[plt-scheme] Re: new bug test results for the intermittent file explorer hanging problem previously reported

As a workaround until that time, try running this in DrScheme. It
should change your file dialog boxes to use Scheme-implemented ones
that probably don't suffer from this problem (they are completely
different, tho).

You may need to restart drscheme.

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#lang scheme
(require framework)
(preferences:set 'framework:file-dialogs 'common)
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hth,
Robby

2009/12/9 Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu>:
> It seems likely to me that DrScheme is doing something wrong here,
> probably in the way it uses threads to keep the event loop for the file
> dialog separate from DrScheme's main event loop.
>
> Benjamin: I very much appreciate your detailed bug report.
> Unfortunately, I've never found the time (including tracking down the
> right version of Windows) to investigate this further.
>
> Currently, I'm looking to the MrEd re-write the way to address this
> problem. In the short run, the rewrite will create entirely new
> problems, but I think we at least know better how to handle event loops
> and avoid the problem that is likely behind the file-dialog bug. I just
> need about 3 more months...
>
> Matthew
>
> At Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:01:13 +0100, Laurent wrote:
>> Apparently Windows is to blame indeed.
>> However it's strange that for me this bug only occurs in DrScheme and in no
>> other app that I have.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 17:20, Thomas Holubar <scheme at phirho.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Benjamin!
>> >
>> > If I am not mistaken the Dialog you're referring to is a native system
>> > dialog. So the problem would be a Windows responsibility.
>> >
>> > Actually I've had (and sporadically have) similar issues with the Windows
>> > explorer. If you search for <Windows explorer not responding> on the web
>> > you'll see that this is quite common.
>> >
>> > HTH,
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
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