Posted: 1/23/2016 12:47 AM
Post subject: BizHawk throws an error when launching TAS Studio
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Peacerino
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Hi, so BizHawk throws a rather large error when I try opening TAS Studio, I am currently using Hawk to tas a Super Mario World hack. The Version I am currently running on is 1.11.4 This just randomly happened in the middle of a TAS. Error System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.TAStudio.BranchesMarkersSplit_SplitterMoved(Object sender, SplitterEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.OnSplitterMoved(SplitterEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.set_SplitterDistance(Int32 value) at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.ApplySplitterDistance() at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.ResizeSplitContainer() at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.OnLayout(LayoutEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PerformLayout(LayoutEventArgs args) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.System.Windows.Forms.Layout.IArrangedElement.PerformLayout(IArrangedElement affectedElement, String affectedProperty) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Scale(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.Scale(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ScaleChildControls(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Scale(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.OnChildLayoutResuming(Control child, Boolean performLayout) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.OnChildLayoutResuming(Control child, Boolean performLayout) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnLayoutResuming(Boolean performLayout) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ResumeLayout(Boolean performLayout) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.TAStudio.InitializeComponent() at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.TAStudio..ctor() --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.ToolManager.CreateInstance(Type toolType, String dllPath) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.ToolManager.CreateInstance[T](String dllPath) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.ToolManager.Load[T](String toolPath, Boolean focus) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.MainForm.TAStudioMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
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Posted: 1/23/2016 12:51 AM
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adelikat
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You closed TAStudio (or the whole emulator) while it was minimized. You got bogus data in your config.ini file If you remove your config file, it should work again.
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Posted: 1/23/2016 12:55 AM
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Peacerino
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No Such luck, also are we talking the Config.ini in the place my Hawk is installed? System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.TAStudio.BranchesMarkersSplit_SplitterMoved(Object sender, SplitterEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.OnSplitterMoved(SplitterEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.set_SplitterDistance(Int32 value) at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.ApplySplitterDistance() at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.ResizeSplitContainer() at System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer.OnLayout(LayoutEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PerformLayout(LayoutEventArgs args) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.System.Windows.Forms.Layout.IArrangedElement.PerformLayout(IArrangedElement affectedElement, String affectedProperty) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Scale(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.Scale(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ScaleChildControls(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Scale(SizeF includedFactor, SizeF excludedFactor, Control requestingControl) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.OnChildLayoutResuming(Control child, Boolean performLayout) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.OnChildLayoutResuming(Control child, Boolean performLayout) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnLayoutResuming(Boolean performLayout) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ResumeLayout(Boolean performLayout) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.TAStudio.InitializeComponent() at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.TAStudio..ctor() --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.ToolManager.CreateInstance(Type toolType, String dllPath) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.ToolManager.CreateInstance[T](String dllPath) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.ToolManager.Load[T](String toolPath, Boolean focus) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.MainForm.TAStudioMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
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Posted: 1/23/2016 1:01 AM
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arandomgameTASer
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The heck you trying to hide with those spoiler tags, the secrets of an american teenager?
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Posted: 1/23/2016 1:03 AM
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Y'know, I just realized this isnt like those toggle spoilers that you click and and they stay .-.
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Posted: 1/23/2016 1:08 AM
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zeromus
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easy and common bug. 
public TAStudio() {
InitializeComponent(); <--- form does layout logic
...
Settings = new TAStudioSettings(); <-- Settings is constructed later
}

private void BranchesMarkersSplit_SplitterMoved(object sender, SplitterEventArgs e)
{
  <-- called from layout logic. Settings isnt built yet
 Settings.BranchMarkerSplitDistance = BranchesMarkersSplit.SplitterDistance;
}
Manifests differently on different systems due to DPI, themes, and other desktop settings making winforms take different initialization layout codepaths
Posted: 1/23/2016 1:12 AM
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Peacerino
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So, how do I fix it? Please use layman's terms.
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Posted: 1/23/2016 5:40 AM
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zeromus
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You wait for a programmer to fix it
Posted: 1/23/2016 4:10 PM
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Peacerino
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Wait, so its not on my side? Its BizHawk thats borked?
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Posted: 1/23/2016 9:21 PM
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If it's of any help, I just encountered the same problem on a laptop running Windows 10 and got around it by adjusting the "Change the size of text, apps, and other items" setting (Settings -> System -> Display) from 125% to 100%.
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Posted: 1/23/2016 10:43 PM
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zeromus
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omg, bugs in software, news at 11