GUI Composer, project is shown but can't get it re-started

Update: I found that if I create a new project using the MultiTab project template, things are still broken.  But if I create a new project selecting the Simple project template, my original project shows up.

Hmmmm...

Something might got corrupted. Try removing the .GUIComposer folder in your workspace, restart CCS and create the project again.

If things still not working for you, we can try to use an external Chrome browser to debug the internal application and see if there is any error in the chrome debugger console view.

Regards,
Patrick

BTW. How did you get the project into the GUI Composer editor? Did you copy from the file system or using the import feature?

I created this GUI from the GUI Composer "Create new project", and had used the "Simple" template selection.  Everything was built from the menu system.  Nothing was imported or copied from elsewhere.

I had worked for days making small changes, saving often.  As I gained more confidence with the Composer, I started saving less often.. 

Yesterday I made a number of changes, including adding Content Panes and changing background colors.  I ran into the editing problem, and shut down (press the X in the GUI Composer tab), and that's when I lost the ability to bring the project back up when I started CSS and opened my project then the GUI Composer.

When my project came back up this morning, all those changes were gone.  I'm now back to "make one change and save" mode.

If you run into the same issue again, if you don't mind, can you zip up the .GUIComposer folder and attach it here or you can send it to me in a private channel. I can take a look at your project and see what might have cause the issue.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,
Patrick

It seems that when I add a Content Pane or Title Pane is when it gets unhappy.

I'm running into it a lot when trying to move buttons, text boxes, and vertical scroll bars from the main background into a pane.

5635.MotorInterfaceCheck.zip

I use default directories and settings.  My GUI Composer workspace is a folder in the selected TI CCS workspace folder.  ("../TICCworkspace_v6_0/.GUIComposerWS/...)

I imported your project, unfortunately I am not able to see the issue that you having. I also tried to created my own project with the ContentPane and TilePane, still can't reproduce it.

For the project that you have attached here, is it the bad project or just a sample project that you are working on?

It is the problem project.

Add a couple of text boxes to the main edit area.  Select and Cut them.  Select a Container pane.  Paste them into the container, then move some other controls around, then go back to the added text boxes and move them close together and close to a container edge, but still completely visible. That is when I see the most issues.

I see exception when using the ctrl key. Are you using the keyboard to copy and paste the widget?

Now that you mention it, yes, that is my preferred method.

OK. what if you don't use the keyboard to copy and past and use the context menu. Do you still see issue?

I like to confirm whether the ctrl key is the cause of this issue.

Thanks.

Yes.

I have a Value Button on a Control Pane that is right under a Label.  When I use the left-click to try and move the button, I can get into a mode where I see the 4 arrow icon.  I let the mouse button up, then I click on another graphic (like another button or text box somewhere) the cursor becomes the normal single arrow.

But when I try to click on the moved button, the GUI no longer seems to see the object.  So I use the left-click again to "surround" the button, and suddenly it is now selected.  But when I try to use the left-click to move it this time, it doesn't move the button icon, but instead does the "select an area" task.

I just noticed that if I make the moved button large enough (like 4x the original size), then the mouse left-click does select the button icon object again.  I see the problem only when 2 graphical objects are near each other.

Other odd behavior with GUI Composer:

Install Project: Have a GUI project that you want to save from the Design view to a CSS project.  In the GUI Composer, select Save (at the top left), then select the Install Project icon.

If you type a name and then Enter before selecting OK, it saves fine.
But if you type a name and select OK (without Enter), it comes up and shows a "Save Files" window that says "There are unsaved files.  Please press one of the following: ....".  It also indicates I'm trying to do an export, which I am not.

Tab Container: Have a 2 tab container.  In Design view, the selected tab starts out as highlighted.  If you press the other tab without doing anything else, the tab text highlight indicating selected, but the tab contents don't change.  But if I select the Content Pane of the Tab Container first, then when I select the tab it does change to the tab contents.  But the first time coming back from running the application, it DOES switch properly.

This is an extremely powerful and useful GUI, but really needs more testing.  There are a number of features that show as useful, but don't seem to do anything yet.  Example: text-align seems to work, but vertical-align doesn't.