[Lazarus] IDE window positions

[Ludo Brands]

On 02/02/2013 10:14 AM, Juha Manninen wrote:
> Sounds like this bug:
>   http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=14906
> 
> although you apparently hit the bug much more often than others.
> For example I see it only once in few months yet I start Lazarus often.
> It means that you are the only person who can debug the problem. :)
> 
This bug is my daily "good morning" from lazarus since I moved to Kubuntu ;)

> I am thinking what can cause the randomness. There are no asynchronous
> messages, no threading, no complex widgetset interaction when setting
> the window positions.
> It is done in Lazarus code. Values are read from a config file and
> windows and given positions.
> Ok, there is widgetset interaction but this one is simple and well tested.
> 
> Uninitialized variable is my biggest suspect. Where it is, I have no idea.
> 
I'll start with throwing in a lot of debug lines. Any suggestions on
where and what to look for are welcome.

Ludo