Phantom Apps

George Somsel
George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭
edited November 21 in English Forum

When I use LDLS 4.0 I find a number of icons for unknown applications which have nothing in them.  They disappear when I close 4.0.  A moment ago I must have had 6 of these.  What is happening?

george
gfsomsel

יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

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  • Ebbe Andréasson
    Ebbe Andréasson Member Posts: 720 ✭✭

    When I use LDLS 4.0 I find a number of icons for unknown applications which have nothing in them.

    In taskbar?

  • TCBlack
    TCBlack Member Posts: 10,978

    Where are the icons George? 

    On your shortcut bar?  desktop? start menu? Task bar?

    Hmm Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you. 

  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    When I use LDLS 4.0 I find a number of icons for unknown applications which have nothing in them.

    In taskbar?


     

    Where are the icons George? 

    On your shortcut bar?  desktop? start menu? Task bar?

    No, not in the taskbar.  Desktop?  I never see my desktop except on certain rare occassions.  Even on the rare occassion when my desktop does appear you won't find an icon there since I hide all icons.  I only show the icons periodically to delete them.  They appear in the pop-up menu that appears when you do an <alt-tab> to switch applications.  After closing LDLS 4.0 I no longer had these 6 icons.  After reopening it I now have 1 phantom icon.

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • TCBlack
    TCBlack Member Posts: 10,978

    Ah, apparently L4 (or something) is creating processes which may or maynot have a window.  as you alt+Tab through them do they reveal a name or anything?  That may tell you what is creating them.

    IMHO you've discovered a bug if they come up as Logos 4.

    Hmm Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you. 

  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    Ah, apparently L4 (or something) is creating processes which may or maynot have a window.  as you alt+Tab through them do they reveal a name or anything?  That may tell you what is creating them.

    IMHO you've discovered a bug if they come up as Logos 4.


    No name given.  I do think it's a bug.

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    No name given.  I do think it's a bug.

    New info on the problem -- the phantom apps seem to be created when reading mode is entered.

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • Rich DeRuiter
    Rich DeRuiter Member, MVP Posts: 6,729

    New info on the problem -- the phantom apps seem to be created when reading mode is entered.

    I see one phantom app, after reading mode in L4. In Vista there is an L4 program icon associated with the app. Trying to activate the app through the ALT-TAB sequence doesn't seem to do anything, though it does take away the focus from the current application.

    The phantom app remains after exiting reading mode, and does not appear in Task Manager, nor in the Aero "Flip 3D" program list.

     Help links: WIKI;  Logos 6 FAQ. (Phil. 2:14, NIV)

  • TCBlack
    TCBlack Member Posts: 10,978

    I suspect it's the overlay that fades in and out slowly that says Press F11 again to exit reading mode. 

    IN win7 if I'm fast I can see the message in the ALT+tab interface, where it also fades out. 

    The overlay isn't closing after reading mode is exited.

    Hmm Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you. 

  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    I suspect it's the overlay that fades in and out slowly that says Press F11 again to exit reading mode. 

    IN win7 if I'm fast I can see the message in the ALT+tab interface, where it also fades out. 

    The overlay isn't closing after reading mode is exited.


    That's pretty much the conclusion I had reached.  When I had the 6 phantom apps I had tried multiple times to get it to go into reading mode but the resource didn't expand to fill the frame.

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • Melissa Snyder
    Melissa Snyder Member Posts: 4,702 ✭✭✭

    Thanks George; I was able to reproduce this and have reported it.  ~ Melissa

    Update:  Looks like this may be fixed in Beta 6.