xodaeh, 

Unfortunately, from the given information, you are not going to like what I am
suggesting, but... 

If you wish to co-operate and help everybody out, the most efficient way to figure
out where the problem is, by [RunningFromSource]

A couple of downloads will you have to do from
http://code.google.com/p/zscreen/wiki/RunningFromSource and it will tell you exactly
where it fails. 

Please let me know if this is something possible you can do. 

mcored,

I installed VS, checked out and startet debug, what informations do you need exactly?
Maybe this screenshot is already helpful (unfortunately there were two german Strings
in the english VS version...)

Yours faithfully
xodaehs

	zscreen debug screen.png 113 KB   View   Download

xodaehs, that's a great start, thanks. 

Can you please do the following: (with reference to this screenshot:
http://i36.tinypic.com/25qaull.png)

 * Right click at the line: Engine.TurnOn(new ZScreenLib.Engine.EngineOptions {
KeyboardHook = true, ShowConfigWizard = true });
 * Insert Breakpoint: i35.tinypic.com/30ttcvd.png
 * Press F5 to debug
 * Using Debug > Step Into (http://i37.tinypic.com/11v3zhk.png) please debug to the
line where it fails 

Once you determine which line, or the process is over and you get the screen similar
to the one you shows, can you click "Copy exception detail to the clipboard"?

Thanks,
McoreD

mcored,

first I want to ask whether these messages (see attachment) are normal when opening
the ZScreen.sln using http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/#webInstall ? Libary
folders aren't that unimportant usually :)

The error happens at line 256 in ...\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Helpers\XMLSettings.cs
"public XmlFont WatermarkFont = SerializeFont(new Font("Arial", 8));"
After this line it jumps into catch

Ex detail:
System.ArgumentException was caught
  Message="Die Schriftart Arial unterstützt den Schnitt Regular nicht."
  Source="System.Drawing"
  StackTrace:
       bei System.Drawing.Font.CreateNativeFont()
       bei System.Drawing.Font.Initialize(FontFamily family, Single emSize, FontStyle
style, GraphicsUnit unit, Byte gdiCharSet, Boolean gdiVerticalFont)
       bei System.Drawing.Font..ctor(String familyName, Single emSize)
       bei ZScreenLib.XMLSettings..ctor() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Helpers\XMLSettings.cs:Zeile 256.
       bei ZScreenLib.XMLSettings.Read(String filePath) in
C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Helpers\XMLSettings.cs:Zeile 729.
       bei ZScreenLib.XMLSettings.Read() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Helpers\XMLSettings.cs:Zeile 690.
       bei ZScreenLib.Engine.LoadSettings(String fp) in
C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Engine.cs:Zeile 218.
       bei ZScreenLib.Engine.LoadSettings() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual
Studio 2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Engine.cs:Zeile 188.
       bei ZScreenGUI.Loader.RunZScreen() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreen\Loader.cs:Zeile 57.
  InnerException: 

Greetz,
xodaehs

	c# error.png 26.4 KB   View   Download

	c# error 2.png 25.8 KB   View   Download

I thank you for dealing with this issue in a professional manner. The error as you
identified is in: 

The error happens at line 256 in ...\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Helpers\XMLSettings.cs
"public XmlFont WatermarkFont = SerializeFont(new Font("Arial", 8));"
After this line it jumps into catch

We will be looking into this and provide an updated build. 

The solution folders are a premium feature it seems, limited to Visual Studio. I am
glad you are still able to run the solution. 

Here are some possible workarounds for the time being:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Die+Schriftart+Arial+unterst%C3%BCtzt+den+Schnitt+Regular+nicht&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

I need to google translate them to understand, and I will. :)

Hi, can you please update source as: http://j.mp/d7ODm
and retry debugging ZScreen please?

Now, there is no Exception any more. The config dialog appeared once and the app
closed immediately. When debugging again, splash screen appears shortly and app closes.

xodaehS, sorry for the delayed reply. Unfortunately, all I can suggest for now is try
to put a Break Point here http://j.mp/TNXQU and Step In to the line and go line by
line to see where it fails. Would be great to know where the problem is. Thanks. 

xodaehS, if you update source (ZScreen folder) from SVN now, you can easily be able
to track the line of failure. Thanks. 

Sorry, have been busy...
Still getting exception:

System.ArgumentException was unhandled
  Message="Der Wert 0 ist für emSize ungültig. emSize muss größer als 0 und kleiner
und kleiner als oder gleich System.Single.MaxValue sein.\r\nParametername: emSize"
  Source="System.Drawing"
  ParamName="emSize"
  StackTrace:
       bei System.Drawing.Font.Initialize(FontFamily family, Single emSize, FontStyle
style, GraphicsUnit unit, Byte gdiCharSet, Boolean gdiVerticalFont)
       bei System.Drawing.Font..ctor(String familyName, Single emSize, FontStyle
style, GraphicsUnit unit)
       bei ZScreenLib.XMLSettings.XmlFont.ToFont() in
C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Helpers\XMLSettings.cs:Zeile 653.
       bei ZScreenLib.XMLSettings.DeserializeFont(XmlFont font) in
C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreenLib\Helpers\XMLSettings.cs:Zeile 633.
       bei ZScreenGUI.ZScreen.FontToString() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual
Studio 2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreen\Forms\ZScreen.cs:Zeile 2556.
       bei ZScreenGUI.ZScreen.ZScreen_ConfigGUI() in
C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreen\Forms\ZScreen.cs:Zeile 537.
       bei ZScreenGUI.ZScreen..ctor() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreen\Forms\ZScreen.cs:Zeile 77.
       bei ZScreenGUI.Loader.RunZScreenBeta() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual
Studio 2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreen\Loader.cs:Zeile 80.
       bei ZScreenGUI.Loader.Main() in C:\Users\Sheadox\Documents\Visual Studio
2008\Projects\ZScreen\trunk\ZScreen\Loader.cs:Zeile 48.
       bei System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)
       bei
System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(ActivationContext
activationContext, String[] activationCustomData)
       bei Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssemblyDebugInZone()
       bei System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext,
ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       bei System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
  InnerException: 
------------------------
Translation of the german "Der Wert 0 ist für emSize ungültig. emSize muss größer als
0 und kleiner und kleiner als oder gleich System.Single.MaxValue sein."

"The value 0 is not valid for emSize. It must be bigger than 0 and smaller than or
equal System.Single.MaxValue"

xodaehS, thanks for getting back to us. We are looking into this issue at critical 
priority. This is one of those issues where reproducing is nearly impossible, but 
please stay tuned. 

Thanks for your efforts.
I can also offer you the possibility to watch this issue live on my pc via teamviewer
if you would like to