VW2017 - Script Palettes don´t change upon changing drawings

[bjoerka]

I opened a file that contains a script palette with one script.

When i open a second drawing or make a new one, the palette of the first drawing is still visible.

Clockwise when i switch from the second drawing to the first one the palettes of the second are visible in the first drawing.

Bug or feature?

 

See also the screenrecording.

ScriptPalette.mp4

[bjoerka]

as an addition to my first post...

the more drawings you have opened at the same time, the more script palettes stay on the screen, regardless which drawing is the active one.

this aplies also to worksheets .-( 

the one that can be seen in the screenshot belongs to the drawing "Untitled 4"

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2016 by bjoerka

[Pat Stanford]

I'm not seeing this on either VW2016 or VW2017.  (Update:  Sorry I missed the title that this is 2017, I was going from the 2016 in your signature. 

 

Have you tried restarting VW?  What about restarting the computer? When did you start seeing this? What service pack are you running? I believe SP5 has been released. (Update:  Sorry I missed the title that this is 2017, I was going from the 2016 in your signature. I think 2017 has SP1 already released)

 

If none of these solve the problem I suggest you delete and let let VW recreate you preferences file.

[bjoerka]

This only happens in VW2017 SP1

Both have been restarted several times, VW and Macbook

I´ll check deleting the prefs and see what will happen

[bjoerka]

i guess i know what brings this behauvior up.

the template file that we use was created in vw2015, then migrated to vw2016 und now migrated to vw2017

 

when i create an empty file in 2017 and after that create a script palette or worksheet, these behave like expected when you switch to another drawing

 

i´ll try to figure out what happens when i open the template file of vw2015 directly in 2017...

[bjoerka]

did a few tests...

deleted the prefs and license file

then open vw2017

make a new drawing "Create Blank Document"

via the resource browser add a script palette wit a script. enter something. keep the palette open

add a worksheet with the settings that are shown in the dialog

save the file as a new template

quit and restart vw

make a new file with the saved template

make a second one

move the palettes and the worksheet around and flip between the to drawings

with me he palettes and worksheets are visible all the time....

[bjoerka]

and a final conclusion...

this does not happen when i work with the internal display of my macbook

when a second display is connected and both screens are used, the scriptpalettes keep visible when switching through the documents. worksheets are only shown in the active document.

when i close the lid of the macbook script palettes and worksheets are visible through all documents that are openend

[bjoerka]

bringing this up again.

@Jim - could you or the team rebuild this?

[rDesign]

@bjoerka- have you tried installing 2017 SP2 to see if it fixes this? I believe it was released earlier today.

Edited November 22, 2016 by rDesign

[bjoerka]

when checking for updates vw tells me that it is up to date :-(

no sp2 for me...

[rDesign]

Maybe you can download it directly from here:

http://www.vectorworks.net/support/downloads/product-updates

 

I see now that only the English version has been released, I now see that you're in Germany.

Edited November 22, 2016 by rDesign

[PVA - Admin]

It's live for the base nonlocalized version. If any users are on versions localized by a distributor they may have to wait.

[bjoerka]

i am nonlocalized .-)

 

yes, germany is correct, but we use the international version on all of our workstations.

 

i´ll check tomorow in the office if sp2 adresses these issues. right now it´s time for a glass of red wine .-)

[bjoerka]

this is still the same behaviour with sp2...