[Mono-winforms-list] Starting Form on top of Child Form Issue - Mono 2.4.2.3 with SUSE 11
Steve
utnsteve at gmail.com
Mon Nov 30 22:56:00 EST 2009
Yes, I used the same libgdiplus version and tried all different versions I
could find, but alas nothing seemed to solved it, until the move to openSuse
11.2...
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Petit Eric <surfzoid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Did you have same version of libgdiplus ?
>
> 2009/11/30 Steve <utnsteve at gmail.com>:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Well, you'll be glad to know that it does not seem to be a Mono issue.
> >
> > SLES 11 and openSUSE 11.1 had that Starting Form on top issue.
> > But when we used a fresh install of openSUSE 11.2, everything worked
> > beautifully using the current release of Mono 2.4.2.3
> >
> > I am not sure why, I'm guessing it could be something to do with the
> > specific hardware currently in use as when we tried on different hardware
> > configuration, everything worked fine in openSUSE 11.1 and Mono 2.4.2.3
> >
> > For you information, this is the hardware that causes issue with version
> 11
> > and 11.1:
> > Intel Atom N270 (945GSE + ICH7) with Intel GMA 950 type of system.
> >
> > Maybe a Gnome pre-2.28 or driver issue... unsure...
> >
> > Since we dictate what OS goes with our software it does not create an
> issue
> > for us anymore...
> >
> > Thanks for your help on this issue.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Petit Eric <surfzoid at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> How are you playing with ShowDialog(); you use this as Container or
> >> anything else, your winforms are TopMost or not in their property, do
> >> you have something about this.MdiChildren and this.Parent ?
> >>
> >> 2009/11/26 Steve <utnsteve at gmail.com>:
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > As Jonathan mentioned, we downloaded Mono 2.6, including the latest
> >> > MonoDevelop from the site link provided.
> >> >
> >> > Unfortunately, it has not solved our problem of the Starting Form
> >> > getting
> >> > stuck on top randomly. I really wished it was not random...
> >> >
> >> > We are compiling our program code in OpenSUSE 11.1 with Mono and
> >> > MonoDevelop. Should we compile it another way?
> >> >
> >> > Maybe the "ShowDialog() method" is not working for us in Mono, is
> there
> >> > an
> >> > alternative method that would achieve the same results and is known to
> >> > work
> >> > in Mono?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for all your replies so far.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Steve
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Jonathan Pobst <monkey at jpobst.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> 2.7 would mean getting the Mono source from SVN and compiling it
> >> >> yourself.
> >> >>
> >> >> Instead, you can grab the 2.6 preview installer from here and see if
> it
> >> >> fixes it:
> >> >>
> >> >> http://mono.ximian.com/monobuild/preview/download-preview/
> >> >>
> >> >> Jonathan
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hi All,
> >> >>> Thank you for your replies.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Can you provide me with a link to the Mono JIT Compiler version 2.7?
> >> >>> Can only find version 2.4.2.3...
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Once I know where to get it from, I'll compile and do some testing
> and
> >> >>> will le tyou know the results.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Cheers.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:25 AM, Petit Eric <surfzoid at gmail.com
> >> >>> <mailto:surfzoid at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> you could also try to upgrade mono , no ?
> >> >>> Mono JIT compiler version 2.7
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 2009/11/23 Carlos Alberto Cortez <calberto.cortez at gmail.com
> >> >>> <mailto:calberto.cortez at gmail.com>>:
> >> >>> > That seems like a bug. We have a lot of bug fixes in the new
> >> >>> upcoming
> >> >>> > versions, but it would of of great help if you could provide a
> >> >>> test case or
> >> >>> > a VC# solution so we can test.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Carlos.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > 2009/11/23 utneflyte <utnsteve at gmail.com
> >> >>> <mailto:utnsteve at gmail.com>>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Hi All,
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> I am using Mono 2.4.2.3 on OpenSUSE 11.1 and SUSE Linux
> >> >>> Enterprise 11
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> I have a kiosk application created with VS2008, compiled in
> >> >>> MonoDevelop on
> >> >>> >> OpenSUSE 11.1 and then exported to the machine running SUSE
> and
> >> >>> Mono.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> All forms are of a fixed size taking the full aspect of the
> >> >>> screen. Screen
> >> >>> >> resolution 800x600 and so is all form sizes.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> I only have 1 issue left... and need community help.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> The first form (Starting Form) of the program, thus the one
> >> >>> that
> >> >>> should
> >> >>> >> always be under all other forms... sometimes appears as the
> >> >>> top-most form.
> >> >>> >> When it does, that form is inactive (in a frozen state) and
> the
> >> >>> only way
> >> >>> >> to
> >> >>> >> close it is via ALT-F4. Once it's closed, we can see the
> form
> >> >>> that the
> >> >>> >> user
> >> >>> >> clicked to try to open the other form.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> There is a need to open forms using ShowDialog() method.
> >> >>> Actually i am
> >> >>> >> using, frm.Owner = this; frm.ShowDialog(this); where frm is
> the
> >> >>> child form
> >> >>> >> to open depending on user action (e.g. button press). That
> way,
> >> >>> there can
> >> >>> >> be
> >> >>> >> 10-15 forms open one after another in a hierarchy. but, as
> all
> >> >>> form are
> >> >>> >> displayed using ShowDialog() method, there can be at most one
> >> >>> direct child
> >> >>> >> form open at any given time from a parent form. Also, that
> >> >>> child
> >> >>> form can
> >> >>> >> open another child form too. This is how navigation goes.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> When the Starting Form on-top stuck issue happens, it occurs
> >> >>> randomly when
> >> >>> >> a
> >> >>> >> user clicks and the program opens a form on top of the
> current
> >> >>> form. It
> >> >>> >> doesn't matter what is on the form loading or the form that
> it
> >> >>> comes from.
> >> >>> >> It is random, the user could be clicking very slowly, one
> click
> >> >>> per minute
> >> >>> >> or 10 clicks per second, it occurs so randomly...
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Anyone experience this type of behavior and have a
> >> >>> >> solution/work-around/different manner that should be used to
> >> >>> open these
> >> >>> >> forms?
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Looking forward to your replies.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Thank you.
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