16 replies to this topic

[tomass]

I am having issues opening the script in VPX. When I click the script icon it seems to try to open and produce a window that is not accessible. I can see that a window was started in the windows launch bar but I cannot open it. I have no problem opening the script in other version visual pinball. Can anyone suggest what this could be or how to fix it?

[Cue777]

Did you find a fix for this? I am having the same issue. It has a window open in the taskbar but it wont open or maximize so I can edit it.

[emuoyaji]

I have the same problem.
The select elements window also does not open.

[Thalamus]

@  universe : /forums/topic/3329-i-cant-open-scripts-in-vpx/?do=findComment&comment=36787

 

I think it has to be a new bug. Seems it has happend for a few of us lately. There problem is that the x and y coordinates for the editor is bloody huge in the registry.

So, just set them to 0 and you should be fine again.

 

\\hkcu\software\visual pinball\vp10\editor

 

Believe it was WindowRight and WindowLeft. It is quite obvious once you see the values.

Edited by Thalamus, 27 September 2017 - 10:30 AM.

[w33dw33d]

same issue

[gtxjoe]

Click on the Script button

Alt-tab or select the Script window from the taskbar

Press Windows key + Left Arrow and you should see it appear on the screen now

[Cue777]

The regedit hack didnt work for me, that moved the whole editors window. The Windows + Left key works though.

[ronbelanger]

Same problem. I fixed mine issue this way. I was able to see it appear in the bottom of my screen menu bar but not able to get it to open up to use it. 

I right clicked on it and selected maximize and that worked for me. 

Hope that helps 

Cheers 

[Ben Logan]

I had this issue a few times after installing a new table from another site (I'm certainly not blaming the author or site owner). Had to use system restore.

[Thalamus]

Be careful with system restore. I don't know why - but, I've experienced tables being lost after doing that. It is easier to just delete the whole registry hive "editor".

It should not take much time to adjust just the editor all over again.

[Brer Frog]

I had this issue a few times after installing a new table from another site (I'm certainly not blaming the author or site owner). Had to use system restore.

 

I had this problem with VPX tables but not the VPT ones. VPX files put on my system since the last rollback date got deleted.

http://www.vpforums....showtopic=37428

[DJRobX]

 

@  universe : /forums/topic/3329-i-cant-open-scripts-in-vpx/?do=findComment&comment=36787

 

I think it has to be a new bug. Seems it has happend for a few of us lately. There problem is that the x and y coordinates for the editor is bloody huge in the registry.

So, just set them to 0 and you should be fine again.

 

\\hkcu\software\visual pinball\vp10\editor

 

Believe it was WindowRight and WindowLeft. It is quite obvious once you see the values.

 

 

I just close VPX, and delete all of the reg keys that are involved in the window that I lost (in this case, CodeView...) and restart.

 

I think VPX needs a "reset layout" option in the menu.  

Edited by DJRobX, 06 October 2017 - 01:41 AM.

[JSpradlin]

Thanks for the advice. I did try renaming the "Editor" key as suggested above and it did not recreate it. Ultimately I ended up getting it to work based on a suggestion that I found in another thread.

 

What I did was I hovered over the VPX icon in the task bar and saw that there were two windows. One was the table and one appeared to be empty. I right clicked on the "empty" window and chose Maximize. This opened the window to full screen and viola, there was my script. To get it "windowed" again I had to click on the window title bar and drag it. I was then able to resize it. Problem solved - at least for now.  

Edited by JSpradlin, 13 November 2017 - 09:02 PM.

[Thalamus]

Hmm. That is weird. I'm quite sure I did rename my 'editor' and it was re-created. But, maybe I just deleted it, can't remember. I'm not that worried about doing such things since I've taken some exports that I have laying around as backup if something doesn't work. Anyway. Happy to hear you resolved it.

Edited by Thalamus, 13 November 2017 - 09:11 PM.

[knightware]

I fixed this by going into windows registry, find the visual pinball fiolder/vp10/editor. First export the key to your desktop keeping exactly the same name, just in case you do something wrong you can undo it.
There will be numbers corresponding to x and y that will be HUGE meaning the screen is probably in your neighbours yard.
Just change those huge numbers to something more usable inside your screeen res. around 1000 or so. there may be about 4 numbers to change, really there shoul only be 2 but I changed all 4 and it fixed my issue.
close regedit.

restart VP10 

When I did this it was juuuuuust in sight so I got lucky first go, if it didnt work, then change the numbers again until you narrow it down 

[Gh0stbust3r]

The solution for me:

 

(Comment on old thread, but just in case someone is reading this topic for the asked question about the script window gone)

 

In TaskBar select the script window and 'maximize'

When maximized return to small

When small use the mouse to drag wider and higher

 

That simple... no registry edits and so on

[1015eclipse]

Thank you took care of me.  Must have shrank the window down and didn't know it.