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This is an old revision of ExtronGC3IssuesDeviceNames made by jmussetter on 2015-10-10 14:40:55.
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Known Issues
Device Names
Problem Description
When naming devices in the device tree, occasionally the name will cause problems when trying to assign feedback from the device to a button. For example, if changing the name of a serial device from "<device>" to "[Proj1]<device>", in order to better differentiate what each device is, all programming will seem to work, until feedback is used. When trying to assign feedback to a button in the feedback tab of the touch panel object, the device will show up, but none of the available feedback status events will be available to select in the dropdown, or the dropdown list for status events will be greyed out, or not able too be changed.Work-Around/Solution
Using abnormal characters like "[]" or other similar in device names can cause this. Eliminate the non-alpha chars in the name and the problem should go away and be resolved.Renaming devices that are already in use
Problem Description
When renaming devices in the device tree that are already in use in the configuration, some references of the device do not get renamed, and some do. This can cause compiling errors in some cases and refuse to compile, or crash GC3This problem seems to happen more with "Touch Panel" items, like direct feedback and groups.
Work-Around/Solution
Rename devices when they are added before programming.Avoid renaming device names after programming has been started when possible.
If renaming device names that are already in use in the configuration, double check all references of the device name, and if any are not renamed to new name, remove them from configuration, and re-add them with the new name.
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