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0003382Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Interface, Notes/Points/Routespublic2010-10-07 08:482014-07-15 20:09
Put 
Toady One 
normalblockhave not tried
needs feedbackreopened 
WindowsXP
0.31.16 
0.34.11 
0003382: Game becomes unresponsive after attempting to name a Note.
I placed a Note and when I tried to name it, it didn't work, then I tried leaving the menu, didn't work either. The game is almost completely stuck looking like this: http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6093/frozengame.png [^] save for the blink of the "_". The only keys that work are F1 and F2 for switching between the two places I've hotkeyed, F11 for switching from windowed to full screen, and Tab for toggling the minimap. The latest save is quite a while ago so I haven't gotten around to force quitting the game and trying to reproduce this, as I'm hoping maybe there is a known way to solve this issue?
Don't recall what version the world was generated in but it's at least as old as 31.14
0.31.16, 0.34.07, 0.40.03, 31.16, 31.25, freeze, Note, route
has duplicate 0004516resolved Footkerchief Semi-locked state while using Notes/Points/Routes 
related to 0005931resolved Toady One Trying to renaming a noble in a military screen make DF stop responding 
Issue History
2010-10-07 08:48PutNew Issue
2010-10-07 08:48PutTag Attached: 31.16
2010-10-07 08:48PutTag Attached: 0.31.16
2010-10-07 08:48PutTag Attached: Note
2010-10-07 08:48PutTag Attached: freeze
2010-10-07 08:50PutIssue Monitored: Put
2010-10-07 09:38PutNote Added: 0013238
2010-10-07 09:38PutTag Attached: route
2010-10-07 09:56PutNote Added: 0013239
2010-10-07 09:56PutNote Deleted: 0013239
2010-10-07 09:56PutNote Edited: 0013238bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0013238#r5134
2010-10-07 10:26PutNote Added: 0013240
2010-10-07 11:07smjjamesNote Added: 0013242
2010-11-16 13:24FootkerchiefNote Added: 0013923
2011-02-16 21:44PutIssue End Monitor: Put
2011-03-20 06:48Logical2uNote Added: 0016387
2011-03-20 06:48Logical2uStatusnew => resolved
2011-03-20 06:48Logical2uResolutionopen => unable to reproduce
2011-03-20 06:48Logical2uAssigned To => Logical2u
2011-04-14 07:37FootkerchiefAssigned ToLogical2u =>
2011-04-14 07:37FootkerchiefStatusresolved => needs feedback
2011-04-14 07:37FootkerchiefResolutionunable to reproduce => reopened
2011-04-14 07:37FootkerchiefStatusneeds feedback => new
2011-04-14 07:38FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004516
2011-04-14 07:38FootkerchiefNote Added: 0017358
2011-04-14 08:25rpetigerNote Added: 0017360
2011-04-14 08:27rpetigerNote Edited: 0017360bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0017360#r6454
2011-09-21 13:38EmeraldWindNote Added: 0018749
2011-09-22 18:42khearnNote Added: 0018752
2011-09-22 18:42khearnIssue Monitored: khearn
2011-09-22 18:46khearnNote Edited: 0018752bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0018752#r7044
2011-11-14 07:04i2amroyNote Added: 0018980
2011-11-14 07:05i2amroyTag Attached: 31.25
2012-04-30 09:49SusTag Attached: 0.34.07
2012-04-30 09:50SusNote Added: 0022402
2012-05-20 13:44Knight OtuRelationship addedrelated to 0005931
2012-05-27 18:19Toady OneStatusnew => resolved
2012-05-27 18:19Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2012-05-27 18:19Toady OneResolutionreopened => fixed
2012-05-27 18:19Toady OneAssigned To => Toady One
2014-07-15 19:01LiensTag Attached: 0.40.03
2014-07-15 19:49FootkerchiefStatusresolved => needs feedback
2014-07-15 19:49FootkerchiefResolutionfixed => reopened
2014-07-15 19:49FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Liens
2014-07-15 19:49FootkerchiefNote Added: 0026578
2014-07-15 20:09LiensNote Added: 0026583
2014-07-15 20:11LiensNote Edited: 0026583bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0026583#r9903

Notes
(0013238)
Put   
2010-10-07 09:38   
(edited on: 2010-10-07 09:56)
Hmm I think it's probable I accidentally typed the name in without pressing the key for "Name Note" because this appears to be the route setting menu. and I was beginning to write "front gate". Well anyways it's frozen regardless.

(0013240)
Put   
2010-10-07 10:26   
Oh zooming also works.
(0013242)
smjjames   
2010-10-07 11:07   
Did you try pressing spacebar or enter?

If all else fails, forcequit the program.
(0013923)
Footkerchief   
2010-11-16 13:24   
Reminder sent to: Put

Do you have a save that reproduces this problem in 0.31.18? If so, it would be helpful to upload the save to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^] and post the link here
(0016387)
Logical2u   
2011-03-20 06:48   
Reporter appears unable to provide a save, so I'm marking as unable to reproduce.
(0017358)
Footkerchief   
2011-04-14 07:38   
Reopened because of duplicate report 0004516.
(0017360)
rpetiger   
2011-04-14 08:25   
(edited on: 2011-04-14 08:27)
Confirmed. I managed to reproduce this.

First go into notes, and set two points. Then go into routes, and hit name route before adding a route, and the game will freeze.

This was done in 31.25

(0018749)
EmeraldWind   
2011-09-21 13:38   
Hey, I just got this bug in the Alert Menu as well.

I was typing in a name for a new alert, I was typing "Lock Down 2", but when I typed the two it went back to the top of the list and I can select the different alerts but I can't do anything else except rename the four alerts I have.

It's like its stuck in the naming mode. Pressing ESC doesn't do anything either.
I can still get to the help screen. The up and down arrow keys still cause me to move between the alerts but I can't move left or right. Oh, but I can still use the mouse. (I didn't know you could use the mouse here.)

ER wait, nevermind its working fine. My enter key was being stupid. Since the original bug report is so similar to my problem. Did you try pressing the enter key again? Just in case it was not being detected for some reason.
(0018752)
khearn   
2011-09-22 18:42   
(edited on: 2011-09-22 18:46)
I just ran into the exact same problem as the original poster. I was working in the Notes screen and tried to name a note and ended up in the route screen exactly like his screenshot. I may have mistyped like OP said in his first added note (2010-10-07 09:38). I can also switch sidebars with tab, zoom in & out with the mouse wheel, and toggle fullscreen with F11. F10 seems to always take me to an intermediate zoom (the default maybe?). My other function keys do not take me to the locations I've set them for using the H menu, unlike the OP. No other keys seem to do anything.
I'm running 31.25 on Unbuntu Linux.
I just tried rpetiger's recipe for reproducing it (on a copy of 31.18 on a different machine) and got into the same state. So with no routes set up, hitting 'r' then 'n' gets it into this state. When I first hit it, I was about to name a point "front bridge". I evidently didn't hit 'n' to start naming the point, and just typed "front", which has the 'r' and 'n'. I just tried it on my test system and got the exact same result. Very reproducible.
[edit: just fixed typos]

(0018980)
i2amroy   
2011-11-14 07:04   
Yeah, I managed to get this same problem. It appears to occur whenever you try to name a route without having any routes set up and looks to me more like a problem of the game allowing you to access a command (name a route) that shouldn't be able to be accessed and is greyed out in the menu at the time.
(0022402)
Sus   
2012-04-30 09:50   
Ran into the exact same problem in 0.34.07.
Placed two (named) notes, accidentally hit "name route" --> game freezes, only zoom and menu toggle (tab) work.
(0026578)
Footkerchief   
2014-07-15 19:49   
Reminder sent to: Liens

This bug showed up in 0.40.03?
(0026583)
Liens   
2014-07-15 20:09   
(edited on: 2014-07-15 20:11)
Yep, I just got it. Every single time I load my game a cavern collapses down on layer -13, so I went to put a note there.
When I named the note I made a mistake and tried to backspace it but it just kept putting symbols instead, so I said ok fine and pressed ESC. Then I thought maybe renaming it a second time would wipe the previous name so I gave it a shot (didn't work), this time ESC did not get me out and I was stuck only able to type more letters into the name until it was full (but still stuck).