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TheDaChicken

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Wacup Window fails to load
« on: July 20, 2025, 11:44:34 PM »
Hi,

When I updated to the latest beta, I noticed that Wacup sometimes opens as an invisible window. The taskbar shows Wacup as nothing but transparent. This doesn't include DSPs. I see the StereoTool DSP window open with Wacup.

I try to use Windows features by minimizing Wacup via the taskbar and maximizing it. This causes Wacup to finally reveal itself. The text color for some reason changes to bright green (similar to Classic Winamp). The theme never changes but I currently use the Bento theme (which may be the default). This isn't super annoying. What is annoying is that the Local Library views gets reset and completely cleared. I have to set it up again each time this happens.

I tried reproducing this on purpose. I couldn't seem to get this to happen. This doesn't seem to be due to a Wacup crash. Wacup was functioning fine when I closed it last. If you have any idea of things I could try which may help reproduce the problem, let me know as well.

I tried looking at known issues here: https://getwacup.com/preview/preview_1_99_34_22022_known_issues_x86.html I didn't see it. 
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Re: Wacup Window fails to load
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2025, 11:47:19 PM »
I can also join the Discord too. I just don't like social anxiety.
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Re: Wacup Window fails to load
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2025, 06:55:22 PM »
What happens with the current build 22222? Though based on prior experience stereotool can do what you've described in blocking the ui from working & I can't remember what version of stereotool that I remember it starting from (has been a while since I've even tried it under wacup & the last time wasn't fun as it allocated threads like it was going out of fashion).
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Re: Wacup Window fails to load
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2025, 05:06:25 AM »
I had this occur again on 22222 just now. I noticed there was a post release bugfix and updated wacup again. I'll see if this happens again.

If this is an issue with StereoTool, I can report to them. StereoTool is tested more often on Winamp.
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Re: Wacup Window fails to load
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2025, 07:09:41 AM »
Yep, I had this happen again on 22278 and a few times previously in other versions.
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Re: Wacup Window fails to load
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2025, 03:12:15 PM »
Other than trying to collect a dmp for the running process in that weird loading state (e.g. by using wacup.exe /ohlookatyou from the command-line within the WACUP program folder) there's little I can do at this time. Maybe it's something about the specific stereotool version being used but I'm not going to dig into it & if it's something you really need then using WACUP is likely not the best option for you.
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Re: Wacup Window fails to load
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2025, 11:28:54 PM »
That's OK. I understand. Should I mention this issue to the developers of StereoTool?
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