2 Replies Latest reply: Mar 30, 2010 11:02 AM by jeffgedgaud RSS

    Panel Width Stays Fixed in 64-Bit but not 32-Bit

    Daryl Pritchard Community Member
      Hello all,

      I've recently installed Configurator 1.0 and created my first panel as a collection of menu commands and tools I most often use. The panel is 800x130 (HxW) pixels. I'm running Vista 64 Ultimate with PS CS4 32-bit & 64-bit installed, and have observed that with the panel exported to both versions of PS, it will open in each at a 214-pixel width as the application initializes, but then very quickly resize to the 130-pixel width I defined. However, while consistently true for 64-Bit PS, that is not the case for 32-Bit, where the panel commonly remains at the 214-pixel width as often as not. This does not seem to be affected by whether the panel is docked or undocked, or whether I've resaved a workspace or even created a new one with the panel active. I'm not certain of this, but it seems that if I close the panel in 32-bit PS before closing the application, then it is more likely that if I reopen the application and then enable the panel, it will initialize to the correct size. Oh, and when it is at the 214-pixel width, I cannot resize it manually. Similarly, when the panel is reopened for editing in Configurator, it always opens at the correct 130-pixel width.

      Note that the panels for each version of PS were separately exported to the respective Plug-ins/Panels folder and I even tried replacing the folder under the 32-bit PS with a hard link (junction) to the Panels folder in the 64-bit PS. That made no difference in the observed behavior other than that it does allow one exported panel location to serve both applications. I tried the same with a shortcut in lieu of of a junction, but that didn't seem to work insofar as the Panels extensions being loaded.

      Has anyone seen such behavior as this? It is really no more than a nuisance, but I'd like to avoid it if possible.

      Thanks,

      Daryl
        • 1. Re: Panel Width Stays Fixed in 64-Bit but not 32-Bit
          zhpingw Community Member

          Since the Configurator doesn't include a compiler, so the flash panel generated by it doesn't have a native height and width.

           

          So the height and width you assigned in the Configurator is saved into the .gpc file.

           

          You observation is very sharp and accurate, when a panel is opened first time in the Photoshop.

           

          It will show the panel in the default size first, then it will load the height and width you assigned from the .gpc file, and resize it to the size you want.

           

          And then when you close the panel, it will save the current panel size to a flash player share object.

           

          The next time when you open the panel, it will load the last time saved size back.

          • 2. Re: Panel Width Stays Fixed in 64-Bit but not 32-Bit
            jeffgedgaud Community Member

            Sorry to bring this up again but you are confusing me with your answer, I close panel and/or photoshop and it stays the same size on my 64 bit Windows 7 system. I have made the panel in Configurator to be about 120 pixels wide but when I open Photoshop its about 250 wide and will not resize width at all. I can make it taller or shorter but width will not change at all when I try to drag it smaller whether its docked next to other panels or loose by itself on work area.

             

            Help...