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07/12/2025

10:08 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> 9055a fixes the regression mentioned in #10216-53. Please review.
Thanks, looks good. Constantin Asofiei

10:03 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

9055a fixes the regression mentioned in #10216-53. Please review. Hynek Cihlar

07/10/2025

09:08 AM Bug #10242: Editor content placed too high

Delia Mitric wrote:
> *Eugenie*, I have a question..
> Do we need to keep the artificial modality of calculating th... Eugenie Lyzenko

03:46 AM Bug #10242: Editor content placed too high

*Eugenie*, I have a question..
Do we need to keep the artificial modality of calculating the fontDescent and refine ... Delia Mitric

08:09 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

> Greg, could you help me please to clarify this? Thank you!
I think you are asking Vladimir to answer this? Greg Shah

02:55 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

The method @writeString@ is private, as you can see in the code:... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

07/09/2025

01:05 PM Feature #9055 (Review): server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

9055a is ready for review. Hynek Cihlar

10:54 AM Bug #9916 (WIP): FILL-IN: date format: incorrect condition for triggering normalization of third ...

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> There are ChUI regressions.
The change in 9916a is incorrect, now I am in the process of fixi... Vladimir Tsichevski

10:49 AM Bug #9916: FILL-IN: date format: incorrect condition for triggering normalization of third component

There are ChUI regressions. Hynek Cihlar

04:16 AM Bug #9916 (Internal Test): FILL-IN: date format: incorrect condition for triggering normalization...

Code review 9916a. The changes look good. Please go ahead with GUI regression testing, I will run ChUI tests. Hynek Cihlar

07/07/2025

05:48 PM Bug #10266: Incorrect Input Handling in Grouped CHARACTER FILL-INs

In OE, multiple @FILL-IN@ widgets of @CHARACTER@ type can be grouped, allowing text entered into one @FILL-IN@ to wra... Vladimir Tsichevski

05:46 PM Bug #10266 (WIP): Incorrect Input Handling in Grouped CHARACTER FILL-INs

Vladimir Tsichevski

04:50 PM Bug #7144: Entering multibyte characters in a FILL-IN causes client to abend

I was not able to reproduce anything like this. This was most probably fixed in rev. 15697. Vladimir Tsichevski

07/04/2025

09:16 AM Bug #10249: Numeric FILL-IN in ChUI Mode: Decimal Delimiter Input Discrepancies

In OE character mode, within a @FILL-IN@ tied to a numeric variable, when a user inputs a character corresponding to ... Vladimir Tsichevski

09:09 AM Bug #10249 (New): Numeric FILL-IN in ChUI Mode: Decimal Delimiter Input Discrepancies

Vladimir Tsichevski

07/03/2025

04:59 PM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc wrote:
> Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> > h3. UTFDataFormatException in EDITOR with Long Text
... Vladimir Tsichevski

02:44 AM Bug #10242: Editor content placed too high

Here is a testcase:... Delia Mitric

02:36 AM Bug #10242 (New): Editor content placed too high

Delia Mitric

07/02/2025

09:00 AM Bug #4135 (Test): high dpi screens display in low dpi

Branch 4135c was merged to trunk rev 16018 and archived. Sergey Ivanovskiy

08:33 AM Bug #4135 (Merge Pending): high dpi screens display in low dpi

Please merge 4135c to trunk. Hynek Cihlar

08:28 AM Bug #4135: high dpi screens display in low dpi

Yes, the changes are done only for p2j.perf_tests.js. So I tested Hotel Gui in the virtual desktop mode. Sergey Ivanovskiy

07:12 AM Bug #4135: high dpi screens display in low dpi

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Hynek, could this branch 4135c with minor changes be merged into the trunk? The current r... Hynek Cihlar

07:09 AM Bug #4135: high dpi screens display in low dpi

Hynek, could this branch 4135c with minor changes be merged into the trunk? The current rev 4135c is 16018. Sergey Ivanovskiy

07:13 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

Alex, I redid #9985-17, but is exactly the same with the one posted here. Paula Păstrăguș

07/01/2025

09:16 AM Bug #9916: FILL-IN: date format: incorrect condition for triggering normalization of third component

9916a rebased to the latest trunk, rev. 16014. Please, review. Vladimir Tsichevski

07:13 AM Bug #10236: Side label for a widget isn't displayed when parent frame is defined using n DOWN, ...

Here is a testcase:... Delia Mitric

07:10 AM Bug #10236 (Test): Side label for a widget isn't displayed when parent frame is defined using n...

Delia Mitric

06/30/2025

05:04 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

Ionut/Vladimir, regarding @UTFDataFormatException@, also consider #10193, task reported by a customer.
In that case... Andrei Iacob

04:52 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> h3. UTFDataFormatException in EDITOR with Long Text
>
> When an @EDITOR@ contains te... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

04:11 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

*Paula*, mind that FWD trunk has now a change for high dpi screens (#4135). The change is in trunk, but the task is i... Alexandru Lungu

06/27/2025

08:04 AM Bug #10085 (Review): Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

I've fixed scenarios 4 and 5.
*Committed 10085a revision 16002.*
Please review, Vladimir Tsichevski! Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

06:12 AM Bug #10085 (WIP): Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

*Scenario 4:*
1. Insert some text into an editor, e.g., a.
2. "CTRL + X" on selected text.
3. Insert some text int... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

06:07 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

> Ctrl-Z Undo Fails in EDITOR After Cut and Paste
I have fixed this issue.
>You probably forget to push the reb... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

07:53 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

> Alex, let me know if you'd like the chart extended beyond 45 characters
Not really, I wanted to know if there is... Alexandru Lungu

07:26 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

I regenerated the chart, and here’s the updated version using lengths up to *45* characters:
!ratio2.png!
Below... Paula Păstrăguș

03:40 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

Sure, do you want me to include only lowercase words, only uppercase or mixed ones? Paula Păstrăguș

03:35 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

Paula, can you redo #9985-11, but also include texts till ~50 length? Some fill-ins and editors allow the input of na... Alexandru Lungu

06/26/2025

04:50 PM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc wrote:
> I did rebase to the trunk. The commit revision has changed to the *16000*
You prob... Vladimir Tsichevski

04:45 PM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

h3. Ctrl-Z Undo Fails in EDITOR After Cut and Paste
1. In an @EDITOR@, insert text (e.g., @a@).
2. Select the tex... Vladimir Tsichevski

04:23 PM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

h3. UTFDataFormatException in EDITOR with Long Text
When an @EDITOR@ contains text longer than 65535 characters, t... Vladimir Tsichevski

07:17 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

I can help with running harness or smoketest if needed. Lorian Sandu

07:16 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

I'd like to start testing my changes in the customer app. What instructions are best to use? Also, which person is th... Hynek Cihlar

05:37 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

And yes, my assumption was correct: FWD tends to *underestimate* the width of words written entirely in *uppercase*. ... Paula Păstrăguș

05:25 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

I also compared how much FWD is off compared to JS for that particular batch of words (lowercase only words).
!pi... Paula Păstrăguș

04:29 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

I also noticed that changing @RenderingHints@ between @VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON@ and @VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_OFF@ does n... Paula Păstrăguș

04:21 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

Here's the chart you suggested where:
!ratio-chart.png!
* min: is the lowest ratio observed among words of the ... Paula Păstrăguș

06/25/2025

02:46 PM Bug #10212: FILL-IN for DECIMAL Variable: Incorrect DELETE-CHARACTER Handling in ChUI Mode

*Steps to Reproduce*:
# Create a @FILL-IN@ for a @DECIMAL@ variable with the default DECIMAL format.
# Run the ap... Vladimir Tsichevski

02:37 PM Bug #10212 (New): FILL-IN for DECIMAL Variable: Incorrect DELETE-CHARACTER Handling in ChUI Mode

Vladimir Tsichevski

08:48 AM Bug #9855 (Test): Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Greg Shah

08:42 AM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> Please go ahead and merge 9855a.
Merged as trunk rev. 16001. Vladimir Tsichevski

07:23 AM Bug #9855 (Merge Pending): Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Please go ahead and merge 9855a. Hynek Cihlar

07:21 AM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> 9855a passed ChUI regression tests.
I think, this change can be merged then. Vladimir Tsichevski

03:32 AM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

9855a passed ChUI regression tests. Hynek Cihlar

08:22 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

I think the best kind of visualization would be by comparing JS to Swing (non-antialiased). What we do now is to comp... Alexandru Lungu

06:08 AM Bug #9985: Incorrect text width calculation when metrics are not cached

In the current implementation of FWD, we rely on Java Swing to measure the text width, while the actual rendering hap... Paula Păstrăguș

06/24/2025

01:33 PM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> > Done in 9855a rev. 16000.
>
> The line @final byte[] orderB... Vladimir Tsichevski

01:10 PM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> Done in 9855a rev. 16000.
The line @final byte[] orderBytes = date.getDateComponentO... Hynek Cihlar

12:53 PM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> # Conduct a similar investigation for @datetime@ and @datetime-tz@ formats. I will crea... Vladimir Tsichevski

12:25 PM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> > Code review 9855a.
> >
> > The changes look good. Please al... Vladimir Tsichevski

11:55 AM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> I need to ask somebody to run ChUI regression test on my behalf, since this does not wo... Hynek Cihlar

11:34 AM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> Code review 9855a.
>
> The changes look good. Please also regression test ChUI beside GUI.
... Vladimir Tsichevski

05:45 AM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

+Hynek Hynek Cihlar

05:33 AM Bug #9855: Date FILL-IN: adjusts DATE format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

Code review 9855a.
The changes look good. Please also regression test ChUI beside GUI.
Anything left? Should th... Hynek Cihlar

12:53 PM Bug #10197: Datetime, datetime-tz FILL-IN: adjusts DATETIME format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT order

When a @DATETIME@ or @DATETIME-TZ@ variable’s FORMAT is specified (e.g., @d:FORMAT = "99/99.9999"@), FWD should align... Vladimir Tsichevski

12:43 PM Bug #10197 (New): Datetime, datetime-tz FILL-IN: adjusts DATETIME format to SESSION:DATE-FORMAT o...

Vladimir Tsichevski

05:42 AM Bug #9873: FILL-IN: client crashes on CTRL-SHIFT-LEFT or CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHT

+Hynek Hynek Cihlar

05:41 AM Bug #9873 (Internal Test): FILL-IN: client crashes on CTRL-SHIFT-LEFT or CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHT

Code review 9873a. The changes look good.
What testing needs to be done? Hynek Cihlar

06/23/2025

09:37 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

I did rebase to the trunk. The commit revision has changed to the *16000*
Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

02:37 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

Hi Vladimir, I know this task isn't a top priority, but if you get a chance, could you please take a look at it? Than... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

06/20/2025

07:43 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

Great!
Hynek: keep going with your plan and we will need to test that application once you have enough implemented. Greg Shah

06/19/2025

02:38 PM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

Greg Shah wrote:
> Please check with Lorian who is working on those report tasks. If that code is executed in the a... Lorian Sandu

12:14 PM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

I created 9055a and checked in the early work. The branch allows non-alert box @MESSAGE@ executed in server context. Hynek Cihlar

12:13 PM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

Hynek Cihlar wrote:
> Greg Shah wrote:
> > Please check with Lorian who is working on those report tasks. If that ... Hynek Cihlar

12:13 PM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

+Lorian Hynek Cihlar

05:52 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

Greg Shah wrote:
> Please check with Lorian who is working on those report tasks. If that code is executed in the a... Hynek Cihlar

05:40 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

Please check with Lorian who is working on those report tasks. If that code is executed in the appserver agent, then... Greg Shah

04:30 AM Feature #9055: server-side processing of client platform dependencies in the UI

Greg, I was under an impression this issue was to allow some limited set of UI statements in business logic running i... Hynek Cihlar

04:12 AM Bug #10085 (Review): Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

04:12 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

I've fixed this issue. Everything looks ok when pressing "CTRL + V" and "CTRL + Z".
*Committed 10085a revision 159... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

03:33 AM Bug #10085: Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

*Scenario 3:*
1. Insert some text into an editor, e.g., a.
2. Select the text and copy with "CTRL + C".
3. Delet... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

03:27 AM Bug #10085 (WIP): Fix offset cursor when pressing (CTRL+V) in an editor

I found another scenario.
*Scenario 2:*
1. Insert some text into an editor, e.g., a.
2. Select the text and copy w... Ionut-Mihai Simioniuc

06/18/2025

01:52 AM Bug #6282: Combo-box VALUE-CHANGED

Vladimir Tsichevski wrote:
> Seems, this issue does not exist anymore (trunk rev. 15969).
>
> Marian, can you con... Marian Edu

06/17/2025

06:27 PM Feature #3244: implement search-by-key in SELECTION-LIST

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Currently, SELECTION-LIST does not allow switching elements when a key matching the firs... Vladimir Tsichevski

06:17 PM Bug #6245: SELECTION-LIST: the first item is not initially highlighted in Swing ChUI

This issue still exists (trunk rev. 15969). Vladimir Tsichevski

05:51 PM Bug #6249: SELECTION-LIST: lookup items beginning with SPACE issue

Issue still exists (trunk rev. 15969). Vladimir Tsichevski

05:43 PM Bug #6250: SELECTION-LIST: declaring event trigger does not suppress normal event processing

Issue still exists (trunk rev. 15969). Vladimir Tsichevski

05:43 PM Bug #6258 (Closed): SELECTION-LIST: Swing ChUI: SPACE and arrow buttons processing

Greg Shah

05:13 PM Bug #6258 (Internal Test): SELECTION-LIST: Swing ChUI: SPACE and arrow buttons processing

I cannot reproduce nothing similar anymore, so this issue can be closed. Vladimir Tsichevski

05:28 PM Bug #6254: SELECTION-LIST: horizontal scrollbar is always inactive

Update: now (trunk. rev. 15969) scrollbar is active, but works incorrectly: it is possible to scroll right too far. S... Vladimir Tsichevski

05:06 PM Bug #6282: Combo-box VALUE-CHANGED

Seems, this issue does not exist anymore (trunk rev. 15969).
Marian, can you confirm this, or create a demo exampl... Vladimir Tsichevski

10:54 AM Bug #4135 (Internal Test): high dpi screens display in low dpi

Code review 4135c. The changes look good. Hynek Cihlar

06/16/2025

04:25 PM Bug #10166: OE Bug: Unpredictable Sorting of Equal Items in Sorted Selection Lists and Combo Boxes

**Warning**: This task is for documentation purposes only and outlines the OE behavior, which is *unpredictable* and ... Vladimir Tsichevski

04:18 PM Bug #10166 (New): OE Bug: Unpredictable Sorting of Equal Items in Sorted Selection Lists and Comb...

Vladimir Tsichevski