TypeError: Cannot call method 'setPreference' of null

[ladauze]

After the auto. upgrade to 0.12.0 I got this in the 'start' window (node): TypeError: Cannot call method 'setPreference' of null at setPreference (app://./js/firstrun.js:2:19) at HTMLDocument.eval (app://./js/firstrun.js:38:5) at fire (app://./dep/jquery.js:974:30) at Object.self.fireWith as resolveWith at Function.jQuery.extend.ready (app://./dep/jquery.js:406:13) at HTMLDocument.DOMContentLoaded (app://./dep/jquery.js:83:11)

After restarting a few times, it worked OK (but my user.json was reset, only showMenus: true, persistentTree: false, )

I got a similar error windows occasionally in the prior version(s) - they disappeared always after the first restart. Using 0.12.0 on Xubuntu 14.04 32 bits. Nodejs v0.10.25

P.S. Thank you for creating such a great editor!! I love it from A to ZED :-)

[zefhemel]

The only case where I can see this occurring is if the project picker window is still running old code (which wasn't reloaded during the upgrade). This could be it. But still it's a very strange problem. And it doesn't explain why your configuration would be reset.

So this only happens after an upgrade, or it happens randomly from time to time?

[ladauze]

At this moment I can not recall the problem.

[chenxsan]

I have this problem too on openSUSE 13.1. A whole new one downloaded from zedapp.org site. So I guess it had nothing to do with the old code?

Then I cloned the source code and built it myself, same problem. After I change toolbar value to true in app/package.json file and rebuilt, it works.

If I removed persistentTree and showMenus in ~/.config/zed/config/user.json, the problem will show again.

So, with the toolbar value set to true, no problem, when false, the problem comes.

[zefhemel]

Ok, I'll see if I can reproduce this tomorrow. Thanks for reporting.  — Zef

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On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 5:39 PM, 陈三 notifications@github.com wrote:

I have this problem too on openSUSE 13.1. A whole new one downloaded from zedapp.org site. So I guess it had nothing to do with the old code? Then I cloned the source code and built it myself, same problem. After I change toolbar value to true in app/package.json file and rebuilt, it works. If I removed persistentTree and showMenus in ~/.config/zed/config/user.json, the problem will show again.

So, with the toolbar value set to true, no problem, when false, the problem comes.

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[zefhemel]

I tried installing Zed 0.12 on Windows (7) and Linux (Ubuntu 64-bit 13.10) and can't reproduce the problem you're seeing. The popup asking for the UI mode appears and I can make a selection. Everything works fine, no errors...

[chenxsan]

Yeah, I tested it on windows xp, it's alright. So any suggest on how I can figure out the problem myself?

On Friday, July 18, 2014, Zef Hemel <notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

I tried installing Zed 0.12 on Windows (7) and Linux (Ubuntu 64-bit 13.10) and can't reproduce the problem you're seeing. The popup asking for the UI mode appears and I can make a selection. Everything works fine, no errors...

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/zedapp/zed/issues/414#issuecomment-49430631.

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[zefhemel]

Sorry for the delay here. I think I found the issue (timing). Can you verify it works now?

[chenxsan]

Cool, it works on my openSUSE now.

[zefhemel]

Great!

-- Zef

On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 2:37 PM, 陈三 notifications@github.com wrote:

Cool, it works on my openSUSE now.

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