Double-invocation hides the first window

[RodBarnes]

I had an instance of Audacity open and it was minimized. Forgetting I had it open, I opened another one and this one went immediately to the task bar -- no window appeared, not even the splash screen. Clicking on the taskbar icon of the second instance, nothing appears. Clicking on the instance of the first one restores that window. If you close the first instance, the second instance still doesn't bring up a window -- sort of. Actually, you'll find that the window is positioned off of screen to the left.

If you right-click the taskbar button, the Size and Move options aren't enabled. If you right-click the taskbar button and Maximize, then right-click and Restore, the Size/Move are enabled and you can then move it back onto visible desktop. You can then close that window.

If, instead of the above steps, you just right-click and close that instance, the window positions are store and the next time you open a new instance you get nothing but the splash screen because the window is still not in visible space.

Running Vista x64, nVidia 9800 GT dual monitor.

[kozikowski]

<<<I had an instance of Audacity...>>>

Exactly which Audacity was that?

Koz

[RodBarnes]

v1.3.9 is the version I am testing.

[steve]

Try closing all instances of Audacity and rebooting the computer. If Audacity still does not open correctly you will need to reset the Audacity Preferences: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... defaults_2

[Edgar]

v1.3.9 is the version I am testing.

Hi Rod!

I have been working to repair this issue. The version you have of Audacity may not have the corrected code. If possible, could I ask you to do me a small favor? Before resetting it, open your audacity configuration file (on Vista it should be located here: C:UsersUserAppDataRoamingAudacity -- replace "User" with your username) in a text editor and find the section related to Window, paste that into a reply to this. Mine looks like this:

[Window]
X=202
Y=350
Width=1286
Height=316
Maximized=0
Normal_X=202
Normal_Y=350
Normal_Width=1286
Normal_Height=316
Iconized=0

Also before resetting it, try using the most current version of Audacity available here:

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... s_Binaries

this should work even with a hosed configuration file.

[RodBarnes]

Here's the [Window] section:

Code: Select all

[Window]
Width=768
Height=486
Maximized=0
X=426
Y=117

Mine shows none of the other entries which yours listed. I will try the latest binaries from the link you provided.

[RodBarnes]

FYI: You can recover the "hidden" window by right-clicking on the taskbar button, selecting "Move", then press a cursor key. This ties the window to your mouse and you can drag it back into visible space. In my case, the hidden window is always this size:

[RodBarnes]

Also before resetting it, try using the most current version of Audacity...

I got the 1.3.10 alpha and it does not exhibit this behavior. It appears to be corrected. I get two independent windows, neither of which is hidden.

[Edgar]

Also before resetting it, try using the most current version of Audacity...

I got the 1.3.10 alpha and it does not exhibit this behavior. It appears to be corrected. I get two independent windows, neither of which is hidden.

This is good news, I don't think the problem will reoccur with the new version and your test lets me know that the new version will even resolve the problem when created by the old version.

Thank you for this report!