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Author Topic: FaRR not closing after launch  (Read 9368 times)

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FaRR not closing after launch
« on: March 19, 2013, 07:37 AM »
I had an SSD crash and had to reinstall all my stuff.  I had my FaRR settings backed up, so everything copied across, but now FaRR doesn't disappear when I launch something.  I could live with that, but it even leaves the typing in the window, so I have to delete that first before I can move on.

I've tried unchecking and then re-checking the "Close window by default" in the Window Options, but it didn't make any difference.  Any other ideas?

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2013, 04:53 PM »
I've experienced the same issue on random occasions.

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2013, 02:48 PM »
Weird.  Yep, sure enough, mine started working all by itself...

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2017, 06:47 PM »
I'm having this problem and can't figure it out :(
Any help?

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2017, 06:48 PM »
Have you upgraded to the latest version? Can you try that out?

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2017, 06:53 PM »
Tried it with the latest High DPI version.  I've tried every perumtation of the Window Options and Launching Files options I can think of.  I swear it used to work fine, but I can't remember when it stopped working.  Using the portable version. 

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2017, 07:34 PM »
And you've checked the "Keyboard Interface" tab to make sure you aren't launching using a method that says to keep the window open?

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2017, 07:38 PM »
And are you saying the behavior is predictable and repeatable? Or it just happens on rare random occasions?

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2017, 02:54 PM »
This behavior always happens, on two computers (admittedly using the same FARR settings synced via dropbox), I've checked the keyboard interface tab - result hot keys are set to Launch.

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2017, 02:56 PM »
(admittedly using the same FARR settings synced via dropbox)
I wonder if that could have something to do with it..

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2017, 03:59 PM »
I've had FARR synced via dropbox for probably 8 years? It just means if theres a setting corruption, it's been synced between all my devices. 
I may just reinstall from scratch and see if that fixes things. 
Just donated to you btw, I've loved FARR! <3

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2017, 05:41 PM »
Thank you so much AJolly! People like you make this site possible.  :up:

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2017, 06:23 PM »
Found it!
After a few hours of testing - deleting the Timezone plugin fixes my problem.  *no* idea why that would be the case. 
Now if I could just get FARRAltTab to always load.... https://www.donation....msg405013#msg405013


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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2017, 07:00 AM »
Found it!
After a few hours of testing - deleting the Timezone plugin fixes my problem.

Good detective work!! That is very odd, it must be a simple misunderstanding in the timezone plugin that is telling FARR to stay open for some reason.

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2017, 07:42 AM »
I'm having this same problem, without the Timezone plugin. In fact, I disabled all of my plugins, and it made no difference. I've checked all of my settings, and they're all set to close on launch.

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2017, 10:30 PM »
Hmm.. I'm trying to think what could explain it.. I wonder if it's possible that one of the disabled plugins is still misbehaving?
Does the problem still happen if you exit and restart FARR?

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Re: FaRR not closing after launch
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2017, 07:39 AM »
I'm pretty sure I bounced it a few times before posting, but this weekend I bounced it for sure (I was trying, unsuccessfully :(, to point my home copy and my work copy at the same myaliases.alias file via DropBox), and the problem went away.

Weird.