I don't know if you guys can fix bugs in the editor, but this is strange 
and I don't know where else to report it.

This is with windows 2000, POV 3.5beta6: (same thing happens in 3.1 with 
a different dll/code address)

- left click next to a letter & hold
- drag over the letter
- right click
- release the left button

At this point the context menu is up and the selection follows the mouse 
as if you were still holding down the left mouse button.

- left click on the selection (this is a little tricky, since it's 
following the mouse)
- drag it, even a few pixels works (sometimes no pixels)
- let go of the mouse button

"Access violation at address 0197FE2A in module 'povcmax2.dll'.  Read of 
address 0000009E." (that last address varies)

-josh

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Josh Seagoe <jos### [at] smileyfacecom> wrote:
: - left click next to a letter & hold
: - drag over the letter
: - right click
: - release the left button

: At this point the context menu is up and the selection follows the mouse 
: as if you were still holding down the left mouse button.

  Does this behaviour happen in other text editors as well, or only with
winpov?

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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message news:3bce9e81@news.povray.org...
> Josh Seagoe <jos### [at] smileyfacecom> wrote:
> : - left click next to a letter & hold
> : - drag over the letter
> : - right click
> : - release the left button
>
> : At this point the context menu is up and the selection follows the mouse
> : as if you were still holding down the left mouse button.
>
>   Does this behaviour happen in other text editors as well, or only with
> winpov?
>

I can confirm this (very obscure) behaviour. However, it reminds me of the old
joke:

Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this...
Doctor: Well, don't do it...

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Thanks for the clear report. I won't ask how you managed to discover this ;)

I'll see if I can fix it (though it's in the codemax DLL).

-- Chris

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Warp wrote:

> Josh Seagoe <jos### [at] smileyfacecom> wrote:
> : - left click next to a letter & hold
> : - drag over the letter
> : - right click
> : - release the left button
> 
> : At this point the context menu is up and the selection follows the mouse 
> : as if you were still holding down the left mouse button.
> 
>   Does this behaviour happen in other text editors as well, or only with
> winpov?

Most editors (mozilla, notepad, SciTE, native text edit controls) stop 
tracking the mouse when any mouse button is released.

-josh

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