Metadata Panel Toolbar Problem

[afengler]

The drop-down list for selecting different layouts stopped working, it is stuck at a particular layout.
Clicking the selector symbol turns it yellow but nothing else happens.

I have not used this feature for a long time so I am not sure when this problem started.

Running IMatch 2021.8.10 on Win 10 Version 21H1

[Mario]

Never heard about that. Please provide a minimum of info, like a screen shot and the IMatch log file in debug mode (Help menu > Support > Debug logging) of an IMatch session were you encountered this problem.

[afengler]

Screenshot of Metadata Panel and Debug Log attached.

[Mario]

No errors in the log file.
Two warnings about a) you not having enabled a spell checker dictionary and b) some invalid IPTC metadata in one of your files.

I have no idea why this list could become disabled. There is nothing in IMatch which would disable the metadata panel layouts drop-down list. What did you do before this happened?
I does not look disabled in your screen shot?
Maybe close IMatch and reboot your PC?

[afengler]

While trying to move the Metadata Panel from my second monitor to the main monitor I succeeded in somehow losing the panel completely.
It is not visible anywhere, selecting View -> Panels -> Metadata does not change anything.
I remember having had problems moving panels in my dual-monitor setup before, doing some research right now...

I closed IMatch and restarted my PC - no change.
The drop-down list indeed does not look disabled but clicking on the select icon just changes its color.

[afengler]

Solved problem of missing metadata panel by switching to another workspace.
Different layout now but still cannot be changed since drop-down list is inactive.

Panel movement problem between monitors solved based on workaround found in
https://www.photools.com/community/index.php?topic=10739.msg83772

Unfortunately even the log file in debug mode does not show anything related to these low-level UI activities like opening drop-down lists.

[Mario]

No idea. This was never reported and there is nothing in the IMatch code which would disable this control.

Close IMatch.
Hold down <Ctrl> and start it again.
In the Advanced Startup options choose "Reset Workspace" to reset the default workspace to default settings.

[afengler]

That solved it. Thanks!

[Mario]

Strange. Maybe something in the workspace got messed up somehow.

The 3rd party user interface toolkit I use for IMatch has many, eh, issues.
One of the reasons why I rely more and more on modern web technologies for new big features - because they usually work better and are standardized.