Properties window not showing up but still usable?

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AMTRAKwannabe

Norfolk & Western Lives
I started up the game yesterday and tried to edit some names on the re-nameable stations by gfisher, his PRR B-4 station to be exact. Well, to my surprise the properties window did not appear, I knew it was up because my arrow keys would not work when I tried to move the camera angle, so I hit the escape key and tried to edit it again, nothing, so I tried typing in the station name and hit enter, the name appeared. I tried the properties button form every tab on basically everything on the route, it's still in early WIP stages so it was quick and easy, then I placed a locomotive and tried it I still got nothing. I ran an EDR overnight to see if that would help, then I cleared out the cache and tried again today, same thing happened. I don't think I have any content with errors that would effect the properties menu, I get no red bug, and everything else works fine. Any ideas? I have not installed ANYTHING in the past 3 days, it's been a slow downloading week, I've been doing solid surveyor work.

Regards,
AMTRAKwannabe
 
I've tried it and I can edit the station name, however, initially I got the no dialog box/frozen movement symptom you got. I was about to give up actually, and tell you I got the same problem. And then in snapped into view all of a sudden after like 5 seconds. I can even change it if its layer is locked.
 
AMTRAKwannabe said:
What snapped into view? I'm lost, wait after you hit the '?' and it will pop up? I'm lost!
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The window we expect for the "?" tool snapped into view after 5 seconds. I am using TS12 btw and you?

I took an asset x look at this puppy, and although it validates for TS12, it is a TRS2004 asset which has some missing specs. The mesh refers to a "sign color." but there is no sign color.texture.txt file. There is also some bad tags in config.txt, so no wonder we are having trouble. It would basically need a TS2009/TS12 overhaul.

Since he has a completely open license on this, it may be someone else built another version under their own userid. Search teh description field for his username on the DLS.
 
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TS12 SP1 HF3(or whatever the latest is)

It is an old asset but I don't have a problem with it, the properties window doesn't display at all...
 
Fastest thing to do is look on DLS using the description = gfisher and see if someone has rebuilt this in light of the completely open license he gave.

He also made stand alone signs like this one: <KUID:106916:10356>

Also a B-2 depot <KUID:106916:10227>
 
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I know, I have 'em all, the properties window won't show at all though, for anything, I've had this asset ages, now errors no warnings, I just discovered the problem on that asset.
 
No, I can use the property window and name stuff, I just can't see the menu and go into more advanced settings on assets, I just discovered the problem on that asset, to clarify:

The properties window will not appear at all but I can still name things and edit them using keyboard commands. I just can't SEE the properties menu, FOR ANYTHING.
 
Compare your TS12/bin folder against your hard drive backup.

Also TS12/prebuilt/propertyobject.gs should be 8192 bytes.
 
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The dialog could be located outside of the visible screen area. The dialog positions are saved in the file <TrainzDirectory>\UserData\settings\driverdefaults.txt . Check the dialog-locations entries (1347179348 for my installation) for negative or extremely large values.

Peter
 
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p-dehnert said:
The dialog could be located outside of the visible screen area. The dialog positions are saved in the file <TrainzDirectory>\UserData\settings\driverdefaults.txt . Check the dialog-locations entries (1347179348 for my installation) for negative or extremely large values.

Peter
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excellent point
 
deneban said:
Compare your TS12/bin folder against your hard drive backup.

Also TS12/prebuilt/propertyobject.gs should be 8192 bytes.
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Would that convert to 6KB?

p-dehnert said:
The dialog could be located outside of the visible screen area. The dialog positions are saved in the file <TrainzDirectory>\UserData\settings\driverdefaults.txt . Check the dialog-locations entries (1347179348 for my installation) for negative or extremely large values.

Peter
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There's nothing there, could you post the code for how that would look in the config file?
 
AMTRAKwannabe said:
There's nothing there, could you post the code for how that would look in the config file?
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Wh-wh-what? THAT is the problem.

Ok then better get that from your hard drive backup (TS12/userdata/settings/driverdefaults.txt). If you use mine, you will screw up your system.

Here is my section on dialogue box locations, make sure all of these agree with your trainz window dimensions. I don't know which one is for the properties dialog :


dialog-locations
{
1397052500 "526.50,281.50,1393.50,798.50"
1346716722 "616.50,433.50,983.50,590.50"
1346716721 "591.50,433.50,1008.50,590.50"
1346716720 "790.00,489.00,1207.00,806.00"
1112036946 "495.00,163.00,1162.00,680.00"
1347179348 "404.00,157.00,1071.00,664.00"
1296908624 "20.00,60.00,1367.00,1004.00"
}
 
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