Session lost when Compare dialog cancelled

kdemuth · Post by **kdemuth** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:06 am

Overview:

When I click Cancel on the Compare dialog, one of my saved Sessions is lost/deleted.

Setup:
I have the "Show sessions" box checked on the Compare dialog, and "Compare Dialog always on top" and "Minimize when Compare New Pair" enabled in the Misc Options. I can provide copies of my existing setup/sessions if necessary.

Reproducing the problem:

1. Run ExamDiff.
2. On the Compare dialog, enable "Show Sessions", select "<Unnamed default session>",
3. Copy the default session and give the copy a new name (e.g. "test session").
4. The new session (e.g. "test session") will be selected; select "<Unnamed default session>" again.
5. Click Cancel on the Compare dialog, then exit ExamDiff.

Verifying the problem:

The next time ExamDiff is started, the copied session ("test session") will no longer exist. This only seems to happen when I select the "<Unnamed default session>" and click Cancel on the compare dialog; selecting another session or performing a comparison does not cause this problem.

Post by **psguru** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:35 pm

This appears to be a bug. The fix will appear in the next public build of 3.5.

Yahoo Serious · Post by **Yahoo Serious** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:36 am

I still seem to have this (or a related problem) in build 3.5.1.4, April 29, 2007. Is the 'fix' included and should I report the problem in more detail?

Post by **psguru** » Thu May 03, 2007 6:14 pm

Yes, the fix is included in build 3.5.1.4. What exactly is the problem that you are having?

Yahoo Serious · Post by **Yahoo Serious** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:55 am

When I open ExamDiff, I get the Compare dialog, and I enable "Show Sessions", there are no sessions to choose from. The pulldown combobox only contains "<Unnamed default session>".

However when I Cancel (or start some comparison), the Files | Sessions shows me two past (named/saved) sessions.

Post by **psguru** » Fri May 04, 2007 6:49 pm

This is most likely due to the bug in the previous version. Some sessions are still listed in one place in the Registry while the other does not have them (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrestoSoft\ExamDiff Pro\Recent Sessions vs. the items under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrestoSoft\ExamDiff Pro\Settings).

Yahoo Serious · Post by **Yahoo Serious** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:47 am

Okay, so it seems you still have to fix this part? (Or do I have to correct my registry?)

Post by **psguru** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:04 am

There's no fix for that. You need to correct your registry manually in case you don't see some sessions in the MRU lists.