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    Problems with (de)compression when minimised to tray ?

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      Charles Botz @TBGBe
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      Once in a while it will hang and not complete when I’m compressing multiple files with cab or 7-zip, but it does not happen every time. I don’t remember it happening with BH, but I’ll test that again later……

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        deipotent @Charles Botz
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        As Charles says, it doesn’t happen all the time.

        One other problem is that the tray icon is blank when first minimized, as shown by the first attached image.

        After the progress had been updated (showed 56%), the tray icon was half drawn, as shown by the second attached image.

        When the operation completed, the tray icon was updated and correctly drawn.

        Related to the other problem with the tooltip percentage staying at 0%, it appears that it is not updated frequently enough. I say this because during a long operation, the percentage was only updated once (ie. 56%)

        EDIT: On a different note regarding this forum - How come attached images are not displayed in thread if you attach more than one image ?
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          TBGBe @deipotent
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          @deipotent:

          One other problem is that the tray icon is blank when first minimized, … After the progress had been updated (showed 56%), the tray icon was half drawn…
          When the operation completed, the tray icon was updated and correctly drawn.

          I don’t think this is a problem. To me the filling of the tray icon with colour is a graphical representation of the progress - cute :p

          The tooltip appears to be updated for each format EXCEPT zip.
          This is a “simple” bug… the 7Zip works and that is by far the slowest format which returns control to PA for “progress update”.

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            deipotent @TBGBe
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            @TBGBe:

            I don’t think this is a problem. To me the filling of the tray icon with colour is a graphical representation of the progress - cute :p

            I hadn’t thought of it like that :D

            @TBGBe:

            The tooltip appears to be updated for each format EXCEPT zip.
            This is a “simple” bug… the 7Zip works and that is by far the slowest format which returns control to PA for “progress update”.

            In my example I was compressing to ZIP format, although the tooltip only updated once.

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              TBGBe @deipotent
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              @deipotent:

              In my example I was compressing to ZIP format, although the tooltip only updated once.

              Yes, that is Klumy’s thread
              See http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums…p=3248#post3248

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                spwolf conexware @TBGBe
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                So does it actually not work sometimes? It never happened to me so if it doesnt work let me know.

                As to the icon, yes - it draws as progress bar (partially), and % is also same as in progress bar, that includes zip (which is based on number of files and not actual bytes being compressed).

                thanks

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                  deipotent @spwolf
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                  Re. my original point, it does work sometimes, but occassionally the (de)compression will not complete when minimised to tray. I haven’t managed reproducible steps yet though.

                  I would recommend checking the code.

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                    spwolf conexware @deipotent
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                    @deipotent:

                    Re. my original point, it does work sometimes, but occassionally the (de)compression will not complete when minimised to tray. I haven’t managed reproducible steps yet though.

                    I would recommend checking the code.

                    Is it compression or uncompression? Zip or other formats as well? Most of these things are completly unrelated, so it has to be something specific. If it is compression, what happens with the file being compressed?

                    thanks,

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                      deipotent @spwolf
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                      It was compression to the ZIP format. All that happened was that the compression operation stoppped and the archive was intact, but incomplete.

                      I will do some more tests to see if I can reproduce and get back to you with more info.

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                        TBGBe @spwolf
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                        @spwolf:

                        As to the icon, yes - it draws as progress bar (partially), and % is also same as in progress bar, that includes zip (which is based on number of files and not actual bytes being compressed).

                        But in Klumy’s thread
                        http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums…p=3248#post3248

                        The tray icon is “filling up” (even for single file compression) whereas the tooltip always shows 0% :confused:

                        Here it is off topic so we should follow up on that thread (different “problem”).

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                          spwolf conexware @TBGBe
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                          @TBGBe:

                          But in Klumy’s thread
                          http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums…p=3248#post3248

                          The tray icon is “filling up” (even for single file compression) whereas the tooltip always shows 0% :confused:

                          Here it is off topic so we should follow up on that thread (different “problem”).

                          Yes, i noticed that later on - i thought it was zip thing that he was talking about. Will check it out.

                          thanks,

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