A missing font made my application crash
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So I had a strange issue yesterday with a WPF app running on Windows 7 Embedded. It would hard crash when the user clicks inside a password box. After some debugging and searching for solutions it turns out that Embedded didn't have the Arial font installed and the password box needs it to display the *** . I installed the font and all is well. What a weird issue!
Not at all. You should exception wrap calls like this.
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So I had a strange issue yesterday with a WPF app running on Windows 7 Embedded. It would hard crash when the user clicks inside a password box. After some debugging and searching for solutions it turns out that Embedded didn't have the Arial font installed and the password box needs it to display the *** . I installed the font and all is well. What a weird issue!
Check your font substitutions strings. If you don't have "Substitute Calibri with anything at all -- even wingdings", add it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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"To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect" --- Oscar Wilde
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
This holds particular true in the maternity realm. (What were you expecting from me,anyway?)
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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This holds particular true in the maternity realm. (What were you expecting from me,anyway?)
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
I didn't even know you were expecting! Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl? :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I didn't even know you were expecting! Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl? :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
OriginalGriff wrote:
Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl?
Of course I know. The answer to your question is "YES".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl?
Of course I know. The answer to your question is "YES".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Phew! Having seen your avatar, that's a HUGE relief!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I didn't even know you were expecting! Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl? :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
In my case a girl :) :-D 7 weeks left
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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In my case a girl :) :-D 7 weeks left
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Congratulations! 7 weeks until your life is turned upside down, forever...but in the best possible way! :thumbsup:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Congratulations! 7 weeks until your life is turned upside down, forever...but in the best possible way! :thumbsup:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
OriginalGriff wrote:
7 weeks until your life is turned upside down, forever.
I know :sigh: :sigh: point of no return was already left behind a while ago...
OriginalGriff wrote:
but in the best possible way! :thumbsup:
I hope so :-D :-D :jig: :badger: :jig:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Not at all. You should exception wrap calls like this.
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Not at all. You should exception wrap calls like this.
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There are a class of exceptions that can't be caught in managed code. This was likely one of those.
Such as? You can handle exceptions with C code in the kernel, are you telling me you cant handle this one? In any way.
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What is the code, .Net? Why run .Net code on embedded anyway, its a minimal install, minimal foot print OS, use C or C++ and catch them the normal way.
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So I had a strange issue yesterday with a WPF app running on Windows 7 Embedded. It would hard crash when the user clicks inside a password box. After some debugging and searching for solutions it turns out that Embedded didn't have the Arial font installed and the password box needs it to display the *** . I installed the font and all is well. What a weird issue!
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Such as? You can handle exceptions with C code in the kernel, are you telling me you cant handle this one? In any way.
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Sure you can handle those in a C app. But this discussion is regarding a WPF app. And unless you want to re-implement the entire WPF library in C, you have little choice but to use managed code.
Yeah, I know jack about managed code, never use it. Shame it doesnt handle this kind of exception though, seems like its an oversight.
