1. Phix Trace Screen
- Posted by xecronix 3 weeks ago
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The trace screen doesn't show variables for me. The bottom part of the screen where the varibles should be is black and blank. I tried several terminals, including git bash, cmd, and the Developer Command Prompt for VS. I'm using Windows 11. Has anyone else reported this or found a terminal that works? I also tried:
Before entering the trace program: trace(1) trace(2)
And while in the trace program: F1 + -
Thanks.
2. Re: Phix Trace Screen
- Posted by petelomax 3 weeks ago
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Oh, there's no default set of variables displayed, it is always initially blank.
As per the other thread I'm also after something much better/intuitive/prettier.
Try keying in ?i where i is the name of some variable that actually exists.
3. Re: Phix Trace Screen
- Posted by xecronix 3 weeks ago
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I tried the ? thing too. I forgot to mention that. While the ? allowed me to type a variable name, it didn't cause the bottom of the screen to paint whatever is supposed to be there. I can make the bottom area bigger or smaller -/+ but, I just end up with a bigger or smaller blank area of the screen.
4. Re: Phix Trace Screen
- Posted by xecronix 3 weeks ago
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FWIW I also tried highlighting the bottom area in case the problem was black on black font/background. That did not seem to do anything good either.
5. Re: Phix Trace Screen
- Posted by petelomax 3 weeks ago
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Hmm. Long shot, but I right clicked on the terminal header, selected Properties/Colours, and set the text colour the same as the background colour, and got the effect you described.
Odd thing is, trying to undo that has no effect, even if I close the terminal and open a new one - here's hoping that will fix itself the next time I reboot...
If I use a "PowerShell window" (with a command prompt in it, aka Ctrl Shift 2 rather than Ctrl Shift 1) it don't seem so bad.
One other quick question: having selected the shouldn't-be-blank area, press Enter and then paste into Notepad (nb not Edita). Does anything show up there?
6. Re: Phix Trace Screen
- Posted by xecronix 3 weeks ago
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Update: I tried playing with colors, specifically foreground and background colors. (or colours if you prefer). If I change both, I can see variable data in the spot it should be. This test was done on gitbash as that's my main console on windows. But I expect good(ish) results if I tested using MS terminals also.
Now I'm facing a different problem... disappearing data. But, at least I can use the trace program. Even if it is a little bit... peculiar.
The disappearing data makes me feel like I should start a bug report for the issue, but, since I'm so new at Phix it's hard to tell the difference between my lack of knowledge and an actual bug. Plus, given the community size, I'm likely going to get assigned the bug anyway. LOL. Maybe I should just save everybody the paperwork and dig in?
