Having a strange problem in Photoshop CS5.

When I move a window in PS, it disappears until I let it go. When I mouse down to drag it, it disappears, with an effect. When I mouse up and release it, after move, I also get an effect as it reappears.

And when I import more images, they don't show up until I move an existing window.

Version 5.0

Win 7 64 bit (new install on new SSD)

nVidia 220 GT with 1 GB DDR3

32 bit Photoshop maximized

All animations set to random in WinFX 5. All choices unchecked on the Inactive Windows tab. Window flicks disabled. Window shake disabled in Win 7 and in WinFX 5.

Fade to semi transparent disabled. Everything unchecked on the Window Management tab.

i love this app. i can't believe that this is a beta. it works perfect. i use it for a few days and i have no issues. i use the option "random animation each time" and it rocks!

good job in this one!

After a series of reboots, the problem of some animations seems to randomly happen, sometimes is fine, sometimes they are gone (this is regarding my initial reply). Just for the heads up so you can check that up.

Ah yeah I forgot.

This happens in WFX4 and WFX5 as well, when disabling WFX within it's own window explorer ALWAYS crash.

Does that vary depending on what features are on?

Well, I used the latest beta since day one. I don't had any "graphics" issue like some other. The WindowFX process never crashed, but I had many issues with the explorer.exe process... :

1st Issue - I cannot tell about any kind of behavior pattern, but sometimes after few hours, the ability to highlight and select more than one file on the Desktop had gone, I just can take them one by one. BUT this bug doesn't affect any other explorer.exe Windows process. I can open any folder and select many folder at once, at the same time that I can't on desktop.

So I decide to kill the processes, and I saw :
wfx32.exe *32
wfx64.exe
WindowFXSRV.exe *32

- I want to know, why it seem to be able to execute the software on x64 and don't do it?
- And why the both process are activated?

2nd Issue - There is an another bug that I've found. Same as the first, after randomized period of time. The Show Desktop button (on the bottom right corner) doesn't work anymore.

3rd Issue - This time it's a bug with the "Screen edge window resizing" function :
When I select a Window and I drag it to the top left corner (This is specific to this area, the bug is only here), BUT I don't release the mouse button (cause I've finally decide to not resizing it), then I re-drag it anywhere on the screen (not on another corner area), and Voila, the windows finally drag themselves to the top left corner.

My configuration :

OS : Windows seven Ultimate x64 SP1 with latest updates
PROC : Intel core i7 960 @ 3.20 Ghz
RAM : 12GB Triple channel DDR3 @ 1600 Mhz
GRAPHICS CARD : Nvidia GeForce GTX 295
SCREENS : Only one - 1920x1080
HARD DRIVES : OS on SSD

- There is any possibility to restart the WindowFX software after it crash? Cause I can't, even if I restart explorer.exe!
- Would you next time, put an update feature for the beta software? More convenient than check the latest new (if you plan to update other beta).
+ A sending report submission form for each crash.
+ A easy way to send a text of all Software configuration, the enabled and disabled effects/options. To find a pattern on Issues with multiple submission.
- Can you add the "Animations"/"Open animations"/"Menus" with all the effect of the same categories than "Close animations"?
- Even with the explanation I really don't understand how the Window Flick are and how it work? ^^

That happen to me too. Working great since my first restart.

I've restarted plenty of times but the wobbly movement is pretty choppy on large windows. I've had to disable that feature altogether

Using it and liking it... alot.  I'm using the fade option for moving windows.  I tested wobbly and its working fine here.

Right now I have FX5 set to random everything except the Start Panel.

I use Photoshop on a daily basis. I'd like to do the same with WinFX 5. I wonder, is this being looked at?  

Edit:, new gfx card. EVGA GeForce GTS 450.

This is being looked at, but in the short term you can exclude Photoshop from animations.  Doing so would avoid this problem.  You can do this via the exclude applications from animations button under Misc animations.

We have not had any other reports of problems with explorer not being able to highlight files or use the show desktop button.  Are you sure the desktop window doesn't think a key is stuck down?  Is Taskmanager showing an unusual amount of memory usage for explorer at the time?

The screen edge issue on the top left has been reproduced and fixed internally.  Thanks for reporting this.

I am a little confused about your need to restart the software as you mention at the top that the WindowFX process never crashes so I am unsure why you would need to restart them.  Under no circumstances should you terminate the WindowFX processes such as wfx32, wfx64 or WindowFXSrv as doing so may have unpredicable results.  The 32 bit process runs on 64 bit OSes as well due to how Windows implements things and on a 64 bit OS you need a 32 and 64 bit process for the kind of thing WindowFX does.

For technical reasons we do not allow animations for opening menus and this is likely to remain the case going forward.

Window Flicks are actions that can be performed when you hold down the mouse button on a titlebar of a window, rapidly move the mouse in a specific direction and then release the mouse button all within a short period of time.

Do you have any other software which would be doing things in Explorer running?

Also do you mean within its own window, not its own explorer window?

The issue with the user created Genie animation has been reproduced and resolved.

Generally speaking animations should not cause a problem, but the best thing may be to detect if a crash happens and if so disable the animation to prevent further problems.

The latest version of foobar 2000 I could find was 1.1.11 and this is not having any problems with WindowFX animations that I can see.

All animations in Windows have no blur enabled while an animation is taking place.  This can be seen by looking closely at the default OS animations or Flip3D.  There are good performance reasons why this is the case.

We are looking into iTunes to see if anything can be done or not.

Another observation with MS Office 2010.

When I save a file without closing it the active window often, but not always, loses focus (darkens & goes transparent - I have both enabled) and stays that way until I click in the window again.  Also happens occasionally after printing by clicking on the default printer icon.

Also, when a Word document is closed while other Word documents are open, often left with no window having focus.

Win7Pro x64, WFX 5.0, Intel HD 3000 graphics 8.15.10.2345, WB 7.3.

Is there a way to send u a config file? so you can try there? I think that's something that should be tested by the team, I'm lazy to have crashes until I find the cause.

Awesome, That isn't easy to find, glad you told me.  Thanks Neil.

You shouldn't have to hunt for or stumble across it, so that's one non-intuitive UI feature that could definitely be improved.