CEP8: Wrong and non-changeable extension size

[AAverin]

Platform: CEP8 Adobe CC 2018
Product: Adobe Photoshop 2018

If extension was already installed and is updated with the new version, window for the new extension version sets the wrong size and window can't be resized

[zimag]

Try to use the new

<Geometry>
	<Size>
		<Width>400</Width>
		<Height>300</Height>
	</Size>
	<MaxSize>
		<Height>2160</Height>
		<Width>3840</Width>
	</MaxSize>
	<MinSize>
		<Height>10</Height>
		<Width>256</Width>
	</MinSize>
</Geometry>

structure and use dimensions multiplied by 2.

At first I had the same issue but now all the windows are resizeable.

[AAverin]

I have this geometry at the moment:

<Geometry>
                        <Size>
                            <Height>380</Height>
                            <Width>300</Width>
                        </Size>
                        <MaxSize>
                            <Height>380</Height>
                            <Width>400</Width>
                        </MaxSize>
                        <MinSize>
                            <Height>380</Height>
                            <Width>250</Width>
                        </MinSize>
                    </Geometry>

how do you propose to change it?

[zimag]

Try to double the maximum dimensions. Them must be some sort of retina or dpi dependent values.
Or give them extreme high values.

[AAverin]

I see, thanks.
Would be also great to have some kind of official response from CEP developers on this matter.
So far it looks like a bug to me, or I am missing some requirements for size dimensions that would make it work

[undavide]

As far as I know, it is an acknowledged bug. It should have been logged – we waited for a fix in the first PS update, but it didn't arrive (or it didn't work as expected).

[AAverin]

I will try playing with size values.
Any other known workarounds already?
Maybe a script to disable and re-enable extension via Window -> Extensions?

[VishakhaVaidya]

There are a few bugs related to resizing, that we are fixing.
@AAverin for the values you are using, the extension should be resizable until the min and max values, unless its a part of panel group which overrides the min and max limits. If you undock it and are still not able to resize, its definitely a bug.
@zimag extension developers should not be bothered about monitor dpi, thats taken care of by application and CEP, if the application is dpi aware.

[AAverin]

@VishakhaVaidya I have a screenshot from an alpha-tester with panel undocked and wrong size. Can't really see if panel is non-resizeable, but that's what other testers complained about.
I myself saw this behaviour with panel docked – panel group was not resizeable with my panel inside

[VishakhaVaidya]

@AAverin This looks like a bug we are already fixing. I will check it after the fix. Can you help me with some more info,

1. is this happening with a monitor scale factor greater than 1
2. Is this a platform specific behavior, happening only on win or mac?

Thanks.

[zimag]

I have to double the dimensions with PS GUI scale factor of 1 on Win10.

[AAverin]

@VishakhaVaidya
I have played around a bit more and looks like the issue is:

• if panel is already attached to a group and you change manifest, restart Photoshop, size is updated and may look correct. But, once you detach the panel of the group – size starts to draw somehow wrong, shorter. If you then put panel back to the group size is still wrong.

So what I did in the end – fixed my size and made it larger. Now panel is not cut when detached anymore, but it might show up larger then needed when attached to a group.

So as I see, there seems to be a size bug related to groups of panels.

Advice to people that have this issue: after updating sizes in manifest make sure you detach your panel and double check sizes

[VishakhaVaidya]

@AAverin thanks for the info, I will take a look.

[rasesh1995]

@AAverin I am unable to reproduce the issue. Can you attach a video of what causes the issue to happen to enable me to fix it

[undavide]

FYI, it happens to me on Sierra + HighSierra, will try to record a video asap.

[zimag]

Completely forgot that I can't reisize my panels either, except if they are docked together with a native Timeline panel. If this panel is present in the column of panels the resizing magically working. All I have to to is to put a collapsed Timeline or other panel between them.

[zimag]

Was there an update today in the background?
Just asking because now I can freely resize the undocked panels.

By the way, If the panel resizing is fixed, thanks a lot!

Update:
I was wrong. The panels are still behaving weirdly both docked and undocked, when native panels docked or not.

[AAverin]

Just in case David didn't send you anything yet, here is a video of the bug (Video is unlisted on Youtube)
https://youtu.be/BhJp1r38SvM

By default, panel opens in a tab group, where size is calculated wrong.
Detaching a panel into icon fixes size problem, and size is calculated correctly even if after you re-attach it to the same group

[bialikover]

Any updates on this issue?

[ErinFinnegan]

@bialikover There were several bug reports internally, like CEP-826 and CEP-940.

I'm still asking around, but the bug seems to have been fixed for CEP 9, which is currently in prereleases.

[ErinFinnegan]

Hi @bialikover! I have confirmed that this bug is fixed in the upcoming release of CEP 9, and there are currently no plans to fix it in CEP 8. I suspect this might then affect some products if they happen to have a maximum of CEP 8 support. When CEP 9 comes out there will likely be a version chart similar to the one in the CEP Cookbook.

I could be wrong, though...

[AAverin]

@ErinFinnegan thanks for clarification.
Do you have some mailing list I can subscribe to be informed about pre-releases so I could update my product for new version beforehand?

[ErinFinnegan]

@AAverin got in touch with me, and I added him to the new Adobe Creative Cloud Developer Newsletter (online signup form coming soon).

Pre-release information for different products are listed in this blog post, and if you follow the Adobe Tech blog, we'll announce it there when CEP 9 goes public.

[ErinFinnegan]

This is fixed in CEP 9, so this issue can be closed. (@prernavij ?)

Here's the newsletter sign up link: https://adobe.ly/devnews

[prernavij]

Closing as it's fixed as Erin mentioned above.