topic Tracker keeps disappearing in Modeling

Tracker keeps disappearing

Bruce — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:27:04 GMT

My tracker input box will disappear from time to time. I don't know why (I can only assume that I keep inadvertantly hitting the same key).

The only way I can find to turn it back on is to go into the Work Environment and turn it on that way. There doesn't seem to be any quick key assigned to turn it back on (not that I can see).

Does anyone know why this happens?

Re: Tracker keeps disappearing

__archiben — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:46:24 GMT

Bruce wrote:
Does anyone know why this happens?

yep. it gets bored.

i have a hunch . . . and it is only a hunch: it always tends to happen after i've launched a second archicad session. it's only a feeling, but i think the 'two' applications are having conflicting access issues with each other when reading/writing from the 'Latest Work Environment' preference folder.

and the order in which those sessions of archicad are quit . . . maybe . . .

regardless. i've reported it during a couple of betas, but they don't seem to be able to track it down. fine by me. until it actually can perform an equal if not better job than the co-ordinates palette i'm happy to see it disappear . . .

~/archiben

Re: Tracker keeps disappearing

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:21:17 GMT

Thanks!
You don't know how much energy you have saved me! Almost went berserk when the problem inaxplicable reappeared again after having a couple of months problem-free.
Thanks! You've made my day!

Re: Tracker keeps disappearing

Bruce — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:31:27 GMT

Bruce wrote:
My tracker input box will disappear from time to time. I don't know why (I can only assume that I keep inadvertantly hitting the same key).

The only way I can find to turn it back on is to go into the Work Environment and turn it on that way. There doesn't seem to be any quick key assigned to turn it back on (not that I can see).

Does anyone know why this happens?

Since this post I have found that you can assign a keyboard shortcut or toolbar button for this: under Work Environment/Keyboard shortcuts (or Toolbars) do an alphabetical search for Show/Hide Tracker.

Re: Tracker keeps disappearing

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:02:41 GMT

This day just keeps on getting better! 😃
Thanks Bruce, much appreciated!