Re: Bug of Units-package in combination with DynamicModule
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg90174] Re: Bug of Units-package in combination with DynamicModule
- From: Hannes Kessler <HannesKessler at hushmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:01:04 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <g3t6ss$ikv$1@smc.vnet.net> <g42f4i$o04$1@smc.vnet.net>
Thanks a lot, Maxim. Initialization :> AbortProtect[Needs["Units`"]]
indeed solves my problem completely. SynchronousInitialization ->
False works only partially as other dynamic objects inside the
DynamicModule are already updated before initialization of the
DynamicModule is complete.
Best regards,
Hannes Kessler
On 27 Jun., 12:24, m... at inbox.ru wrote:
> On Jun 25, 5:33 am, Hannes Kessler <HannesKess... at hushmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello,
>
> > the following DynamicModule loads the Units`-package:
>
> > Needs["Units`"];
> > DynamicModule[{a = 10}, {PopupMenu[Dynamic[a], {10, 20}], Dynamic[a]},
> > Initialization :> Needs["Units`"]]
>
> > After closing the notebook, quitting the kernel and re-opening the
> > notebook, the context is Units` not Global`, the context path
> > {"Units`", "System`"}. This phenomenon occured even after I
> > deactivated completely the `Private` section of the Units` package,
> > leaving only the public declarations !!
>
> > I found also interferences with my personal packages loaded in a
> > DynamicModule, where symbols from those were moved to the Units`-
> > context.
>
> > The problem apparently does not occur with other packages.
>
> > Best regards,
> > Hannes Kessler
>
> If the package takes a long time to load, the initialization can time
> out before the evaluation is complete. You should use
> Initialization :> AbortProtect[Needs["Units`"]] or
> SynchronousInitialization -> False (or set a higher
> DynamicEvaluationTimeout for the notebook).
>
> Maxim Rytin
> m... at inbox.ru