[Lazarus] New AutoSize issue

[Martin]

On 13/05/2010 22:35, faber wrote:
> I thought that all is ok but unfortunately not.
> I have a problem with the new autosize, it is difficult to me to
> create a bug report because the application is quite big and the error
> does not occur always.
>
> In short:
> I have assigned to the panel (stringgrid.parent=panel) three
> stringgrid objects, all have align = alClient and they are displayed
> separately (all three objects are created, only I switch visible).
> With the new autosize at some point when loading data to stringgrid
> and when I set Visible = true then sometimes stringgrid don't shows.
> It is strange because it happens not always on different systems.
> Often I have a problem on Vista (Intel Core Duo) and Windows 2000 on
> VirtualBox, on system where I compile a program Windows XP, it
> happened maybe once.
> With -dOldAutoSize all is ok. Maybe multi-threading in my application
> makes this problem ? I tried to find the problem and I suspect that
> stringgrid not quite finished loading the data when I try to view it.
> However, I put "sleep" before Visible := true and does not help.
> Maybe someone has some tips ?
>    

which revision are you on?

Because afaik on the latest Lazarus the -dOldAutoSizedoes nothing 
anymore (the option was removed, new autosize is always used)
So maybe you need to update first and try again?

Martin