Cobra Console v1.0.0 Patch 2, 31May06 updated 13May08

Applies to

Cobra Console v1.0.0 and customised OEM versions. This patch incorporates Cobra Console v1.0.0 Patch 1, 1Mar06 (Changes 1-6).

Change list

(1) Not all errors were being reported in the Errors view of the Console: for instance if a plate is too large to be imaged, sometimes the error was not reported in the Console until the Console had been restarted. (T+504)

(2) Console did not show progress meter for some plates (out of range job ID). (T+511)

(3) If there is only one Input (TicketMaker) queue, the 'Move plate to another queue' dialog was greyed out. It will now be available, and will show just the Completed view. (T+515)

(4) Correct problem in logo rendering of alpha channel. (T+521)

(5) Make top-row button colour customisable by OEMs. (T+522)

(6) Plates which have been moved to the 'Complete' queue without having been imaged to plate may now be requeued using Barcode Plate Requeue (T+485)

(7) The first plate following a user-aborted plate can now be requeued using Barcode Plate Requeue (T+550, T+551)

(8) A problem causing an error report to be attributed to the wrong process has been corrected. (T+566)

(9) A problem causing the Console to sometimes fail to start up correctly and show queue contents has been corrected. (T+624)

(10) Low-res images can now be created for plates with names starting with digits followed by a dot. (T+626)

(11) Low-res images are now displayed more reliably. (T+628)

(12) It is now possible for queue names to contain an '&' character without causing a problem with Barcode Plate Requeue. (T+658)

(13) A rare unreliability problem has been corrected. (T+669)

(14) The User Guide has been updated to v1.1.

(15) All status messages from the Engine are reported in the Queues View, against the current plate, if the CtPImager queue is selected. Previously, we just had the percentage progress, but not 'Load plate' for instance. (T+688)

(16) If the original queue for a plate has been deleted, and an attempt is made to requeue the plate via the barcode, an error message is displayed. (T+692)

Other internal changes (T+534, T+612, T+613, T+641, T+629, T+510, T+651, T+652, T+704)

Severity

(1, 2): Severe; Operation could be confusing to the user.
(3): Mild; User would be unable to move plates from the input queue to the Completed view if there is only one input queue.
(4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16): Mild.
(14, 15): None

Solution

Apply this patch.

Installation for standard Cobra PC

BACK UP THE EXISTING COMPONENTS SO THIS PATCH MAY BE REMOVED

1) Log in as Administrator.

2) Copy and paste 'D:\Cobra' to duplicate it, and name the copy 'orig Cobra'.

INSTALL THE PATCH FILES

3) Copy all items from this patch's 'Console components' folder into 'D:\Cobra\Console v1.0.0', replacing the existing items.

4) Copy all items from this patch's 'Engine components' folder into 'D:\Cobra\Engine v1.0.0', replacing the existing items.

5) Log out and log in as Cobra.

Audit Trail (Highwater internal use only)
\\softypython\Cobra_v1_0_0 Support\Patches\Console\Patch2