Smart Client starts with blank screen

[Harjo]

I have seen, also the grey screen not anymore for a few weeks.
I installed the browsersuite of Patrick Talbot, and right the first time, I got it back.

Is everyone that is having this problem, using this browsersuite??
after a couple of times, restarting (killing the db), deleting those files, as suggested, I got it working again.

[chico]

For anyone still watching this... so far I've been 5 for 5 with this little fix that gets rid of the blank smart client screen when you try to launch when in Developer.

(We're on Servoy 4.1)

If you close out ALL of the Designer windows. (see attached image)
Quit out of Servoy Developer
Launch it again.
Start the SmartClient

Hopefully it comes up like it has been for us.

-Chico

[Gordon]

You still get the same issue on the current version 5 using mac. The issue seems to relate to how you open the smart client. If you start it when viewing a script tab it presents the blank screen,no controls pane if however you re start Servoy and make sure the first tab you load is in display mode then it seems to work fine.

[Harjo]

exactly! that was our finding also, closing all tabs & restart Servoy Eclipse.
( we are on 5.1 already)

We still don't get it, how & why & when this happens.
We have the suggestion, that if you close Servoy Eclipse AND you have the DEBUG client also open, the next time, you start Servoy Eclipse than, you will start with a blank (grey) screen in the debug client.

[Robert Huber]

We have this behaviour too, regards, Robert

You still get the same issue on the current version 5 using mac. The issue seems to relate to how you open the smart client. If you start it when viewing a script tab it presents the blank screen,no controls pane if however you re start Servoy and make sure the first tab you load is in display mode then it seems to work fine.

[Karel Broer]

Today I throwed myself into a Servoy 5.1.3 development project with a large solution containing 42 modules. Now I experience this issue too...
Any news on fixes?

Servoy 5.1.3
Mac OS X 10.6.3
Java 1.6.0_17

[Jan Aleman]

Today I throwed myself into a Servoy 5.1.3 development project with a large solution containing 42 modules. Now I experience this issue too...
Any news on fixes?

Servoy 5.1.3
Mac OS X 10.6.3
Java 1.6.0_17

Does it also occur if you only use Servoy plugins/beans? It seams that it is often caused by third party beans?

[antonio]

I'm seeing the same problem here with 5.2. on Mac OSX 10.6 and Java 6
The non-servoy plugins I have are
busy
the it2be free plugins (tools, etc)

The workaround of closing all tabs, stopping developer, restarting developer, works.

[jmcneely]

No, I've found that if you have certain code showing in eclipse in Developer that it does this, and if you close the offending window and restart Servoy it will then open up the smart client just fine. I haven't figured out exactly what the offending code is. It is a bug in Servoy 5. Try closing all script editor windows, restart Servoy, then fire up the smart client, and I bet it goes away. Irksome.

[ryanparrish]

I see this constantly in developer. The trick for us is to make sure you have all code tabs closed before closing down deleloper, the biggest culprit is globals.js. If I close developer with globals.js open still, the next time I open developer I will get a blank smart client - no matter how long I wait to launch smart client or what I do in developer. It just doesn't seem to like being opened with globals.js still open.

[Harjo]

yep indeed, it's only debug client (with developer) and as far as we see, if you have open the globals tab....

[ellenmeserow]

Just lost a whole day of development to this issue in 5.2 b2. The workaround of closing all tabs, stopping developer, restarting developer, works. The servoy website was down all day, but now that its back up and i found this thread -- i'm saved. Thanks everyone.

[otaku.com2]

Same problem with 3.5.12

Closing the Toolbars in developer/server and restarting
is the solution.

Javaarghhh!!!

[otaku.com2]

Closing the Toolbars in developer/server and restarting
is NOT the solution.

It only worked one time, next time it's back to the blank screen.

Only a force quit of the Servoy Client will clear this.

[otaku.com2]

So what is the fix or workaround for

Servoy 3.5.12
Mac OS X 10.6.4
Java 1.6.0_20

Any ideas?