Bug testing workbench

Peter 18Jul16: This is a page to act as a workbench for my testing on W10 and macOS.

Some DEVEL FIXMADE bugs get "parked" by me as they involve downloading plug-ins from sites I know nothing about - I am not prepared to risk that.

See the Talk page for bugs resolved in earlier releases.

Windows 7 - will disappear in early 2020 when W7 becomes EOL

• P5 964 - Windows 7: Support data generated if quitting using task manager when "About Audacity" is open. This is now marked CLOSED/WONTFIX

Re-opened

• P2 2134 - Audacity silently fails to launch when audacity.cfg is locked read-only
• P2 2135 - Audacity crashes if launched with a locked pluginregistry.cfg file
• P3 1892 - Mac accessibility: VoiceOver does not read the categories in Preferences
• P4 1302 - Metadata Editor should be disabled for (external program) in Export Multiple, as in straight export OK on W10 - but errors out on Mac
• P4 1806 - Extreme negative settings in Change Tempo cause an "apparent" hang/freeze
• P4 534 - Page Up/Page Down when slider focused also scrolls the project. looks OK on W10 but iffy on Mac
• P5 1799 - Un-muting with a single track unnecessarily activates the Solo button - original bug ok on Mac, BUT closely related issue still occurs
• P4 1371 - Linux/Mac: Device Toolbar does not restore large widths when docked. - OK on W10 - but still not right on Mac
• P4 1548 - Linux: Newly recorded tracks do not acquire focus
• P3 2178 - Export to (external program) fails with errors - On Mac still get error msgs

Pending

None

Devel Fix-Made

• P4 590 - Win/Linux: Audacity crashes with LADSPA blop plug-ins - I can't test this as the blop site referenced in steps to reproduce does not appear to have pre-built plug-ins for download (just source code),

Parked - because I don't have the wherewithal to test these

• P5 2100 - AIFF exports GT 4GB are trapped but error message is only "WAV" - We need the German translation before this can be tested

To be tested

None

What's to be done about this/these

• P2 2149 - Audacity consumes large amounts of CPU time - prob. OK - held over open till RC1

The Bugs tested so far on Windows and that look to be good to go so far on W10 - still to be tested on macOS and Linux

• P1 2215 - Cut does not work when in Pause mode - command and button not grayed-out
• P2 2223 - "Select all audio..." is ignored when in Pause mode

The Bugs tested so far on Mac and that look to be good to go so far on macOS still to be tested on Windows and Linux

None

The Bugs tested so far and that look to be good to go so far on W10 and macOS still to be tested on Linux

None

Marked RESOLVED

Archive this list to the Talk page on release.

• P1 1750 - Equalization (now EQ Curves): EQ control points can disappear if the points are at the same frequency
• P1 2077 - Mac - FFmpeg Custom options dialog opens behind Export Audio dialog
• P1 2112 - Crash when opening Equalization settings in a Macro
• P1 2119 - Linux: Incorrect behaviors in "Manage Macro"
• P1 2127 - Track deletion while in Record/Pause state crashes Audacity
• P1 2133 - Silence Audio deletes MIDI notes
• P1 2141 - Tabbing between labels now only works if the label track is selected
• P1 2176 - Crash when attempting to time shift multiple tracks
• P1 2191 - Audacity throws warning dialog on opening project if it contains silent blockfile(s)
• P1 2200 - Uncompressed exports in formats that have no (realistic) size restriction fail the 4GB trap for WAV & AIFF - regression on 2.3.1
• P1 2216 - Mac: Cannot use Enter to effect an Effect after entering numeric data in a field - regression on 2.1.3
• P2 344 - FFmpeg: M4A Quality slider has no control of bitrate setting or AAC quality
• P2 1329 - Mac: ENTER does not close/apply effects unless user has turned on Full Keyboard Access
• P2 1503 - Mac: Modal dialogs cause 100% Audacity CPU when open with any AU or graphical VST/LV2 effect
• P2 1843 - Tracks menu error messages do not have "?" help buttons to link to the Manual
• P2 2199 - crash after attempting to export as OGG at very high sample rate
• P2 2213 - When Solo button is "Multi-track" Export is not accurate - can lead to data loss
• P3 46 - GSM 6.10 files cannot be exported - failure messages are unhelpful un-illuminating
• P3 59 - No error reported to user and crash when FFmpeg attempts invalid custom export of WAV with mp2 codec
• P3 387 - Mac/Linux: Text export for Contrast and Plot Spectrum does not supply extension if omitted
• P3 461 - MIDI or Allegro export filter does not enforce output format cross-platform
• P3 1180 - Custom FFmpeg Export: an empty presets list can be Exported
• P3 1281 - Windows: Plug-in manager does not properly disable SC4
• P3 1477 - Mac: Sticky Tooltips
• P3 1567 - Windows: DirectSound Sound Activated Recording does not record correctly or pauses permanently after 12 seconds
• P3 1578 - TXT and XML exports are not to Documents and may require elevation to save
• P3 1622 - Cryptic error message when existing project cannot be saved
• P3 1723 - Keyboard Preferences: Closing subtrees can leave highlight on wrong item.
• P3 1824 - Preview fails (with Error Opening Sound Device) for built-in Generate effects when no selection
• P3 1904 - Audio offset not honored in Export/Export Multiple/Export Selection
• P3 2099 - 24-bit WAV (and AIFF) export is wrongly limited to 3GB
• P3 2113 - Label editor: After it closes, no control is the focus
• P3 2118 - "Q" shortcut for "Toggle Spectral Selection is not in the Standard set
• P3 2122 - Screenshot tool: no way to exit using the keyboard
• P3 2120 - Spectral Selection Toolbar can be truncated when undocked
• P3 2169 - Windows: Modules page of preferences is not read by NVDA screen reader
• P3 2182 - Updating Audacity can cause messed up toolbar layout
• P3 2185- Import2: Incorrect error message if file not found
• P3 2189- Bugs that won't be fixed relating to on-demand loading of aliased external audio files
• P4 169 - Welcome Message: Local links to "Quick Help" and "Manual" do nothing if help is not installed.
• P4 240 - Time track selected by itself cannot be removed with Tracks>Remove Tracks
• P4 440 - Metadata Editor: Tags without values can't be added
• P4 496 - Modifier keys ignored when focus is on time box in the Selection Toolbar
• P4 826 - Mis-handling of envelopes when split-deleting, or when cutting with cut lines enabled
• P4 1058 - Windows: Strange cursor changes Works for me on 2.3.2
• P4 1235 - Linux: Mixer Board meters do not update when Meter Preferences are updated
• P4 1269 - "backslash percent" not saved in effect presets
• P4 1411 - Multiple non-modal "Help from the Internet" windows
• P4 1582 - Incorrect level shown in Mixer Board meter when track has positive gain
• P4 1738 - Numeric control units are not translated
• P4 1742 - Built-in Macro name "MP3 Conversion" does not translate
• P4 2043 - Access keys not shown (Japanese)
• P4 2049 - ENH: Noise Reduction error message for no selection is unhelpful
• P4 2107 - Mac Accessibility: if a text box is the focus, pressing enter does not press the default button
• P4 2136 - GetInfo: localization creates invalid JSON
• P4 2137 - Nyquist: Assert when receiving multibyte characters
• P4 2138 - Crossfade Tracks effect may desynchronize tracks
• P4 2148 - AUD-GET-INFO command fails if data contains backslash
• P4 2154 - selected audio: timeline and track show different selected time range
• P4 2160 - Shipped macros are not protected against edits. Edits can be made, but there is a Restore button
• P4 1780 - Sample Rate dialog does not appear when track has custom sample rate
• P5 680 - "Undo Recover" does not undo.
• P5 803 - Incorrect pointer (cursor) when rearranging tracks
• P5 1200 - Unwanted duplicate .mo files on Mac.

Track name text box too small

EQ bugs

• P1 1750 - Equalization: EQ control points can disappear if the points are at the same frequency
• P1 2031 - Equalization: presets under the Manage button do not save custom EQ curves
• P1 2088 - Graphic EQ ( and Filter Curve): Manage button does not work - QUICKFIXED
• P2 1722 - Equalization effect: possible crash when using Manage > User Presets
• P2 2206 - Filter Curve (and Graphic EQ) corrupt saved curves (on the right)
• P2 2207 - Filter Curve and Graphic EQ have no factory presets (available in 2.3.2 and earlier)

QUICKFIXED

• P1 2116 - Win: Drawing of imported aliased files does not visually complete without further user action - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2121 - View>History crashes Audacity - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2129 - Preview button in effects yields Error Opening Sound Device - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2131 - Mac: Play Cut Preview fails to work - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2132 - Silence Audio and Trim Audio are grayed-out and inoperable even when a selection is present - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2139 - Track menu: opening track menu by pressing Shift+M causes crash - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2140 - Setting for preference for track name displayed as overlay is ignored - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2142 - Typing within a label track selected does not create a label. - QUICKFIXED
• P2 2144 - Track Name drawn behind stereo track divider - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2145 - Crash ctrl-clicking on play at speed button - QUICKFIXED
• P2 2146 - Keyboard preferences: mouse can select wrong item - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2150 - Clicking in the Audacity window causes a crash - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2151 - Scrubbing/seeking corrupts the Timeline with black line/black tick marks - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2153 - Crash when attempting multi-channel recording - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2155 - deleting the only track in a project leaves the cursor position in a corrupt state - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2156 - Corruption in Timeline during playback - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2158 - Selection Toolbar: Length and center calculated incorrectly - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2159 - Commands with set cursor or set selection start/end during playback do not work - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2164 - Timeline actions incorrectly disabled after recording - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2167 - Incorrect Quick-Play behaviour - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2168 - Themed buttons do not update after theme change - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2170 - Repeated use of the Trim button crashes Audacity - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2172 - Pin/Unpin button does not update after theme change - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2179 - In horizontal scrolling, time ruler does not scroll until mouse released - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2180 - Label editing active after clicking elsewhere - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2183 - Characters in labels cannot be deleted - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2184 - Mac: non-RTP effects grayed out when no selection present - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2193 - Remove Tracks in Tracks menu is grayed-out if there is no selection - QUICKFIXED
• P1 2221 - Make Selection if Needed option in Preferences is Broken - QUICKFIXED

ODL aliasing - "resolved" by removing OD ?

• P3 2189 - Bugs that won't be fixed relating to on-demand loading of aliased external audio files
  • P3 536 - OD computation stalls if applying effect before aliased waveform computation completes - and subsequent crash - WONTFIX
  • P3 538 - Windows: OD without seeking: an effect can be applied to a selection before the aliased computation is made, silencing the audio. - WONTFIX
  • P3 555 - Export fails without warning if missing alias file but current project state does not depend on it - WONTFIX
  • P3 1869 - Crash on close when uncompressed file imported "faster" aliased - WONTFIX

WONT Fix

• P3 888 - On Demand aliased import fails when "Normalize all tracks" is enabled.
• P4 2106 - Mac build for one architecture can't recover autosave files made by build for the other
• P2 2101 - Mac recovery file can be corrupted before recovery when switching between 32 and 64 bit builds

Auto update

ID	P	Status	Summary (12 tasks) ⇒
2215	P1	RESOLVED	Cut does not work when in Pause mode - command and button not grayed-out
2149	P2	RESOLVED	Audacity consumes large amounts of CPU time
2223	P2	RESOLVED	"Select all audio..." is ignored when in Pause mode
2178	P3	CLOSED	Mac: Export to (external program) fails with errors
1892	P3	CLOSED	Mac: VoiceOver does not read the categories in Preferences using standard keyboard navigation
2134	P3	RESOLVED	Audacity silently fails to launch when audacity.cfg is locked read-only
2135	P3	RESOLVED	Audacity crashes if launched with a locked pluginregistry.cfg file
1371	P4	RESOLVED	Linux/Mac: Device Toolbar does not restore large widths when docked.
1806	P4	RESOLVED	Extreme negative settings in Change Tempo cause an "apparent" hang/freeze
534	P4	RESOLVED	Mac: Page Up/Page Down when slider focused also scrolls the project.
1548	P4	RESOLVED	Linux: Newly recorded tracks do not acquire focus
2100	P5	RESOLVED	AIFF exports GT 4GB are trapped but, in German, error message is only for "WAV"