Merging doesn't finish

[paddotk]

Windows 10, using Alchemy version 0.5.0

When I drag and drop some files (.png) into the application, fill in a title, and click the start button, the 'in progress' screen is shown, and it stays on there. No pdf is produced and there is no way to cancel it.

Additionally, it seems it's not possible to exit the application at any point. I'm forced to end all Electron processes in task manager.

[mfix22]

@ericadamski do you have access to a Windows computer to test this case out on?

[ericadamski]

@mfix22 I am sorry but I do not 😞 This is just a windows issue?

[paddotk]

Do you guys perhaps have a Windows build for 0.5.1? If so, I could try it with that (it's not on the releases page)

[mfix22]

No, we don't for 0.5.1, but you could build and run the project pretty easily if you clone this repo, and then run yarn && yarn build && yarn start.

I would greatly appreciate the help! 🙂

[paddotk]

Aight, I'll give it a spin

[paddotk]

@mfix22 I tried it (kinda forgot so it took a bit long, sorry 😛) and unfortunately, the latest build loses focus and minimizes to the task bar, as soon as a click anywhere outside the app window. Hence I can't actually drag any files onto it.

The option to close the app is also missing here btw.

[mfix22]

If you drag files on top of the closed icon, it should reopen. Does it?

[ericadamski]

Could it be a difference on how menu bar applications work on Windows machines?

[mfix22]

Could it be a difference on how menu bar applications work on Windows machines?

Could be! I am not sure 😬

[paddotk]

It does work a bit differently than OSX or Linux, yeah. There are the normal buttons that indicated any open applications. But also, at the right there are small icons for notifications and apps that run in the background, and that's where the Alchemy icon is shown. You can't open this by dragging a file over that, I'm afraid.

Ignore the arrow in this screenshot, just got it from google.

[chucklepie]

Hello,
I'm on Windows 10, downloaded the latest verison. Sorry, no idea what version because the download site contains no information and neither does this github site (that I can see easily).

Drag a simple file, click merge, and all I get is 'Converting'. There is no config I can see to add logging, there is no log file, just nothing.

This is 2 years since the original post, so I guess this software is not updated or supported anymore?

[ericadamski]

@chucklepie Thanks for brining this up!

I unfortunately do not have access to a Windows machine to test this out. Can you attach a video recording of the error happening? Maybe I can figure out some issues from there.

[chucklepie]

Nothing happens, literally, it just says converting and does nothing. No need for a video. If there was a logger added to the code it might help...

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