Action Editor Name/Title field causing crashes, which further causes total loss of all stashed action data. #104293

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Bill-Macross · 2023-02-02T04:01:19+01:00

Bill-Macross commented

2023-02-02 04:01:19 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 516.94

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.4.1, branch: blender-v3.4-release, commit date: 2022-12-19 17:00, hash: 55485cb379
Worked: Never

Short description of error
This is happening in a very specific file (I have similar files with similar models, which this does NOT happen for) - I have 2 monitors: one has a window for the layout & timeline, and the other monitor has a single, docked window for the Action editor, the graph editor, and NLA editor. So in the ACTION editor, I try to set a name in the in the title field for a new action (to be "stashed" for later use) - and the moment I hit enter or click out of the field, Blender crashes immediately. I don't even have to change the default name for this to occur. This happened a dozen or so times, and somewhere in that series of crashes, all the actions I had made and "stashed" were deleted from the file entirely, and as far as I can tell, are completely lost. Upon closing the docked windows, and again separating windows from within the blender window on my MAIN monitor, opening up the action editor again and going through the same process, this problem does NOT persist. So the crashing can be addressed with work-arounds, but the total loss of the existing action data is a big concern, as I cannot predict when this issue will happen again. See videos linked in the google drive file below. (Honestly not sure if the google drive file will replicate this issue, but I redownloaded it from google drive, and it opened the graph/nla/action editor in a separate docked window, and the bug persists - so it SHOULD be repeatable on your end too). In any event, the dumping of stashed action data I believe is the biggest issue to address here, since the crash problem can be worked around, although the crashing in and of itself is obviously a concern, since it seems to have been the cause of the loss of action data.

In the below Gdrive folder there are: 2 videos, 2 images, and the original .blend file that this problem persists within.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gi62lbXBRlkQxFB2m7E5t5pjkqeQQrPY?usp=share_link

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
#104293.blend

Open file
In window with action editor, rename the action

Blender should crash.
It doesn't crash if asset browser window is activated or if file is saved to different location.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 516.94 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.4.1, branch: blender-v3.4-release, commit date: 2022-12-19 17:00, hash: `55485cb379` Worked: Never **Short description of error** This is happening in a very specific file (I have similar files with similar models, which this does NOT happen for) - I have 2 monitors: one has a window for the layout & timeline, and the other monitor has a single, docked window for the Action editor, the graph editor, and NLA editor. So in the ACTION editor, I try to set a name in the in the title field for a new action (to be "stashed" for later use) - and the moment I hit enter or click out of the field, Blender crashes immediately. I don't even have to change the default name for this to occur. This happened a dozen or so times, and somewhere in that series of crashes, all the actions I had made and "stashed" were deleted from the file entirely, and as far as I can tell, are completely lost. Upon closing the docked windows, and again separating windows from within the blender window on my MAIN monitor, opening up the action editor again and going through the same process, this problem does NOT persist. So the crashing can be addressed with work-arounds, but the total loss of the existing action data is a big concern, as I cannot predict when this issue will happen again. See videos linked in the google drive file below. (Honestly not sure if the google drive file will replicate this issue, but I redownloaded it from google drive, and it opened the graph/nla/action editor in a separate docked window, and the bug persists - so it SHOULD be repeatable on your end too). In any event, the dumping of stashed action data I believe is the biggest issue to address here, since the crash problem can be worked around, although the crashing in and of itself is obviously a concern, since it seems to have been the cause of the loss of action data. In the below Gdrive folder there are: 2 videos, 2 images, and the original .blend file that this problem persists within. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gi62lbXBRlkQxFB2m7E5t5pjkqeQQrPY?usp=share_link **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** [#104293.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F14231686/T104293.blend) - Open file - In window with action editor, rename the action Blender should crash. It doesn't crash if asset browser window is activated or if file is saved to different location.

Bill-Macross commented

2023-02-02 04:01:19 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Bill-Macross

Gilberto Rodrigues commented

2023-02-02 06:18:43 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Gilberto.R

Gilberto Rodrigues commented

2023-02-02 06:18:43 +01:00

I can reproduce the crash

Richard Antalik commented

2023-02-02 13:31:20 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Richard Antalik commented

2023-02-02 13:32:20 +01:00

Added subscriber: @iss

Richard Antalik commented

2023-02-02 13:32:20 +01:00

Read access violation for cache

>	blender.exe!filelist_file_ex(FileList * filelist, int index, bool use_request) Řádek 2098	C++

 	blender.exe!filelist_file(FileList * filelist, int index) Řádek 2147	C++
 	blender.exe!ED_fileselect_active_asset_get(const SpaceFile * sfile) Řádek 478	C++
 	blender.exe!file_listener(const wmSpaceTypeListenerParams * listener_params) Řádek 469	C
 	blender.exe!ED_area_do_listen(wmSpaceTypeListenerParams * params) Řádek 166	C
 	blender.exe!wm_event_do_notifiers(bContext * C) Řádek 670	C++
 	blender.exe!WM_main(bContext * C) Řádek 647	C
 	blender.exe!main(int argc, const unsigned char * * UNUSED_argv_c) Řádek 589	C

Read access violation for `cache` ``` > blender.exe!filelist_file_ex(FileList * filelist, int index, bool use_request) Řádek 2098 C++ blender.exe!filelist_file(FileList * filelist, int index) Řádek 2147 C++ blender.exe!ED_fileselect_active_asset_get(const SpaceFile * sfile) Řádek 478 C++ blender.exe!file_listener(const wmSpaceTypeListenerParams * listener_params) Řádek 469 C blender.exe!ED_area_do_listen(wmSpaceTypeListenerParams * params) Řádek 166 C blender.exe!wm_event_do_notifiers(bContext * C) Řádek 670 C++ blender.exe!WM_main(bContext * C) Řádek 647 C blender.exe!main(int argc, const unsigned char * * UNUSED_argv_c) Řádek 589 C ```

Philipp Oeser commented

2023-02-03 10:21:48 +01:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2023-02-03 10:21:48 +01:00

Worked: Never

Since this seems to happen in ED_fileselect_active_asset_get, are we sure this is no regression? Have you tried 2.83 LTS for example?

> Worked: Never Since this seems to happen in `ED_fileselect_active_asset_get`, are we sure this is no regression? Have you tried 2.83 LTS for example?

Richard Antalik commented

2023-02-03 13:08:36 +01:00

2.83 doesn't have asset browser, so not sure how could I test. It's possible this is issue with file browser in general, but haven't looked in depth at this

Philipp Oeser commented

2023-02-03 16:54:23 +01:00

Cannot repro here btw. (I get two blender windows, but ony have a single monitor, no crash in 3.4.1 nor master)
Also the layouts seems to be different in the video and the example file?

In #104293#1483566, @iss wrote:
2.83 doesn't have asset browser, so not sure how could I test. It's possible this is issue with file browser in general, but haven't looked in depth at this

That was my point (asset browser not there yet) :)
So does this file open in 2.83 LTS and also crash doing the steps?
Also I am a bit confused that I dont have a filebrowser nor assetbrowser at all opening that file?

Cannot repro here btw. (I get two blender windows, but ony have a single monitor, no crash in 3.4.1 nor master) Also the layouts seems to be different in the video and the example file? > In #104293#1483566, @iss wrote: > 2.83 doesn't have asset browser, so not sure how could I test. It's possible this is issue with file browser in general, but haven't looked in depth at this That was my point (asset browser not there yet) :) So does this file open in 2.83 LTS and also crash doing the steps? Also I am a bit confused that I dont have a filebrowser nor assetbrowser at all opening that file?

Richard Antalik commented

2023-02-06 16:13:36 +01:00

In #104293#1483640, @lichtwerk wrote:
Cannot repro here btw. (I get two blender windows, but ony have a single monitor, no crash in 3.4.1 nor master)
Also the layouts seems to be different in the video and the example file?

I have modified the file to remove unnecessary elements.

In #104293#1483566, @iss wrote:
2.83 doesn't have asset browser, so not sure how could I test. It's possible this is issue with file browser in general, but haven't looked in depth at this

That was my point (asset browser not there yet) :)
So does this file open in 2.83 LTS and also crash doing the steps?

I see now, It doesn't crash in 2.83

Also I am a bit confused that I dont have a filebrowser nor assetbrowser at all opening that file?

Could be, that I saved the file with 2 monitors, but on different machine it opens with action editor in foreground and 2 windows in background, one of them is asset browser. I may check this with Linux.

> In #104293#1483640, @lichtwerk wrote: > Cannot repro here btw. (I get two blender windows, but ony have a single monitor, no crash in 3.4.1 nor master) > Also the layouts seems to be different in the video and the example file? I have modified the file to remove unnecessary elements. >> In #104293#1483566, @iss wrote: >> 2.83 doesn't have asset browser, so not sure how could I test. It's possible this is issue with file browser in general, but haven't looked in depth at this > > That was my point (asset browser not there yet) :) > So does this file open in 2.83 LTS and also crash doing the steps? I see now, It doesn't crash in 2.83 > Also I am a bit confused that I dont have a filebrowser nor assetbrowser at all opening that file? Could be, that I saved the file with 2 monitors, but on different machine it opens with action editor in foreground and 2 windows in background, one of them is asset browser. I may check this with Linux.

Richard Antalik commented

2023-02-06 16:22:17 +01:00

With Linux I still see 3 windows open, but no crash.

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Action Editor Name/Title field causing crashes, which further causes total loss of all stashed action data. #104293