Need help with SkinStudio validation error

Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window.

Friday, August 19, 2005 by Hapkido | Discussion: WindowBlinds

I added some "sounds" to an existing WB skin I have and when I clicked on "Save", I got a message saying that there were some critical errors that needed fixing, etc.... and would I like SkinStudio to do that for me. I clicked, "Yes" and it did it's thing, but then I got another error message which said: "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window." Since I am barely familiar with SkinStudio, could someone tell me what this means and how I go about resolving the problem?

THANKS
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MarkMcQ
Reply #1 Friday, August 19, 2005 4:50 PM
If you click on the validation tab, it'll list any errors or erronious code in the skin, and you'll be able to see there what's causing problems.

Hapkido
Reply #2 Friday, August 19, 2005 5:09 PM
Okay... I must be totally blind. I've mouseovered every icon, checked every single item in the Menubar menus, etc., but I cannot find the "Validation" tab anywhere. Where do I find that. geesh!

THANKS! (especially for your patience )

Fairyy~
Reply #3 Friday, August 19, 2005 5:29 PM
I have and when I clicked on "Save", I got a message saying that there were some critical errors that needed fixing, etc.... and would I like SkinStudio to do that for me


I get that message often just making a compact menu..when i get that message..i've always answered " No " and just continued on and everything was fine..as far as what changes i did.

MarkMcQ
Reply #4 Friday, August 19, 2005 6:41 PM
Actualy, I stand corrected, it's the 'analyze' tab, not validation after all. That one is the one you're after.

Daiwa
Reply #5 Friday, August 19, 2005 11:14 PM
The Analyze function will identify no-longer-supported-&-ignored features or settings in addition to so-called Critical errors. SkinStudio won't let the skin be saved until the Critical errors are fixed but will let you save with any of the other types of "errors." I've never seen the error message "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" before so I'm not sure of its meaning.

Cheers,
Daiwa

Hapkido
Reply #6 Friday, August 19, 2005 11:35 PM
Okay.... here's how my progress has gone thus far. I did find the "Analyze" utility under "Tools/Show analyzer". But to actually see it, I either had to rollup the main SkinStudio window or minimize it when the SkinStudio main window was maximized. (very strange?). I discovered that by double-clicking any of the critical errors I was taken back to the main window to the item that needed correction. A couple were able to be fixed. As for the others, I deleted them.

They were mostly as Daiwa said, "no longer supported & ignored features, etc.". After that, I was able to save the modifications without error messages and thus far nothing seems to be adversely affected. From this little experience, my appreciation for those who create skins has increased all the more.

Thanks to all who took the time and interest in offering help and/or comments. I really appreciate it.

Fairyy~
Reply #7 Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:27 AM
I like when others ask questions and I get to learn new things too. This was always one of those things in SS that Im not sure what to do at times. So far , just saying " no " has worked....next time I will try to " analyze" and see if I can follow through..

Daiwa
Reply #8 Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:05 PM
I did find the "Analyze" utility under "Tools/Show analyzer". But to actually see it, I either had to rollup the main SkinStudio window or minimize it when the SkinStudio main window was maximized. (very strange?).


Odd - that's under the View menu in SKS here. And it just appears as a tab in the pane where the Skin Preview is shown - click on the Analyze tab & it runs the Analyzer & displays right there in that pane.

Glad you were able to fix it up, in any event.

Cheers,
Daiwa

Hapkido
Reply #9 Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:17 PM
Odd - that's under the View menu in SKS here. And it just appears as a tab in the pane where the Skin Preview is shown - click on the Analyze tab & it runs the Analyzer & displays right there in that pane.

Yep, that's very odd concerning the "Analyze" window/tab. As I mentioned before, I cannot find this elusive "tab" anywhere in the main SKS window after clicking on "View/Show analyzer". The Analyzer itself is behind SKS, which as I said before, unless I do a "rollup" or "restore" of the main window, I can't see it. Can you be more specific as to where this "tab" is exactly? and give a description of it? Perhaps it's my senility that is preventing me from seeing it? OR perhaps it isn't included in my version: 4.59 Build 1069?


Daiwa
Reply #10 Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:32 PM
I'll try posting an image here & see if that helps.




Cheers,
Daiwa

Daiwa
Reply #11 Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:33 PM
Had a feeling that would happen - Do local URL's not work for image links? As in "C:\...\image.jpg"?

Cheers,
Daiwa

Daiwa
Reply #12 Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:02 PM
Well, that didn't work, either.

Daiwa
Reply #13 Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:15 PM


Last shot at it (fingers crossed). DRAT!

Daiwa

Hapkido
Reply #14 Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:20 PM
Is there a way to exchange e-mail addresses without making them public here? Then we could send each other screenshots.... just an idea.

Daiwa
Reply #15 Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:46 PM
I'm working on getting the image function working. Bear with me.

Cheers,
Daiwa

Daiwa
Reply #16 Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:59 PM
OK, Hapkido, I think this should work:


Here's hoping.

Cheers,
Daiwa

Daiwa
Reply #17 Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:25 PM




Testing

Daiwa
Reply #18 Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:26 PM
OK, finally solved the puzzle.

Anyway, you can see the tab now.

Phew.

Daiwa

SATYROBE
Reply #19 Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:15 PM
Even when installing build 4.60 or what it was called with SD central registered and skin studio 4.60 as well, it did not show 4.60 at all, but still 4.59. Comparative mess with WB 4.60. Which is why this sunday (german system time) I reinstalled both successfully now including the upgrade move by first saving skin directories elsewhere, then completely deinstalling both programs 4.59 versions with SD central, restarting separately after each de- and re-install (first WB, then skin studio). Now all programs work rather well and do show 4.60 validation.

Only limit and shame is my current GPU, RAM and CPU. So at least at startup I don´t load all Stardock tools at once in my freaky settings, otherwise... SOB

Hapkido
Reply #20 Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:16 PM
Daiwa,

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to provide the screenshot. NOW I know what you mean. However, the "Analyze" tab doesn't appear for me. I can get the "Templates" tab to appear when I click on that item in the "View" menu, so that works. But the Analyze tab doesn't. It's not overly important, although I really dislike things when they don't work as they are intended. I suppose I could completely uninstall SKS, reinstall it via SD and then update it to see if that resolves the problem.

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