Exit() closes IDE --- be sure to save before run --- should be done automatically (option)

[Arion Sionnodel]

Whenever I run a script that uses Exit() to stop the script, the Sikuli IDE shuts down as well.

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

what system?

what Java version?

what Sikuli version?

how do you start the IDE?

[german egg (principito)]

... the same thing happens to me.

my system is "XP professional sp3".

i use the "SIKULI-RC3" version.

i hit the "RUN"-button within the sikuli-ide.

(JRE 6.5)

the problem is not only when i use exit() within the script....

but also when i interrupt the running script with ALT+SHIFT+C something REALLY STRANGE happens:

it LOOKS like the script is interrupted: the sikuli ide-window opens ... but in the background the script is STILL RUNNING!

the mouse STILL moves automatically over the screen and tries to click on things. ...?!?

(the only way to stop the script seems to kill the jawa-task with windows... but then i cannot go back to editing the script in the ide. because both the running script and the sikuli-ide are closed.)

any suggestions for me?

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

@ Deutsches Ei ;-)
Since it is rather easy, to "implement" something, that makes it necessary to abort the script:
ALWAYS save the script, before running it again, after having made changes.

If you abort a script running in the IDE using alt-shift-c, it is a known problem, that this might not work at all or that it works, but leaves the IDE in an unstable state.
In either case, it is necessary to abort the underlying java process.
I usually restart the IDE after having used alt-shift-c

If you face these problems: Edit you script in the IDE, but run it from command line in parallel (this has the goody, that you are forced to save the script after changes ;-)

--- using exit()
using exit() should not stop the IDE.
- make sure you use the latest version r930

Paste a snippet, where you have this problem.

[Perkins (lperkins)]

In 1.0.0 exit from the main loop functions properly, but exit from a hotkey or observe handler still closes the IDE. Do you want a new bug report?