Freecad 0.21 Possible GUI issues

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SNicker317
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Freecad 0.21 Possible GUI issues

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OS: macOS 10.16
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.21.0.31739 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: 37dc6e8a296073bf5c437b975d8fb236f923723f
Python 3.10.8, Qt 5.15.6, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: C/Default (C)
Installed mods: 
  * ThreadProfile 1.84.0
  * dodo 1.0.0
  * ProDarkThemePreferencePack 1.0.0
  * FeedsAndSpeeds 0.5.0
  * Dracula 0.0.2
  * A2plus 0.4.60i
  * Manipulator 1.5.0
  * fasteners 0.4.54
  * lattice2 1.0.0
  * Estimate 0.1.2
  * ExtremeProDark 2.6.4
  * sheetmetal 0.2.61
  * ExplodedAssembly
  * Help 1.0.3
  * Curves 0.6.5
  * Assembly4 0.12.5
  * Assembly3 0.11.4
issue#1. When entering or leaving the Sketcher the program instantly returns to the Start Page.

issue#2. In TechDraw, the increase or decrease decimal places button and entries do nothing when used on a drawing created with a past version of freecad (Ver 19). Buttons do appear to be working on new drawings that were created with ver 21.

Thanks for all your great work and aid.
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Re: Freecad 0.21 Possible GUI issues

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can you provide working and not working example files for issue #2? issue #1 is a known problem specific of macOS I think, not sure if the cause has been identified but you can search the forum for a thread about that, IIRC it's not directly related to startpage but it rather always returns to the first tab.
In general I recommend you create separate threads for separate issues as the discussion can become very confusing if both are mixed.
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Re: Freecad 0.21 Possible GUI issues

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SNicker317 wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:29 pm issue#2. In TechDraw, the increase or decrease decimal places button and entries do nothing when used on a drawing created with a past version of freecad (Ver 19). Buttons do appear to be working on new drawings that were created with ver 21.
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If you want to change how many decimals a dimension uses after you've created the dimension, then change the format specification in the property editor.
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SNicker317
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Re: Freecad 0.21 Possible GUI issues

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wandererfan wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 6:45 pm
SNicker317 wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:29 pm issue#2. In TechDraw, the increase or decrease decimal places button and entries do nothing when used on a drawing created with a past version of freecad (Ver 19). Buttons do appear to be working on new drawings that were created with ver 21.
itemsInItalics.png
If you want to change how many decimals a dimension uses after you've created the dimension, then change the format specification in the property editor.
formatSpec.png
OK, I see now whats happening, it's defaulting to "%.2w" which ignores trailing 0's after the decimal. Need to change tp "%0.2f" to show trailing 0's... then buttons works as expected.
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Re: Freecad 0.21 Possible GUI issues

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adrianinsaval wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 5:04 pm can you provide working and not working example files for issue #2? issue #1 is a known problem specific of macOS I think, not sure if the cause has been identified but you can search the forum for a thread about that, IIRC it's not directly related to startpage but it rather always returns to the first tab.
In general I recommend you create separate threads for separate issues as the discussion can become very confusing if both are mixed.
Sorry for the multi-issues , in the future I will split up...
Regards
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