xretrace, xxutils and a few other things

[rowbearto]

Thanks Graeme!

[Graeme]

Hi Rob

I'm still investigating this.  If it's easy to do could you tell me what setting you have (in the version that goes wrong) for "reset modified lines on save"  - tools -> options -> file options  -> save.

I've always had this enabled so I might not have noticed if there are any problems with it off.

Also in xretrace option settings (command xretrace-options) what do you have for "don't touch line modify flags".  I always have this off so that xretrace can reset the flag so I might not have noticed any problems with it enabled.

[rowbearto]

My "Reset Modified Lines" in tools -> options -> file options  -> save is set to "ON"

"don't touch line modify flags" is checked.

Attached screenshots of both.

I'll turn off "don't touch line modify flags" and see what happens today. Do I need to do anything else besides uncheck that?

[rowbearto]

First time I tried "xretrace_cursor_steps" it said xretrace wasn't started, so I said it should start.

After a few minutes it was still taking me to the wrong markers even though I unchecked "don't touch modify flags". 

Then I clicked the "reset xtrace"

A few minutes later when I try "xretrace_cursor_steps" the menu flashes on the screen and then disappears.

[rowbearto]

"xretrace_cursor_steps" doesn't disappear anymore but when I go <left> and <right> it takes me to the wrong places.

I think it is taking me to the right files but it is going to the wrong lines.

[Graeme]

ok, I'll try with more files open.

Are you using V28.0.1 ?

[rowbearto]

I'm using 28.0.0.6 with hotfixes, didn't know 28.0.1 existed until reading your message will update to that.

[rowbearto]

I'm using QT5 version on Linux x64

[rowbearto]

Installed 28.0.1 QT5 linux x64 and re-installed the plugin.

Now whenever I do 'xtrace-cursor-steps' it says "xtrace is not running. Start xretrace now?". I click Yes.

But then when I subsequently do 'xtrace-cursor-steps' it says it isn't running and asks me again to start it.

[Graeme]

ok, uncheck "retrace delayed start" in the options if not already.

I'm using windows, i'll see if I can repro there then maybe try Linux.

[rowbearto]

"retrace delayed start" has been unchecked the entire time and each time I do 'xtrace-cursor-steps' it says "xtrace is not running. Start xretrace now?". I click Yes.

[Graeme]

ok, I would suggest make a trivial change to xretrace.e then reload it, then restart slickedit.
So far I can't repro any problems on Windows.

[rowbearto]

Just tried trivally changing xretrace.e, reloading it, restarting SE, then each time I do 'xretrace-cursor-steps' says it isn't running and asks if I want to start it.

[Graeme]

If you feel like it, add the "say" line below to see which variable is going wrong.
Also try a brand new empty config folder sometime.
Maybe check that you have same source as in github
https://github.com/jporkka/slickMacros/tree/master

static bool check_xretrace_is_running()
{
   if (xretrace_not_running || !retrace_timer_callback2_has_started) {
      say("chkrun  " :+ xretrace_not_running :+ "  " :+  retrace_timer_callback2_has_started );

[rowbearto]

I downloaded the plugin from github in November, so I think I have the right one.

I added the say statement, loaded xretrace.e, restarted SE.

Then I ran xretrace-cursor-steps 3 times.

What I see in the "say" window for these 3 attempts are:

chkrun 1 1
chkrun 0 0
chkrun 0 0