[Bf-committers] FW: console window back to appear

[Doug Hammond]

I like that idea.

More commonly though we want the console log for any python back-trace, and
having the addon info there keeps it in the same place and is less of a
process/ordeal for the user to deal with.

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com>wrote:

> We could have the 'Help -> System Info' script loop over addons and
> include strings from an info() function.
> this way you can ask users for 'System Info' output, its overkill just
> for the version but there are probably other paths useful to include.
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Doug Hammond
> <doug.hammond at luxrender.net> wrote:
> > The LuxRender addon prints version info to console at startup. Will I
> have
> > to silence the addon now? I'd rather not, since when asking users to
> report
> > issues, it is important we get as much info as possible from their
> console
> > outputs.
> >
> > Doug,
> >
> > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Alexander Kuznetso <kuzsasha at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Before the checking code was before python initialization. Now it is
> after
> >> due to taskbar problem of early hiding of the window.
> >> Also I think it is fine if console stays when Python error occurs, so
> user
> >> would be notified.
> >>
> >> Sent from my phone
> >>
> >> On May 10, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Yousef Hurfoush <bat3a at msn.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> I haven't tried these yet, but if any code manages to print anything
> to
> >> >> the console before the checking code is triggered then the console
> >> >> doesn't close.
> >> >
> >> > previously that was OK and did not trigger the console windows even
> with
> >> errors, what happened???
> >> >
> >> >> index visualiser has currently an error, which gets printed to the
> >> >> console, thus prevents the console from being closed. Do check any of
> >> >> the other addons if they print anything during startup (imo they
> >> >> shouldn't if there are no errors).
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > they do print.
> >> >
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