Functions Library

Robert Rioja · July 15, 2011, 03:31:00 PM

When I select the Functions Library tab along the bottom of the screen, I get nothing. It took several days of experimenting to discover that the Functions Library window was appearing outside of my monitor. If I position the mouse all the way to the right, I can just grab the left edge of the Functions Library window and then I can drag it to the left and onto my monitor. It was not this way when I first installed FF. Some setting must have changed and now the Functions Library default position is off screen.

Any ideas on how to solve this?

Robert

Paul Squires · July 15, 2011, 07:09:25 PM

I guess that you could manually edit the "FireFly.ini" file for this line:

InitPosition_CodeLibrary=0,0,0,0

Robert Rioja · July 21, 2011, 12:56:56 PM

I tried that but it made no difference. Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Robert

James Padgett · July 28, 2011, 07:18:33 AM

You might want to reinstall you graphics drivers...
I had a similar issue at work and when I looked at their graphics properties there was some missing string informaiton
in the description of the video card dialog box... all was well after a driver reinstall.

Do you see similar issues with any other programs?

Robert Rioja · July 28, 2011, 05:24:39 PM

I already tried reinstalling the driver. The problem appears only with FF. The Functions Library window opens in an imaginary place to the right of the screen. I have to place the cursor as far right as possible and then drag it to the left. This drags the Functions Library window to the left and onto the screen. But it is 3 or 4 times bugger than the screen so I have to grab one side and drag it towards the center to shrink it. After doing this several times I can see the entire window.

Robert

Paul Squires · July 28, 2011, 06:59:47 PM

You don't happen to be using a dual monitor setup by any chance are you?

Jim Dunn · July 28, 2011, 08:35:43 PM

(did you try changing your resolution higher and lower, lower and higher)

Robert Rioja · August 02, 2011, 10:12:00 AM

Yes, I am using dual monitors. I tried changing to every combination of resolutions, to no avail. I hate to say this, but the problem only appears with FF.

Robert

Jim Dunn · August 02, 2011, 10:21:27 AM

(remove one of the monitors, change to single monitor mode, open/close FireFly, then add 2nd monitor back)

Rolf Brandt · August 02, 2011, 12:53:38 PM

I use dual monitors too.

I usually shift the Functions Library window to the second monitor. As long as FF3 runs it always appears there. After I close and restart FF3 it appears again on the first monitor.

I changed the inivalue to:
InitPosition_CodeLibrary=1800,100,2500,700

Got it now always on the second monitor. if I change to
InitPosition_CodeLibrary=0,0,0,0

as Paul wrote above it shows up on the first monitor (with default values, I guess).

Robert Rioja · August 05, 2011, 02:17:15 PM

I tried everything that Jim and Rolf suggested. When I use a single monitor, the Functions Library window is to the right of my monitor (I can barely see the edge of it) but I cannot drag it into view. If I go back to dual monitors I can drag it to either screen. Changing the value of InitPosition_CodeLibrary does not make a difference.

Very strange.
Robert

Haakon Birkeland · August 05, 2011, 09:44:00 PM

If the window have focus, you should be able to access the System Menu by using Alt+Space. From there you choose Move, and should be able to move it with the arrow keys and finalize the position with Enter.

James Padgett · August 08, 2011, 06:19:04 AM

Have you set your desktop settings to default? I have seen where if you change font sizes that this can sometimes make the windows open in unexpected ways.

Robert Rioja · August 08, 2011, 09:40:22 AM

Yes, I can move it around and resize it as needed. But the next time I run FF, again the Functions Library window is outside of the monitor. I am using the default fonts, etc. I am having this problem only with the FF Functions Library. There must be something "different" about it.

Robert

Cho Sing Kum · August 08, 2011, 12:22:09 PM

FF does not update the last used position of the Function Library window. Not matter how you resize it or where you place it when using it normally. I notice this by checking the FireFly.ini file.

How many times have you installed/reinstalled FF on this computer?

The reason I ask is that the installation gives an option where you want to place you FireFly.ini file. I would guess that the last selected option (if there are more than one installation) when installing will be the one in effect. Which leads to... are you looking at the correct FireFly.ini if there happen to be more than one.