Another coloring issue?

[Tim Kemp]

I'm sorry if this has already been brought up.  If so, I missed it.

When I use the vertical scrollbar to move to an uncolored part of the code, the coloring usually doesn't update.  Then when I use page up and down to navigate through the code after that I get patchy coloring.  I'll see parts where 20-30 lines are colored and then several hundred lines that aren't.

It has sat there for hours on an uncolorized part of the file so it's not a matter of waiting until the editor catches up.

Has anyone else seen this?

- Tim

[ScottW, VP of Dev]

That's the first I've heard of this issue. The question is whether this is caused by the code in the file or the way you moved around in it. Can you try closing and reopening the file. Then scroll using page down, pausing until the colors are rendered for that screen, then hit page down again. Does that reproduce the blotchy areas without the coloring? If so, it could be that those areas contain elements too complex to be analysed in the time allotted. You can increase the value of "Timeout after (ms)" in Tools > Options > Editing > Context Tagging, in the "Symbol coloring performance" section at the bottom of the screen. Maybe increase this to 2000 and see if the blotchy areas go away.

If you could send us the file and a screen shot of the uncolored areas, we can try some tests to see what's going on.

[Tim Kemp]

Where should I e-mail it?  I don't see it on your website and I don't seem to be able to attach files to a support case.

- Tim

[ScottW, VP of Dev]

I'll send you a PM with an email address.

[Tim Kemp]

I'm curious, were you able to reproduce the problem?

- Tim

[ScottW, VP of Dev]

Yes, we're working to isolate the problem and then we'll see if we can issue a fix for it. Thanks for helping to track this one down!

[Dennis]

This will be fixed in a near future revision of the cumulative hot fix.

[Tim Kemp]

Wonderful, thanks!