Channel list window - cannot adjust size

[PiotrJakub]

Hi,

 

From version 4.6 until now (4.8.0.1) I cannot change the width of the channel list window, only its hight. Why?

I can't arrange my desktop the way I used to do before 4.6.x.x..

 

My system: Asus P5KPL-AM, CPU Q8300, 4GB DDR2, Radeon HD4650, Pinnacle PCTV7010x, Windows 7 x64.

[Lars_MQ]

Works without problems for me.

[John D]

It doesn't work for me.

support.zip

[majstang]

Not for me either. When trying to expand the width of channellist window the doublepointed arrow appears alright when mouse pointer hovers over the left border, but instead of changing width of window this moves the window. If hovering over the right border nothing happens when trying to changing width.

Edited April 25, 2011 by majstang

[Lars_MQ]

please start the DVBViewer in debug mode (DVBViewer program group -> support) does it work there? Ich checked it on a XP and a W7 machine with the setup.xml of @PiotrJakub - no problems.

[majstang]

Just to avoid confusion and make sure everyone's on the right page...the channellist window @PiotrJakub referred to is reached from Rightclick Menu--->Channellist. He is not referring to the Channel List Editor, which works fine resizing in all directions. No difference in debug mode.

 

 

[Lars_MQ]

please delete the section

"frmChannelList"

in the setup.xml, with the DVBViewer closed and try again.

[majstang]

No sorry, that made no difference.

[Lars_MQ]

I have no idea what goes wrong on your PC. Maybe you can find a way, to make it reproduceable, then I can try and find the problem.

[majstang]

Not big enough problem to spend excessive amount of time on, but as @PiotrJakub says the answer lies in the changes made between DVBViewer 4.5 and 4.6.0.0 I could confirm DVBV 4.5 works fine, while DVBV 4.6.0.0 does not, ergo this seem not to be a settings issue (setup.xml), because I had the same settings on both 4.5 and 4.6.0.0, so finding a way to reproduce this could be hard.

[majstang]

Ok, I managed to get rid of the issue by creating an another administrator account and when starting DVBViewer 4.8.0.1 using that account issue was gone.

Hopefully this information could narrow down the search area in order to find the bad code.

Edited April 25, 2011 by majstang

[Gioxy]

Same behaviour here (v. 4.6.0.1 on XP) as described in the first majstang post...

Also manual changes of the "W" parameter value in setup.xml are automagically resetted to 371 when DVBViewer starts; already tried to push a different "W" value (295) in both setup.xml and setup.bak with same results...

 

But I have this behaviour only on DVBViewers in usermode=2 (on 2 PC out of 2), no problem at all on DVBViewer if in usermode=0 (other 2 PC out of 2)...

 

[majstang]

Same behaviour here (v. 4.6.0.1 on XP) as described in the first majstang post...

Also manual changes of the "W" parameter value in setup.xml are automagically resetted to 371 when DVBViewer starts; already tried to push a different "W" value (295) in both setup.xml and setup.bak with same results...

 

But I have this behaviour only on DVBViewers in usermode=2 (on 2 PC out of 2), no problem at all on DVBViewer if in usermode=0 (other 2 PC out of 2)...

 

Greetings Gioxy!

 

I did found this issue to be useraccount related. See post above yours

EDIT: I have only tested DVBV with usermode 2 and 1 on my affected account and issue still persists on both.

Edited April 25, 2011 by majstang

[Lars_MQ]

Also manual changes of the "W" parameter value in setup.xml are automagically resetted to 371 when DVBViewer starts; already tried to push a different "W" value (295) in both setup.xml and setup.bak with same results...

The window has a minimal width. try making it wider not smaller.

 

And the movement to the left is "normal" (well not really but delphi does it, the GE has the same behaviour), after some movement it starts to get wider.

[majstang]

But I have this behaviour only on DVBViewers in usermode=2 (on 2 PC out of 2), no problem at all on DVBViewer if in usermode=0 (other 2 PC out of 2)...

I wasn't abled to fix the issue by using UserMode=0 (Win7 32-bit) on the affected administrator account. No issue when installing DVBV 4.8.0.1 on my XP system (same hardware) though. Only way for me was to change useraccount entirely or downgrade to DVBViewer 4.5.

Edited April 26, 2011 by majstang

[Gioxy]

@Lars_MQ:

try making it wider not smaller.

Already did it, same results...

 

the movement to the left

yes, I'm already used to this when the CL window have normal behaviour, but in this case it move the CL window all around but never resize it...

 

Anyhow, just tested on a fifth PC whit DVBViewer in usermode=2, but Channel List window here behave normally; so my clues are most probably pointless...

 

BTW, all my 5 PC are XP multiuser and I was logged in all as "original" Admin account (the first Admin account XP create when was installed)

 

[highyield]

I can't adjust the width of the Channellist window when I change the text size (DPI), from 100% to 125% in my case. I tried with DVBViewer Debug mode, it's the same. DVBViewer Pro 4.9.5.1, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1.

[highyield]

If it wasn't clear enough, I'm referring to the OS setting available at Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Display

The new version is also affected.

Edited April 8, 2012 by highyield

[Lars_MQ]

of course you can. it's a normal window. works as expected.

[highyield]

If it works for you, it doesn't mean that there's no problem. I can't adjust the width of the Channellist window when the OS text size is set to 125%.

I've tried to reproduce the issue with a clean Windows 7 install, inside a VirtualBox machine, default OS settings. The problem is still there. Do not forget to logoff after changing the text size.

[majstang]

If it works for you, it doesn't mean that there's no problem. I can't adjust the width of the Channellist window when the OS text size is set to 125%.

I've tried to reproduce the issue with a clean Windows 7 install, inside a VirtualBox machine, default OS settings. The problem is still there. Do not forget to logoff after changing the text size.

Yeah, you're right it's the 125% font size that is the problem. Hence when i tested before, creating an another administrator account, it worked resizing the channellist window, cuz when doing so font size went back to the default 100%. I couldn't make the correct conclusion. Nicely spotted, highyield

It works resizing the window if using 150% also, so the problem is isolated to 125% font size only.

Edited April 8, 2012 by majstang

[Griga]

Same under Windows XP with 120 dpi font size (= standard 96 dpi x 1.25).

 

It works resizing the window if using 150% also

In this case Windows 7 does mere graphical scaling, because DVBViewer Pro doesn't identify itself as DPI aware.

[majstang]

In this case Windows 7 does mere graphical scaling, because DVBViewer Pro doesn't identify itself as DPI aware.

Im not so sure DPI awareness has something to do with it, because when the issue first was discovered several users could confirm it worked fine resizing the channellist window on DVBViewer 4.5 and not with DVBViewer 4.6.0.0. We only couldn't pin down the causing factor. I suppose Lars did use 100% font size at the time and could therefor not reproduce the issue. There was no choice but to leave it with that then.