Debugging “Bloopers”

Last month, we talked about some of the developments we’ve been working on. With developers in and out for summer vacation, we don’t have any new development projects to report on this month. However, we thought it would be fun to show a few behind-the-scenes problems we have encountered as we’ve been putting the Windows program back together (after tearing it apart).

Chinese Characters in Menus

If you’ve ever dealt with character encodings, you’ll sometimes see incorrect characters within a block of text. Perhaps even some fun squares or question marks. Although this is a weird bug, it was an easy fix. Below you can see Chinese Characters after the Export all option, when it should say Export all (WordWheel).

WordWheel Table Shows Blank Rows

Tables are always the first thing I check when debugging software for WordCruncher. Below you can see several empty rows in the WordWheel. Usually characters like the = sign break tables. That's especially true in Excel, since it's a special character for formulas.

The Cursed Red Search Box

A lot of internal changes were made to the search box, so that it would be more compatible with other operating systems. If you think about it, the search box in WordCruncher is different from any other, right? Well, we haven’t been able to search in that search box for weeks because it only adds a red box when we try to type in it. Ooops...

The Software Crash of 2021

When your window freezes and then you get a "Not Responding" message, of course you roll your eyes. This happens to even the best of softwares, especially when we’re pushing the software to the limits of what it can handle. We probably run into a "Not Responding" message a hundred times a day as we look for different problems.

But we hit all the not responding windows so that you won't have to. Thanks for reading! If you ever have a feature idea or bug problem, we'd love to hear about it on our email or you can comment on our Facebook or Twitter page.