h_e called by:
>>>>> line 6 of function getparfig called by:
>>>>> line 21 of function TK_send_handles_list called by:
>>>>> line 40 of function ged called by:
>>>>> ged(4,0)
>>>>> while executing a callback
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it? Thanks a lot.
>>>>>
>>>>  I remember I had a problem under some old version of scilab (like
>>>> 5.1.1) when cliking on "Figure properties"... The workaround was to click on
>>>> "Axes properties".
>>>>
>>>> By the way under scilab 5.3 beta 3 clicking on "Edit->Figure properties"
>>>> seems to hang scilab... I have attached the bug report...
>>>>
>>>> Mathieu
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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