On 07/11/2013 07:15 AM, Marcia Stockton wrote:
> Hello! I have been learning and enjoying this impressive program for a
> couple of days. (I had used Cakewalk Pro Audio 4.0 way back in 1996
> which has helped reduce the learning curve for Rosegarden.)
>
> Today I ran into some trouble that I don't know how to fix: The matrix
> editor won't open anymore. (It had been working fine.)
>
> When I select a segment and press "M", or select the matrix editor on
> the toolbar, nothing happens. I tried a few files including a MIDI
> import and a saved RG file to see if the problem could be associated
> with data in a specific file, but the problem remains. Then I
> uninstalled and reinstalled Rosegarden. It reinstalled okay, but my
> problem remains: matrix editor won't open.
>
> {Might this issue be related to a GUI issue that happened yesterday?
> Rosegarden was maximized (occupying the entire display except for the
> Unity toolbar along the left edge). I double clicked Rosegarden's top
> line, or possibly dragged the frame Rosegarden was in, to resize its
> window.: I wanted to display the matrix editor, segments canvas, and
> notation editor all in smaller windows. The main Rosegarden window
> resized smaller, but started flashing and redrawing itself very
> rapidly. In particular Rosegarden's top line -- I couldn't tell if it
> was the menu or toolbar -- kept redrawing in two positions: line 1 then
> line 2, rapidly alternating (it was difficult to perform any GUI
> operations or see exactly which window element was involved, while the
> display was rapidly flashing). I was able to somehow maximize
> Rosegarden again. After maximized, Rosegarden appeared to return to
> normal function, and I did further editing in the matrix and notation
> editors. The failure of the matrix editor to open may or may not be
> related to this other GUI situation.}
>
> Versions: Ubuntu 13.04 with all current software updates. Rosegarden
> 12.12.25 from the Ubuntu Software Center.
>
> If there is some way to remove or reset any faulty GUI settings
> associated with Rosegarden, and start fresh, that would be
> satisfactory. I don't mind using Rosegarden full screen and avoiding
> the drag that started the GUI problem.
>
> Again I am very appreciative of this wonderful, comprehensive,
> sophisticated program, and sorry that my first communication to the
> developers is because of an issue.
>
> Regards,
> Marcia
FWIW, that sounds like a Unity GUI problem. I suggest you replace Unity
with a real working desktop environment like XFCE.
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