alice-teacher s Digest, Vol 67, Issue 22
Margaret Meijers
mmeijers at gmail.com
Thu Mar 31 16:45:57 EDT 2016
I also experience this problem from time to time (it seems to occur in
patches), and have also found that closing Alice and reopening it will
usually resolve it.
I only use Windows 10 machines, but it also used to occur on Windows 8, and
it has happened on all of the different machines I've used at one time or
another.
I have noticed that it seems to occur more often when I am opening a number
of projects in succession, for example when looking at student work.
Although of course it's only noticeable if I'm actually editing the work.
I have wondered whether it's related to background Java processes not
terminating correctly sometimes.
I keep intending to try to track and document it more diligently, but of
course am usually in a rush when it happens, and just want to get it fixed
so I can go on with my work. I have tried a few times to replicate it, and
will certainly let you know if I ever do.
Cheers
Margaret
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 3:04 AM, Burleigh, Lynn via alice-teachers <
alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> My students figured out that once you create a new project, you have to
> save it and close it... Then when you open the project, it is fixed and
> everything can be moved and resized from then on.
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> 1. Alice 3.2 on a PC (Pratt, Reyna)
> 2. Re: Alice 3.2 on a PC (Don Slater)
> 3. Re: Alice 3.2 on a PC (Pappafotopoulos, Dianne)
> 4. Re: Alice 3.2 on a PC (Don Slater)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:31:24 +0000
> From: "Pratt, Reyna" <RPratt at MADEIRA.org>
> To: "alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu"
> <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> Subject: alice-teacher Alice 3.2 on a PC
> Message-ID: <3f76cfe873094f87806aea30a9100497 at TMSED2.madeira.org>
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> Hi,
> This problem happened in class today and it's happening on my PC laptop as
> well, with Alice 3.2:
>
> After we add objects to the scene, we can't click on the objects to access
> the rotation circles (or the translational arrows). We only can click on
> the ground, no matter where we click.
> My students who are working on Macs do not seem to have this issue.
>
> Ideas on how to fix this?
> Thanks,
> Reyna Pratt
> The Madeira School
> McLean, VA
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:42:45 -0400
> From: Don Slater <don at alice.org>
> To: Alice Teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice 3.2 on a PC
> Message-ID: <856F4F2E-71CE-443E-BE76-16C0AF189514 at alice.org>
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>
> Reyna,
> You may need to update the video drivers of your machine. Use the drivers
> from the manufacturer of your video card, not the more generic Windows
> Update drivers. See the following link:
>
>
> http://alice3.pbworks.com/w/page/54959364/Updating%20Video%20Drivers
>
> You may be able to use modifier keys manipulate the models <cntrl-click>
> to turn a model left and right, and <shift-click> to move an object up and
> down. Also the one-shot menu (right-click on an object and select
> procedures from the context menu) may also allow you to manipulate and set
> the object.
>
> Let us know if you continue to have problems.
>
> Later,
>
> Don Slater
>
> Alice Project
> Carnegie Mellon University
> Entertainment Technology Center
> 700 Technology Drive
> Pittsburgh, PA 15219
>
> Email: dslater at cmu.edu
>
> I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances
> confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life
> he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
> --- Henry David Thoreau
>
> The true object of all human life is play. -- G.K. Chesterton
>
>
> > On Mar 30, 2016, at 8:31 PM, Pratt, Reyna via alice-teachers <
> alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > This problem happened in class today and it's happening on my PC laptop
> as well, with Alice 3.2:
> >
> > After we add objects to the scene, we can't click on the objects to
> access the rotation circles (or the translational arrows). We only can
> click on the ground, no matter where we click.
> > My students who are working on Macs do not seem to have this issue.
> >
> > Ideas on how to fix this?
> > Thanks,
> > Reyna Pratt
> > The Madeira School
> > McLean, VA
> > _______________________________________________
> > alice-teachers mailing list
> > alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> > https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/alice-teachers
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:52:16 -0400
> From: "Pappafotopoulos, Dianne" <pappafotopoulosd at doversherborn.org>
> To: Alice educators <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice 3.2 on a PC
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> Hi,
> We are having the same issues with Alice 3.2 on both the MAC and Windows
> side. The weird thing is that it is random. It will work perfectly for a
> particular scene, and then if the student tries another scene, they can't
> use the "handles" at all. When they click on the object, it automatically
> switches the selection to "this" and they can only move the camera.
> Dianne
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 8:31 PM, Pratt, Reyna via alice-teachers <
> alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > This problem happened in class today and it's happening on my PC
> > laptop as well, with Alice 3.2:
> >
> > After we add objects to the scene, we can't click on the objects to
> > access the rotation circles (or the translational arrows). We only can
> > click on the ground, no matter where we click.
> > My students who are working on Macs do not seem to have this issue.
> >
> > Ideas on how to fix this?
> > Thanks,
> > Reyna Pratt
> > The Madeira School
> > McLean, VA
> > _______________________________________________
> > alice-teachers mailing list
> > alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> > https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/alice-teachers
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Dianne M. Pappafotopoulos
> K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist/Teacher Dover Sherborn Public
> Schools
> 157 Farm Street, Dover, MA 02030
> phone: 508.785.1730 x7217
> website: www.doversherborn.org
> email: pappafotopoulosd at doversherborn.org
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> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:24:29 -0400
> From: Don Slater <don at alice.org>
> To: Alice Teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice 3.2 on a PC
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> This has been a very vexing issue for us, as we have trouble duplicating
> the problem. At this time it seems to be system / machine dependent?
>
> We would ask anyone who is experiencing this problem to send us specific
> information about their setup, it would be helpful. This would include:
>
> Manufacturer:
> Operating System / Version:
> Graphics card:
> Amount of memory:
> Java version:
> Anything else that might be helpful:
>
> Thank you,
>
> Don Slater
>
> Alice Project
> Carnegie Mellon University
> Entertainment Technology Center
> 700 Technology Drive
> Pittsburgh, PA 15219
>
> Email: dslater at cmu.edu
>
> I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances
> confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life
> he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
> --- Henry David Thoreau
>
> The true object of all human life is play. -- G.K. Chesterton
>
>
> > On Mar 31, 2016, at 10:52 AM, Pappafotopoulos, Dianne via alice-teachers
> <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > We are having the same issues with Alice 3.2 on both the MAC and Windows
> side. The weird thing is that it is random. It will work perfectly for a
> particular scene, and then if the student tries another scene, they can't
> use the "handles" at all. When they click on the object, it automatically
> switches the selection to "this" and they can only move the camera.
> > Dianne
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 8:31 PM, Pratt, Reyna via alice-teachers <
> alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu <mailto:
> alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > This problem happened in class today and it's happening on my PC laptop
> as well, with Alice 3.2:
> >
> > After we add objects to the scene, we can't click on the objects to
> access the rotation circles (or the translational arrows). We only can
> click on the ground, no matter where we click.
> > My students who are working on Macs do not seem to have this issue.
> >
> > Ideas on how to fix this?
> > Thanks,
> > Reyna Pratt
> > The Madeira School
> > McLean, VA
> > _______________________________________________
> > alice-teachers mailing list
> > alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> > <mailto:alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> > https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/alice-teachers
> > <https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/alice-teachers>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dianne M. Pappafotopoulos
> > K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist/Teacher Dover Sherborn Public
> > Schools
> > 157 Farm Street, Dover, MA 02030
> > phone: 508.785.1730 x7217
> > website: www.doversherborn.org <http://www.doversherborn.org/>
> > email: pappafotopoulosd at doversherborn.org
> > <mailto:pappafotopoulosd at doversherborn.org>
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