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Re: TMerge window loses focus after a few seconds

From: Konstantin Kolinko <knst.kolinko_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:59:22 +0300

2009/1/9 Simon Large <simon.tortoisesvn_at_googlemail.com>:
> 2009/1/4 Konstantin Kolinko <knst.kolinko_at_gmail.com>:
>> 2009/1/5 Simon Large <simon.tortoisesvn_at_googlemail.com>:
>>> 2008/12/23 Simon Large <simon.tortoisesvn_at_googlemail.com>:
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> I noticed this while looking at changes via the repo browser. It also
>>>> happens from a WC.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Show log for a folder.
>>>> 2. Select a revision and double click on a file in the bottom pane to
>>>> show the diff.
>>>> 3. After a few seconds the TMerge window loses focus. Sometimes the
>>>> log window appears on top of it, sometimes no window has focus.
>>>>
>>>> Using nightly r14913
>>>
>>> Can anyone else reproduce this?
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>
>> It reminds me of the authentication windows that popup when I try
>> those actions without any password cached.
>>
>> In TSVN 1.5.5, and also earlier, if I clear password cache and attempt
>> your actions, after step 2 I am prompted for password.
>>
>> Then TMerge window pops up for a second.
>> Then the log window pops up and I am asked me for password two times
>> in a row (it is OK to press Cancel on those questions - I have not
>> observed any side effects; probably it tries to compare the
>> proplists).
>>
>> That is exactly the same as you are seeing with the exception that you
>> are not prompted.
>>
>> Though I am not using the nightly and thus cannot reproduce this, I
>> hope this information will be useful.
>
> It is still happening for me with r15026, but not all the time. I have
> never seen it happen for the TSVN, nor for a local file:// access.
> Showing the log from my work svn:// repository does it in some cases.
>
> From what I can make out it depends on the time taken to fetch the
> revisions from the repo. If both revisions are fetched within a couple
> of seconds then I usually see the focus switch at 3-5 seconds after
> the operation started. Small files are therefore more likely to show
> it than large files. The TSVN repo is much slower and I never see it.
> Not sure why file:// should be different.
>
> The log dialog regains focus even if the window is not on top. Often
> the log window remains underneath after the TMerge window loses focus,
> but pressing ESC makes the log dialog go away.
>
> If there is anything else I can do to help debug this, let me know. I
> should be able to produce a test repo on my svn server, then we are
> just down to network delays.
>
> Simon
>

Just to be sure: you do not use any password-keeping tools, like ones by HP?

I just remembered the following incident from several months ago:
http://svn.haxx.se/tsvnusers/archive-2008-11/0200.shtml

> nor for a local file:// access.
> Not sure why file:// should be different.

If it is related to authentication, then file:// does not ask for it.

Best regards,
Konstantin Kolinko

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