Composition Editor not showing the window/controls

[MartinCz]

Hi.

I have a problem with the Composition Editor. Some time ago, I created a dialog window which is now working properly.
Now it happens I need to do some changes to the layout and add some functionality.

The problem is, when I try to open the Composition Editor for the corresponding class/part it shows only an empty window with default size and with no controls at all.

The abtBuildInternals method is present, the window works very well in runtime, but the editor just doesn't show anything.

The code goes like this:

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abtBuildInternals
   "** Do not modify or delete **  See: AbtAppBldrPart class>>#about_abtBuildInternals"

   | gui window btnUnassign btnAssign groupBox1 assignmentItems groupBox2 btnUpdate pushButton1
    pushButton2 pushButton3 pushButton4 groupMidasItems midasItems groupMT950Items mt950Items groupBox5
    txtNostroMirror label5 txtNostro label6 txtPostingDate label7 txtCurrency label4 label9
    txtMT950Balance label8 txtMidasBalance btnAssignmentDetails conn0 conn2 conn6 conn17 conn7 conn8
    conn16 conn27 conn18 conn9 conn10 conn11 |
   gui := self class abtSeparatedConstants.
   window := AbtShellView abtCreatePart: 'Window' parent: nil owner: self .
   btnUnassign := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'btnUnassign' parent: window.
   btnAssign := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'btnAssign' parent: window.
   groupBox1 := AbtGroupBoxView abtCreatePart: 'Group Box1' parent: window.
   assignmentItems := PtsSortableDetailsView abtCreatePart: 'assignment_items' parent: groupBox1.
   groupBox2 := AbtGroupBoxView abtCreatePart: 'Group Box2' parent: window.
   btnUpdate := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'btnUpdate' parent: groupBox2.
   pushButton1 := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'Push Button1' parent: groupBox2.
   pushButton2 := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'Push Button2' parent: groupBox2.
   pushButton3 := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'Push Button3' parent: groupBox2.
   pushButton4 := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'Push Button4' parent: groupBox2.
   groupMidasItems := AbtGroupBoxView abtCreatePart: 'groupMidasItems' parent: window.
   midasItems := PtsSortableDetailsView abtCreatePart: 'midas_items' parent: groupMidasItems.
   groupMT950Items := AbtGroupBoxView abtCreatePart: 'groupMT950Items' parent: window.
   mt950Items := PtsSortableDetailsView abtCreatePart: 'mt950_items' parent: groupMT950Items.
   groupBox5 := AbtGroupBoxView abtCreatePart: 'Group Box5' parent: window.
   txtNostroMirror := AbtTextView abtCreatePart: 'txtNostroMirror' parent: groupBox5.
   label5 := AbtLabelView abtCreatePart: 'Label5' parent: groupBox5.
   txtNostro := AbtTextView abtCreatePart: 'txtNostro' parent: groupBox5.
   label6 := AbtLabelView abtCreatePart: 'Label6' parent: groupBox5.
   txtPostingDate := AbtTextView abtCreatePart: 'txtPostingDate' parent: groupBox5.
   label7 := AbtLabelView abtCreatePart: 'Label7' parent: groupBox5.
   txtCurrency := AbtTextView abtCreatePart: 'txtCurrency' parent: groupBox5.
   label4 := AbtLabelView abtCreatePart: 'Label4' parent: groupBox5.
   label9 := AbtLabelView abtCreatePart: 'Label9' parent: groupBox5.
   txtMT950Balance := AbtTextView abtCreatePart: 'txtMT950Balance' parent: groupBox5.
   label8 := AbtLabelView abtCreatePart: 'Label8' parent: groupBox5.
   txtMidasBalance := AbtTextView abtCreatePart: 'txtMidasBalance' parent: groupBox5.
   btnAssignmentDetails := AbtPushButtonView abtCreatePart: 'btnAssignmentDetails' parent: window.
   self
       primaryPart: window.
   window
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtEdgeConstant new offset: 65);
         rightEdge: (AbtEdgeConstant new offset: 857);
         topEdge: (AbtEdgeConstant new offset: 45);
         bottomEdge: (AbtEdgeConstant new offset: 708));
       title: (gui at: 1)          " 'Saldoabstimmung' " .
   btnUnassign
       object: (gui at: 2)          " 'Verbindung löschen' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 445);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 140);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHOPPOSITEFORM; offset: -348);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 26));
       enabled: false.
   btnAssign
       object: (gui at: 3)          " 'Verbinden' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 291);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 139);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHOPPOSITEFORM; offset: -348);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 26));
       enabled: false;
       foregroundColor: 'green';
       backgroundColor: nil.
   groupBox1
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 7);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHOPPOSITEFORM; offset: -318);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 265));
       label: (gui at: 4)          " 'Verbindete Einträge' " .
   assignmentItems
       selectableColumns: true;
       selectionPolicy: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 9);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 0);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 4));
       editable: false;
       separatorsToExtremes: true.
   groupBox2
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 7);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHOPPOSITEFORM; offset: -48);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 40));
       label: (gui at: 5)          " '' " .
   btnUpdate
       object: (gui at: 6)          " 'Aktualisieren' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHOPPOSITEFORM; offset: -159);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 150);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 26)).
   pushButton1
       object: (gui at: 7)          " 'Alles drucken' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 155);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 150);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHNONE));
       foregroundColor: nil.
   pushButton2
       object: (gui at: 8)          " 'Unverbindete drucken' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 315);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 150);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHNONE)).
   pushButton3
       object: (gui at: 9)          " 'Ende' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 90);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHNONE)).
   pushButton4
       object: (gui at: 10)          " 'Verbindete drucken' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 475);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 145);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHNONE)).
   groupMidasItems
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 425);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 80);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 358));
       foregroundColor: nil;
       label: (gui at: 11)          " 'Midas Einträge' " .
   midasItems
       autoTab: true;
       selectableColumns: true;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 9);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 1);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 9));
       editable: false.
   groupMT950Items
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 445);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 7);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 80);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 358));
       label: (gui at: 12)          " 'MT950 Einträge' " .
   mt950Items
       selectableColumns: true;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 9);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 1);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 9));
       editable: false.
   groupBox5
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 7);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 65));
       label: (gui at: 13)          " '' " .
   txtNostroMirror
       alignment: 0;
       autoSelect: true;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 110);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 220);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 22));
       editable: false.
   label5
       object: (gui at: 14)          " 'Nostro:' " ;
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 51);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 30);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 20)).
   txtNostro
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 110);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 220);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 30);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 22));
       editable: false.
   label6
       object: (gui at: 15)          " 'Buchungstag:' " ;
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 635);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 93);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 20)).
   txtPostingDate
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 740);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 90);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 22));
       editable: false.
   label7
       object: (gui at: 16)          " 'Währung:' " ;
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 635);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 67);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 30);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 20)).
   txtCurrency
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 740);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 90);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 30);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 22));
       editable: false.
   label4
       object: (gui at: 17)          " 'Nostrospiegel:' " ;
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 99);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 20)).
   label9
       object: (gui at: 18)          " 'MT950 Saldo:' " ;
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 355);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 93);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 30);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 20)).
   txtMT950Balance
       alignment: 2;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 456);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 149);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 30);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 22));
       editable: false.
   label8
       object: (gui at: 19)          " 'Midas Saldo:' " ;
       alignment: 0;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 355);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 89);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 20));
       foregroundColor: nil.
   txtMidasBalance
       alignment: 2;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 456);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 149);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 5);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 22));
       editable: false.
   btnAssignmentDetails
       object: (gui at: 20)          " 'Verbindung Detaile' " ;
       framingSpec: (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint new
         leftEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHFORM; offset: 595);
         rightEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 160);
         topEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHOPPOSITEFORM; offset: -348);
         bottomEdge: (AbtRunEdgeAttachmentConstraint new attachment: XmATTACHSELFOPPOSITE; offset: 26));
       enabled: false.
   btnUpdate
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #update;
            arguments: #()).
   btnAssign
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #createAssignmentForSelection;
            arguments: #()).
   pushButton3
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (conn6 := AbtEventToActionConnection new
            source: pushButton3;
            eventName: #clicked;
            actionProvider: self
            variableFeatureName: #closeWidget
            featureSelector: #IS_closeWidget).
   btnUnassign
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #removeAssignmentForSelection;
            arguments: #()).
   pushButton1
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #printAll;
            arguments: #()).
   btnAssignmentDetails
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #assignmentDetailsForSelection;
            arguments: #()).
   midasItems
      abtWhenPrimitive: #selectedItemsChanged
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #enableDisableButtons;
            arguments: #()).
   mt950Items
      abtWhenPrimitive: #selectedItemsChanged
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #enableDisableButtons;
            arguments: #()).
   assignmentItems
      abtWhenPrimitive: #selectedItemsChanged
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #enableDisableButtons;
            arguments: #()).
   assignmentItems
      abtWhenPrimitive: #defaultActionRequested
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #assignmentDetailsForSelection;
            arguments: #()).
   pushButton4
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #printAssignedOnly;
            arguments: #()).
   pushButton2
      abtWhenPrimitive: #clicked
      perform:
         (DirectedMessage new
            receiver: self;
            selector: #printUnassignedOnly;
            arguments: #()).
   self finalInitialize.

I know the Composition Editor worked for some time in the past. But today I am unable to edit the window.

I learned there are two types of representations of the window layout - one is the method abtBuildInternals and the second is some kind of cached information which the composition editors seems to be using but not finding.

Any help is appreciated!

Thank you very much for any ideas!

[PhotonDemon]

Hi Martin,

I would try versioning and releasing your app. Then start with a fresh image (save the old one) and load your versioned app into it. Then with a little luck you can get your part back to where you can work on it.

Good luck, Lou

[wembley]

I have also seen parts move to odd positions on the free-form surface when migrating from one release to another. Here are a few things to try:

1) Open a context menu on the free-form surface and click on View Parts List ... . Does your dialog window appear in the list? If so, you still have it, it just cannot be seen.

2) Expand the Composition Editor to full-screen. Can you see the dialog window?

3) Look for scrollbars on the free-form surface and, if they are there, scroll down and to the right. Can you see the dialog window?

[rjs]

The problem is, when I try to open the Composition Editor for the corresponding class/part it shows only an empty window with default size and with no controls at all.

This sounds a lot like what happens when your saved part builders refer to a class that is no longer in your image. Although, I believe you should have seen a message box (perhaps) or an error text on the Transcript claiming there was a class not found.

If so, look in LibraryObjects class>>#loadRecord:using:ifAbsent: and print or inspect the loader errorObject. (Insert a suitable break point in the hasErrorOccurred true branch. For example, one whose expression is "Transcript cr; show: loader errorObject printString.")

Once you have identified the missing class, you can either load it from the repository assuming you can find it, or you can simply create a stub class with the same name. Of course, the stub class will give you minor issues with the part builder that refers to that class, as it won't have the behaviours of the original class. However, you will be able to load and edit your dialogue.


Instantiations, please augment the error reporting in the above scenario to properly identify the missing class.

[jtuchel]

I'm dreaming of à Composition Editor that creates pure simple smalltalk Code, just like Window Builder ...
We've seen several problems with the 'hidden' Object structures that the CE creates, like Party that refuse to save themselves or empty CE's After exporting and importing parts.
Usibg à fresh image helps sometimes, but not always

Cu

Joachim