Can't check on Dexcube again ..

[wong1234]

When first install Dexpot (1.6 beta ) I have no problem checked on Dexcube, but after i go through all the setting play with them my Dexcube not working the "checked" missing and I can't select it and check again.

[mboeni]

Seconded. I have the same problem. In the latest Version, I cannot activate DexCube and the settings are not changed when altered.

[Patrick]

In the latest Version, I cannot activate DexCube

But it did work with an earlier version?

and the settings are not changed when altered.

What?

[Brother John]

I have the same issue with r1805. What happens is this:

• I open the config dialog and go to the plugins page. Dexcube is disabled, i.e. not ticked.
• I click on the Dexcube checkbox.
• The mouse cursor changes to busy for a split second and then back to normal.
• The “Apply” Button becomes active.
• But: The Dexcube list entry is still not ticked and the config and key shortcut buttons remain disabled.
• Clicking “Apply” now has no effect.

After playing around somewhat I got it to work, unfortunately I’m not sure how. One interesting thing/workaround though: After a reboot the problem appeared again. I could solve it by:

1. Close Dexpot
2. Rename dexcube.exe to dexcube.exe_
3. Start Dexpot with the now missing Dexcube
4. Close Dexpot
5. Rename dexcube.exe_ back
6. Restart Dexpot

Now dexcube was disabled in the plugins list but could be enabled and works normally. Restarting Dexpot again did not make the problem re-appear.

Really strange … is there anything else I can do or test to pin down the problem?

I’m running

• Win 7 Home Premium 64bit
• AMD ATI Radeon HD 5770 with latest drivers v12.1
• The DX web installer linked from the Dexcube page says DX is up to date.

[Patrick]

Is Dexcube the only plugin affected by the problem?

If it happens again, enable the Dexpot log file, try to to activate Dexcube, and send me the log.

[Brother John]

As far as I can tell Dexcube is indeed the only affected plugin. I enabled the log and will report back, if the problem appears again.

[Brother John]

Found the probable cause! Apparently Dexcube has problems with directory junctions.

My %ProgramFiles% folder as usual is “C:\Program Files (x86)” which is ridiculously long and has spaces in it. That’s why I also have a junction called “C:\bin32” (created with mklink /j) that points to “C:\Program Files (x86)”. Dexpot is installed in %ProgramFiles%\Dexpot.

1. When I start Dexpot via “C:\bin32\Dexpot\Dexpot.exe” the problem with Dexcube happens.
2. When I start Dexpot via “C:\Program Files (x86)\Dexpot\Dexpot.exe” everything is fine.

I can reliably reproduce this behaviour on my Win7 64bit machine.

Some more observations:

• It does not matter if user config in %appdata%\Dexpot and HKCU\Software\Dexpot is already there or not.
• Enabling Dexcube via (2) then restarting Dexpot via (1) disables Dexcube.
• Only Win7 64bit seems to be affected. I could not reproduce the problem at all on Win7 32bit with a similar junction setup.

I have no idea why all this happens. But I have a reliable workaround, so I’m happy.