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Description

When using the new search box in Zeus there seems to be some strange behaviors caused by filling out the search box and clearing it at various points.

So far I've had entire sub-categories such as OPFOR under 'Groups' no longer actually be an option as a sub category.

Details

Severity
Minor
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Random
Operating System
Windows 10 x64
Category
Zeus - General
Steps To Reproduce

Something that seems to reproduce more often than not is to search for something, and then switch the tab that you are on to another, maybe a main tab also such as switching from groups to units. From here, clearing out the box and then going back to another tab can sometimes cause sub categories (blufor, opfor, etc) to no longer be available

Event Timeline

jcjulich created this task.Sep 23 2016, 2:16 AM
eskolat added a subscriber: eskolat.Oct 4 2016, 9:06 PM
eskolat added a comment.EditedOct 4 2016, 10:21 PM

Here's a simple method to replicate, that seems to always work on my system at least.

  1. As a Zeus Game Master, type in random gibberish to the search bar, while in either "Units" or "Groups" tab.
  2. Repetitively cycle between the two previously mentioned tabs a couple of times and while doing this the faction icons in both start to disappear one by one until there's none left in either.
  3. Clear the search bar and cycle between the tabs once more and only the BLUFOR icon reappears in both whereas all the others are gone for good until the mission is restarted.

This is a problem I experience as well. I've found that if you remote control a unit then release it, it will have reloaded the zeus interface and this problem stops until you do the search bug again.

jj added a subscriber: jj.Jun 23 2021, 11:49 AM

The bug is still present in the current release (2.04.147719), and I'd be very thankful it if was fixed.
The faction tabs should not disappear when switching categories and having some input in the search field.

My reproducer:

  • Go to Units category and select BLUFOR, and search for asdf.
  • Switch to Groups, and back to Units. Now BLUFOR is missing.
  • Switch to Groups, and back to Units. Now OPFOR is missing.

you can continue until all tabs are gone.

This bug does only occur when you switch categories and the faction tab had no search results, it seems:

  • When searching for men has results in all factions, no tab will vanish.
  • If you search for wipeout (a BLUFOR plane), all tabs except BLUFOR vanish step by step.

These reproducers are not random.

Fixing this would greatly improve the Zeus experience :)