Subject: Re: [Witch Talk] close window rarely works on Chrome

From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:46:33 -0700 (PDT)

Sorry for slow reply on this. Got lost in my email. I am not seeing it now 
so it seems to have been fixed, perhaps by a Chrome update.

On Saturday, December 14, 2013 7:53:44 PM UTC-8, Many Tricks wrote:
>
> On Dec 14, 2013, at 7:33 PM, David Rees <[email-masked] <javascript:>> 
> wrote: 
>
> > It doesn't seem to depend on what URL the Chrome window is on (I tried 
> some of the ones below). So I think its more at the Chrome level. Is there 
> any logging I can turn on? 
>
> Can you tell me: 
>
> * What version of Chrome? 
> * What version of OS X? 
> * Any Chrome extensions? 
>
> As noted in my first reply, I cannot replicate the problem here, so it's 
> not something Witch is doing in general (or I'd be seeing the same 
> problem). So we need to figure out what's going on with your Witch. 
>
> You can enable debug logging by disabling Witch, opening Terminal, pasting 
> the following, thn pressing Return: 
>
> defaults write ~/Library/Application\ Support/Witch/Settings "PMDebugLog" 
> -bool YES 
>
> However, I'm not sure it'll show you anything useful -- but please let me 
> know if it does. 
>
> regards, 
> -rob.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 19:53:44 -0800

On Dec 14, 2013, at 7:33 PM, David Rees <[email-masked]> wrote:

> It doesn't seem to depend on what URL the Chrome window is on (I tried some of the ones below). So I think its more at the Chrome level. Is there any logging I can turn on?

Can you tell me:

As noted in my first reply, I cannot replicate the problem here, so it's not something Witch is doing in general (or I'd be seeing the same problem). So we need to figure out what's going on with your Witch.

You can enable debug logging by disabling Witch, opening Terminal, pasting the following, thn pressing Return:

defaults write ~/Library/Application\ Support/Witch/Settings "PMDebugLog" -bool YES

However, I'm not sure it'll show you anything useful -- but please let me know if it does.

regards,
-rob.

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From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 19:33:32 -0800 (PST)

It doesn't seem to depend on what URL the Chrome window is on (I tried some 
of the ones below). So I think its more at the Chrome level. Is there any 
logging I can turn on?

As I mentioned above, I can close them fine with any the other applications 
I have tried (OptimalLayout, Quicksilver, and just doing Command-W) so it 
has to do with how Witch is telling Chrome to close. 

d

On Sunday, December 8, 2013 7:53:46 AM UTC-8, Many Tricks wrote:
>
> On Dec 7, 2013, at 9:05 PM, David Rees <[email-masked] <javascript:>> 
> wrote:
>
> Starting sometime in the last couple months Witch has stopped closing 
> windows consistently on Chrome windows. I hit W for a few of them and I get 
> see them X'd out, but when I release Witch they are still there.
>
> I can close them just fine directly with Command-W. And I can close them 
> with OptimalLayout also. It seems to be only Witch that has the issue.
>
> Witch has always only been 80% effective on closing Chrome windows for me, 
> but now its closer to 20% effective. 
>
>
> I just tested about a dozen windows in Chrome, and they all seemed to 
> close just fine -- 100% of the time, across repeated tests after using 
> Chrome for 20 minutes or so, opening and closing windows. If you can 
> provide some example pages that routinely don't close, that'd be helpful. 
> I'm still not sure we'll be able to do anything in the short term, but 
> having a set of pages we can replicate the issue with would be great.
>
> I tested with the following pages: cnn, apple, espn, cnnsi, wsj, bestbuy, 
> target, macworld, tuaw, reddit, slashdot, and xkcd.
>
> regards,
> -rob.
>

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 07:53:46 -0800

On Dec 7, 2013, at 9:05 PM, David Rees <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Starting sometime in the last couple months Witch has stopped closing windows consistently on Chrome windows. I hit W for a few of them and I get see them X'd out, but when I release Witch they are still there.
> 
> I can close them just fine directly with Command-W. And I can close them with OptimalLayout also. It seems to be only Witch that has the issue.
> 
> Witch has always only been 80% effective on closing Chrome windows for me, but now its closer to 20% effective. 

I just tested about a dozen windows in Chrome, and they all seemed to close just fine -- 100% of the time, across repeated tests after using Chrome for 20 minutes or so, opening and closing windows. If you can provide some example pages that routinely don't close, that'd be helpful. I'm still not sure we'll be able to do anything in the short term, but having a set of pages we can replicate the issue with would be great.

I tested with the following pages: cnn, apple, espn, cnnsi, wsj, bestbuy, target, macworld, tuaw, reddit, slashdot, and xkcd.

regards,
-rob.

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From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 21:05:45 -0800 (PST)

Thanks,
dave