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{{AWB bug
 | status         = new <!-- when fixed replace with "fixed" -->
 | description    = <!-- Place description of the bug here -->~~~~
 | duplicate      = <!-- Directions to recreate the bug (i.e. what did you do that caused this bug); leave blank if unknown or not applicable -->
 | site           = <!-- The site you were working with when the error occurred -->
 | OS             = <!-- Your operating system (should be one of Windows 7, Vista, or XP) -->
 | version        = <!-- The version of AWB you are using -->
 | workaround     = <!-- Any workaround for the problem -->
 | fix_version    = <!-- Version of AWB the fix will be included in; AWB developer will complete when it's fixed -->
}}

Exceptions

DirectoryNotFoundException in Updater.CopyFiles

Status	New
Description	Thread: Exception: DirectoryNotFoundException Message: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Documents and Settings\walkerma\Local Settings\Temp\$AWB$Updater$Temp$'. Call stack: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames(String path, String userPathOriginal, String searchPattern, Boolean includeFiles, Boolean includeDirs, SearchOption searchOption) at System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(String path, String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption) at AwbUpdater.Updater.CopyFiles() at AwbUpdater.Updater.UpdateAwb() Walkerma (talk) 02:52, 19 May 2009 (UTC) Ling.Nut (talk) 05:07, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	updater 2.0.0.0 / 2.0.0.2
Workaround	None
Fixed in version	Unknown

This is quite serious, since AWB aborts after this. Workaround is to delete AWBUpdater.exe. This causes AWB to think it is offline, but it starts and can be used. --WolfgangRieger (talk) 16:14, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

I get the same bug on Windows XP SP3. AWB version 5.0.2.0, AWB updater 2.0.0.5, ASP Frameworks: 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5. When starting AWB, the AWB updater starts and reports "there is an update to the AWB updater", asks me to exit AWB, then downloads something and says

"Problem replacing file: Could not find file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\$AWB$UPDATER$TEMP$\AWBUpdater.exe'. Please close all applications that may use it and press 'Retry' to try again or 'Cancel' to cancel the upgrade."

I say 'cancel' and am back in the AWB Updater window, and 'Close' gives me nothing. Workaround: when AWB asks "Are you sure to want to exit" click on "Go back" and ignore the updater. AxelBoldt (talk) 19:20, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

I've also been having this bug for the past few updates. If I go to the Temp folder, I see that the AWB$UPDATER$TEMP$ folder is present, but empty. I think another workaround that worked for me was to kill the AWBUpdater program and proceed with AWB, but the better approach is to download the new version manually until this bug is resolved. —Ost (talk) 18:07, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Status	New
Description	AWB forcibly updates the updater, and the result is this. The updater is still not updated. Retrying won't work. --------------------------- Error --------------------------- Problem replacing file: Could not find file 'C:\Users\Calvin\AppData\Local\Temp\$AWB$Updater$Temp$\AWBUpdater.exe'. Please close all applications that may use it and press 'Retry' to try again or 'Cancel' to cancel the upgrade. --------------------------- Retry Cancel --------------------------- --Misterλ (TλLK) 17:00, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Update AWB by installing the latest version over on top of an older version, then update the updator
Site URL:	Wikia
Operating system	Vista
.NET FW Version	.NET Framework 3.5
AWB version	5.0.2.0
Workaround
Fixed in version

I have just the same problem (Windows XP SP2, AWB 5.0.2.0, AWB Updater 2.0.0.5, .NET 2.0.50727.42). The saddest thing that now I cannot switch off the automatic update and it starts (and fails) every time I start AWB. --Vladimir Ivanov (talk) 13:35, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

You need to make a clean install of a file found in http://toolserver.org/~awb/snapshots/ Updater's earlier versions were broken. -- Magioladitis (talk) 13:40, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

ArgumentOutOfRangeException in AsyncApiEdit.CallEvent

Status	New
Description	Exception: ArgumentOutOfRangeException Message: Value to add was out of range. Parameter name: value Call stack: at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args) at WikiFunctions.API.AsyncApiEdit.CallEvent(Delegate method, Object[] args) at WikiFunctions.API.AsyncApiEdit.set_State(EditState value) at WikiFunctions.API.AsyncApiEdit.InvokerThread(Object genericArgs) Magioladitis (talk) 09:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC) Geraki TL 09:55, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org http://el.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	4.9.0.3, revision 5980 (2010-01-09 23:46:25) 5.0.0.1, revision 6037 (2010-01-14 09:03:35) 5.0.0.1, revision 6092 (2010-01-20 22:49:25) 5.0.1.0, revision 6295 (2010-03-09 23:07:42) 5.0.2.1, revision 6446 (2010-04-22 18:06:27)
Workaround
Fixed in version

Duplicate: Load KingbotK plugin. Bot mode: Off -> Load a page, when "Press skip" appears activate bot mode and press Skip -> Kaboom. -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Geraki, did this occur when you pressed Start in the Plugins tab? -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:09, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Yep, I'm getting this one as well. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 12:47, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

I am pretty sure that this related to the timer and the way we save the plugin's stats. I ll try to do some debugging later. -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:43, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Method to correctly count Kingbotk edits:

• Save text
• Apply plugin changes
  • If old text <> new text add 1 to Tagged
• Apply genfixes

-- Magioladitis (talk) 20:16, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

I believe this is the same error that I pointed out. If thats the case its due to the Plugin getting stuck on comments. Could you provide them an example article or two that generates the error. --Kumioko (talk) 13:32, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Duplicate with Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Bugs#ArgumentOutOfRangeException_in_AsyncApiEdit.CallEvent. Charles_Edward are you trying to assess articles? -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:02, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm getting it too when trying to assess and cleanup metalworking articles. Wizard191 (talk) 13:39, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

The problem is in the way we do the ststistics in KingbotK. We are already aware of that. -- Magioladitis (talk) 19:58, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes I am trying to assess. I can get through, say fifty or more without an error, and then it gets to a patch where its error after error. Then it clears back up and I can assess another fifty or so before it craps out again. I have just been going back and manually assessing all the errored ones right now. I think this is related to other errors posted here. Here's some examples:

1. Samuel Henderson (Indianapolis mayor), I can load the page, then click skip or save to get to the talk and it hangs. It never loads the talk page. If I click skip or save a second time, the above error occurs. If I click stop, then restart, or just click start without stopping, I get the above error too. Then upon restarting I get the "pluggin was expecting talk page" error.
2. Same with Jim Hill (Oregon politician)

Eventually you get through the "bad" articles and it will start working again. I don't see on the talk pages of those articles any comments, or things like that. And it is on such a variety of articles and they have no common template except the Indiana project template, which I am assessing for. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:09, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Happens when I try to do assessments with {{WikiProject Ontario Roads}}. Half the pages come up with an error saying 'AWB expected a talk page', with only OK to click. That stops the processing. I click start again, and it often skips the item and goes to the next and asks the same thing. Eventually it will go, but then this error will come up and stop the processing again. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 12:49, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

ArgumentException in ApiEdit.Save

Status	New
Description	Exception: ArgumentException Message: Can't save empty pages Parameter name: pageText Call stack: at WikiFunctions.API.ApiEdit.Save(String pageText, String summary, Boolean minor, WatchOptions watch) Magioladitis (talk) 09:51, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	[encountered while processing page [1]]
Site URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	4.9.0.3, revision 5980 (2010-01-09 23:46:25)
Workaround
Fixed in version

It followed the bug above. -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:51, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

NullReferenceException in ApiEdit.Login

Status	New
Description	Exception: NullReferenceException Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Call stack: at WikiFunctions.API.ApiEdit.Login(String username, String password) at WikiFunctions.Profiles.AWBProfilesForm.PerformLogin(String username, String password) 121.127.192.47 (talk) 03:00, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://genealogy.wikia.com
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	5.0.0.0, revision 5996 (2010-01-11 20:59:49)
Workaround
Fixed in version

Can you provide some steps to reproduce? Thanks Rjwilmsi 22:02, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Exception in MainForm.Save

   at AutoWikiBrowser.MainForm.Save()
   at AutoWikiBrowser.MainForm.btnSave_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Did you have KingbotK installed? Or in your AWB directory? -- Magioladitis (talk) 11:14, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Like Krinkle, above, I'm afraid I don't know what was different about this particular save compared to all the others before and after it which worked without any problem. I do remember that it was near the end of a list of about 40-45 pages, but wasn't the last one in the list - I think it was 3 or 4 from the end.

-- DMS (talk) 05:11, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

rev 6079 Some more info added to the error message, which may help us to understand what causes the error when it happens again. Rjwilmsi 13:56, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Now, I got "Attempted to save a wrong page (the article was null)" (5001_6092) -- Magioladitis (talk) 18:31, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

NullReferenceException in Assessments.Reset

Status	New
Description	Exception: NullReferenceException Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Call stack: at AutoWikiBrowser.Plugins.Kingbotk.ManualAssessments.Assessments.Reset() at AutoWikiBrowser.Plugins.Kingbotk.PluginManager.StopButtonClickEventHandler(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) Magioladitis (talk) 18:25, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://el.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	5.0.0.1, revision 6092 (2010-01-20 22:49:25) 5.0.0.1, 6125 (2010-01-26 00:50:41)
Workaround
Fixed in version

Related to the bug above. If we fix the KingbotK statistics bug, this one won't occur. -- 14:39, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

SecurityException in IAutoWikiBrowserForm.get_LogControl

Status	New
Description	Exception: SecurityException Message: Request failed. Call stack: at AutoWikiBrowser.MainForm.WikiFunctions.Plugin.IAutoWikiBrowserForm.get_LogControl() at WikiFunctions.Plugins.ListMaker.TypoScan.TypoScanBasePlugin.Initialise(IAutoWikiBrowser sender) at AutoWikiBrowser.Plugins.Plugin.LoadPlugins(IAutoWikiBrowser awb, String[] plugins, Boolean afterStartup) ~ neko-chan :3 (talk) 19:17, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3082
AWB version	5.0.0.1, revision 6125 (2010-01-26 00:50:41)
Workaround
Fixed in version

A version of this error comes up whenever I try to load any plugin. This, like other SecurityExceptions seem to be, is probably caused by being on a network shared H drive. Dragging AWB's folder to the desktop didn't fix it.~ neko-chan :3 (talk) 19:17, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

XmlException in UsageStats.ReadXML

Status	New
Description	Exception: XmlException Message: Un commentaire XML ne peut pas contenir '--' et '-' ne peut pas être le dernier caractère. Ligne 13, position 3. Call stack: à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e) à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg) à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Int32 pos, String res) à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseCDataOrComment(XmlNodeType type, Int32& outStartPos, Int32& outEndPos) à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseCDataOrComment(XmlNodeType type) à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseComment() à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent() à System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read() à System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadNode(Boolean skipOverWhitespace) à System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequence(XmlDocument parentDoc) à System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) à System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) à System.Xml.XmlDocument.LoadXml(String xml) à AutoWikiBrowser.UsageStats.ReadXML(String xml) à AutoWikiBrowser.UsageStats.FirstContact() à AutoWikiBrowser.UsageStats.Do(Boolean appexit) Shawn86 (talk) 16:45, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://fr.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3607
AWB version	5.0.0.0, revision 5996 (2010-01-11 20:59:49)
Workaround
Fixed in version

ApiBlankException in ApiEdit.CheckForErrors

Status	New
Description	nThread: InvokerThread (Open) Exception: ApiBlankException Message: The result returned by server was blank Call stack: at WikiFunctions.API.ApiEdit.CheckForErrors(String xml, String action) at WikiFunctions.API.ApiEdit.Open(String title) Pigman☿/talk 02:13, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	5.0.1.0, revision 6295 (2010-03-09 23:07:42)
Workaround
Fixed in version

Did you have any plugin loaded? -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:30, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

"This happens if you lose your internet connection. I think we should just go into the restart timer rather than throwing the exception. Rjwilmsi 07:32, 31 October 2009 (UTC)" -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:45, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

DivideByZeroException in UnsafeNativeMethods.CallWindowProc

Status	New
Description	Exception: DivideByZeroException Message: Attempted to divide by zero. Call stack: at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.CallWindowProc(IntPtr wndProc, IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DefWndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.DefWndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) Peteparker (talk) 16:15, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://marvel.wikia.com
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.1873
AWB version	5.0.1.1, revision 6310 (2010-03-14 08:21:36)
Workaround
Fixed in version

"Not a huge amount we can do about this as its in the .NET/Windows Code." How many edits have you done, when you got this message? -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:56, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

The funny thing was that I wasn't actually editing at all, but using the Pre-parse mode to sort through about 50,000 pages before actually editing them. I believe the problem started at about the 20,000's.

Peteparker (talk) 15:46, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

As I expected. It is a divide by zero bug caused of the huge number of pages processed. There might be a way to avoid it. Thanks, Magioladitis (talk) 15:04, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

NullReferenceException in DabControl.DabControl_Load

Status	New
Description	Exception: NullReferenceException Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Call stack: at WikiFunctions.Disambiguation.DabControl.DabControl_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) Qweedsa (talk) 18:35, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	[encountered while processing page [2]]
Site URL:	http://ru.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 SP 2
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.42
AWB version	5.0.0.0, revision 5996 (2010-01-11 20:59:49)
Workaround
Fixed in version

Any hint of how to duplicate? How did that occur? -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:27, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Encountered while working with links to disambiguate. Diff provided. — Qweedsa (talk) 16:39, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

See Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Bugs/Archive_10#NullReferenceException_in_DabControl.DabControl_Load. It was first reported in version 4.4.2.0! -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:37, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Interesting. However, it doesn't seem to have been fixed. :-( So what? — Qweedsa (talk) 16:39, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

This observation may help us locate the bug. Nothing more. Which word were you disambiguating? -- Magioladitis (talk) 16:44, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Драма. — Qweedsa (talk) 16:48, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Unrealeted question :Are Dab links are piped in ru.wiki? (i.e. [[Драма (происшествие)|Драма]] instead of [[Драма (происшествие)]] -- Magioladitis (talk) 16:56, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Usually yes. Some users pipe the links even in disambiguation pages. The correct replacement in ths case is [[Драма (жанр)|Драма]], if you need this. — Qweedsa (talk) 17:18, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

XmlException in ApiEdit.CheckForErrors

Status	New
Description	Exception: XmlException Message: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1. Call stack: at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace() at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent() at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read() at System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(TextReader txtReader) at WikiFunctions.API.ApiEdit.CheckForErrors(String xml, String action) at WikiFunctions.API.ApiEdit.Save(String pageText, String summary, Boolean minor, WatchOptions watch) 75.154.83.33 (talk) 19:55, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://cybernations.wikia.com
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.4200
AWB version	5.0.1.0, revision 6295 (2010-03-09 23:07:42)
Workaround
Fixed in version

I believe this is an API configuration error on the Wikia side? Rjwilmsi 11:04, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Win32Exception in MainForm.RunUpdater

Status	New
Description	Exception: Win32Exception Message: %1 is not a valid Win32 application Call stack: at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(String fileName) at AutoWikiBrowser.MainForm.RunUpdater() at AutoWikiBrowser.MainForm.OldVersion() at AutoWikiBrowser.MainForm.MainForm_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) Hebrides (talk) 18:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	5.0.1.0, revision 6295 (2010-03-09 23:07:42)
Workaround
Fixed in version

NullReferenceException in AsyncApiEdit.CallEvent

Status	New
Description	Exception: NullReferenceException Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Call stack: at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args) at WikiFunctions.API.AsyncApiEdit.CallEvent(Delegate method, Object[] args) at WikiFunctions.API.AsyncApiEdit.InvokerThread(Object genericArgs) tetraedycal, tetraedycal 23:14, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://sv.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0 (Microsoft Windows 7 is what I am using)
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.4927
AWB version	5.0.2.0, revision 6376 (2010-04-07 10:16:55)
Workaround
Fixed in version

I was loading random pages with a bot account when a box with this info came up, so i copied it here. tetraedycal, tetraedycal 23:14, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

The last time we encountered that: Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Bugs/Archive_14#NullReferenceException_in_AsyncApiEdit.CallEvent. -- Magioladitis (talk) 05:51, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Duplicate: While processing a page try to switch accounts! Same way as last time! I managed to do it. -- Magioladitis (talk) 16:41, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

UnauthorizedAccessException in Updater.DeleteIfExists

Status	New
Description	Thread: Exception: UnauthorizedAccessException Message: Der Zugriff auf den Pfad "C:\Program Files (x86)\AWB\Diff.dll" wurde verweigert. Call stack: bei System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) bei System.IO.File.Delete(String path) bei AwbUpdater.Updater.DeleteIfExists(String name) bei AwbUpdater.Updater.CopyFiles() bei AwbUpdater.Updater.UpdateAwb() ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 09:02, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	2.0.0.2
Workaround	None
Fixed in version	Unknown

IndexOutOfRangeException in WikiDiff.UndoChange

Status	New
Description	Exception: IndexOutOfRangeException Message: Index was outside the bounds of the array. Call stack: at WikiFunctions.WikiDiff.UndoChange(Int32 left, Int32 right) at AutoWikiBrowser.MainForm.UndoChangeGeneric(DiffChangeMode changeType, Int32 left, Int32 right) Art LaPella (talk) 22:33, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	I double-clicked the last line of February 1959, after about 50 other changes, so my guess is that the table just needs to be longer.
Site URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	5.0.2.1, revision 6401 (2010-04-11 00:09:56)
Workaround	Just make the same change in the "Edit box" instead of double-clicking.
Fixed in version

InvalidOperationException during saving prefs

Status	New
Description	Exception: InvalidOperationException Message: Při vytváření dokumentu XML došlo k chybě. (Translation: Error occured during creating of XML document.) Call stack: v System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(XmlWriter xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String encodingStyle, String id) v System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(Stream stream, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces) v System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(Stream stream, Object o) v WikiFunctions.AWBSettings.UserPrefs.SavePrefs(UserPrefs prefs, String file) v C:\Users\Svick\Documents\AWB\WikiFunctions\SettingsClasses.cs:řádek 158 Inner exception: InvalidOperationException Message: Typ AutoWikiBrowser.ArticleEX nelze serializovat, protože nemá konstruktor bez parametrů. (Translation: The type AutoWikiBrowser.ArticleEX cannot be serialized, because it doesn't have parameterless constructor.) Call stack: v System.Xml.Serialization.TypeDesc.CheckSupported() v System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetTypeDesc(Type type, MemberInfo source, Boolean directReference, Boolean throwOnError) v System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.CreateUnknownTypeException(Type type) v System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.CreateUnknownTypeException(Object o) v Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterUserPrefs.Write4_Article(String n, String ns, Article o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType) v Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterUserPrefs.Write5_ListPrefs(String n, String ns, ListPrefs o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType) v Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterUserPrefs.Write25_UserPrefs(String n, String ns, UserPrefs o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType) v Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationWriterUserPrefs.Write26_AutoWikiBrowserPreferences(Object o) Svick (talk) 15:24, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Unknown
Site URL:	http://en.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.4200
AWB version	5.0.2.1, revision 6473 (2010-05-03 00:46:08)
Workaround
Fixed in version

Plugins

Kingbotk in not handling blp parameter in {{WPBS}}

Status	New
Description	Check this one as example. I was tagging people as dead with AWB/Kingbok plugin. Living parameter was correctly changing from yes to no. But blp=yes was supposed to be removed as well. I had the same problem for the other direction as well: When I am marking people as alive, Kingbotk doesn't add blp=yes in {{WPB}} nor {{WPBS}} if they are present. -- Magioladitis (talk) 07:44, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Examples given above
Site URL:	en.wiki
Operating system	XP SP2
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	At least since 4.5.3.3. (rev 4537) + KingbotK plugin 2.1.2.0 2.1.3.0
Workaround
Fixed in version

Moreover... it crashed before this edit (if |1= exists then there is no problem). (The return of the nightmare!) In the past was crashing if |1= as missing now if |blp= is present and |1= is missing. -- Magioladitis (talk) 00:51, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Here are the rules that should be applied:

• If |1= is missing from {{WPBS}} then add it.
• If |living=yes in WPBiography then add |blp=yes to {{WPBS}}
• If |living=no in WPBiography then remove |blp= (whether yes or no) from {{WPBS}}

-- Magioladitis (talk) 09:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

blp=no is not replaced by blp=yes. Plugin adds blp=yes instead. -- Magioladitis (talk) 17:46, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

BannerShells.vb needs adjustment. -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:37, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

AWB + "kingbotplugin + WP:India tagging" hangs

Status	New
Description	AWB + "kingbotplugin + WP:India tagging" hangs while parsing WikiProject Template that has lots of variables/comments tags inside ? Example page
To duplicate:
Site URL:	en.wiki
Operating system	Windows XP
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	4.5.3.3 SVN 4340 5/19
Workaround	End task and start all over again. ( rm the erring Template ofcourse)
Fixed in version

I can provide many more examples of pages that hang the plugin if someone ever shows up to work with it =] –xeno^talk 21:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

It just takes ages to parse the template. But it's not AWB's fault... it's editors' fault who add all these empty parameters! -- Magioladitis (talk) 21:29, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

The regex gets stuck AFAIK. —Reedy 18:22, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

I am having the same issue with basic assessments on generic templates. Other project templates seem to be the culprit. Is Kingbot pluggin parsing all the project templates on a page, even when I am only trying to assess for one project? —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 13:59, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

KingbotK doesn't remove duplicated blp entries

Status	New
Description	[3] -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:06, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
To duplicate:
Site URL:	en.wiki
Operating system	XP SP2
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	SVN 4.9.0.2 SVN 5609 Kingbotk version 2.2.0.0
Workaround
Fixed in version

KingbotK needs urgent update to support new priority parameters

Status	New
Description	KingbotK plugin seems to be removing the work group priority parameter in Template:WPBiography and replacing it with a general priority parameter instead (see [4][5]). The documentation for Template:WPBiography no longer mentions a general priority parameter, but it does identify a work group-specific priority parameter for each work group. -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:06, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
To duplicate:
Site URL:	en.wiki
Operating system	XP SP2
.NET FW Version
AWB version	4903_rev5724 with Kingbotk AWB Plugin 2.2.1.0
Workaround
Fixed in version

I summarise a bit here. This is a to-do list. TO DO:

1. Support new priority parameters i.e. don't remove them and don't add empty priority parameters is one of the new ones exist
2. If priority parameter is missing, keep adding the generic priority parameter
   1. In the future: If a work-group exists and the corresponding priority parameter is missing, add it
   2. In the future: If a work-group exists and a generic priority parameter exists, replace it with the one corresponding to the work-group.
3. If living parameter is missing, add an empty living field unless class=dab
4. If listas parameter is missing, add an empty listas field

-- Magioladitis (talk) 14:06, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Banners that have parameters with spaces in them are considered a bag tag by KingbotK

Status	New
Description	E.g. {{AfricaProject|class=stub|importance=|South Africa=yes}} fails the Plugin. –xenotalk 16:30, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Try running the plugin with generic "{{AfricaProject}}" on any affected page, i.e. Talk:Bamboes Spruit
Site URL:	en.wiki
Operating system	Vista or XP
.NET FW Version
AWB version	5001.6113
Workaround	Don't use the plugin =)
Fixed in version

Banners that have comments in them are considered a bad tag by KingbotK

Status	New
Description	While using AWB to review talk pages it is generating errors. The first error that I get on some pages states "Bad Tag. Please fix it manually or click ignore." and I get this when the Kingbotk plugin is enabled. I was reviewing the Category:Recipients of the Medal of Honor when I got the error and with the US, Biography and Military check boxes checked. The second error is posted below: Kumioko (talk) 15:10, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Attempt to run the KINGBOTK plugin with the US, Biography and Military check boxes checked.
Site URL:	English wiki
Operating system	Windows XP and Vista
.NET FW Version	.Net version 2.0.50727.1873
AWB version	5.0.1.1 SVN 6310
Workaround
Fixed in version

• This is probably not a bug. There is probably something in the banners that is causing the problem. Can you give an example page it happened on? –xeno^talk 13:38, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Yeah no problem if you pull in virtually any of the articles from the Category:Recipients of the Medal of Honor you get it. A couple specific articles are talk:Gary Evans Foster or Talk:Gary George Wetzel. Please let me know if you need anything else. --Kumioko (talk) 14:27, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

The bad tag report is from this mess of "B class checklist" items. Not sure why the plugin does not like it, it may be getting confused because of the hidden comments. –xeno^talk 14:44, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Oh ok, if its worth mentioning I am going to cleanup all those comments to the shortened version on the milhist banner page, like below. I just haven't gotten that far along yet. Unfortunately most folks don't appreciate the need for the talk page banners so they are a mess.

<!-- B-Class 5-criteria checklist -->

|B1 <!-- Referencing and citations --> = y/n

|B2 <!-- Coverage and accuracy --> = y/n

|B3 <!-- Structure --> = y/n

|B4 <!-- Grammar and style --> = y/n

|B5 <!-- Supporting materials --> = y/n --Kumioko (talk) 14:57, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Atm, KingbotK will mark as bad tags all banners with comments. -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:51, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Can we amend this? Milhist, especially, does this quite often. –xeno^talk 13:52, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

We could but it's not a priority at the moment. The exception is on the top of the list. -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:07, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok thanks, that seems like a pretty big bug to me but I guess I can just keep using AWB without it. Seems like a waste of a perfectly good plugin though.--Kumioko (talk) 17:29, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

KINGBOYK plugin duplicating task forces

Status	New
Description	KINGBOYK plugin duplicating task forces. For example if the template already contains US-task-force=yes the Kingboyk plugin isn't recognizing the task force piece and is adding the US=yes again. Kumioko (talk) 14:17, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Add a task for template to a page that already has XX-task-force.
Site URL:	English Wikipedia
Operating system	Not relevant to this bug
.NET FW Version	Not relevant to this bug
AWB version	5.0.2.0
Workaround
Fixed in version

Which KingbotK version? Was that already happening in the past? -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:18, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

The plugin version is 2.2.4.0 (its the one in the last version that was just released) and yes it has been doing it for a while. I only recently started to use that plugin it so I am not sure how long its been going on.--Kumioko (talk) 14:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

WP:Plugin++ strips blank living parameter from WPBiography template when Biography plugin enabled

Status	New
Description	WP:Plugin++ erroneously strips blank |living= parameter when Biography plugin is enabled (reported here). –xenotalk 12:47, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Run Plugin++ with Biography enabled on a talk page with a blank living param.
Site URL:	en.wiki
Operating system	XP
.NET FW Version
AWB version	5021.6446, Plugin ver 2.2.4.0
Workaround	I suppose I could add regex to re-add it
Fixed in version

And wasn't priority parameter added? I am pretty sure the plugin adds the priority parameter. -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:08, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I've been stripping it with F/R since it's deprecated. –xeno^talk 14:17, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Mono/Wine

Auto-tagger

Orphan tags part V

Status	New
Description	Orphan Tagger doesn't exclude dab pages from page count
To duplicate:	Mary Butterworth
Site URL:	en wiki
Operating system	Windows Vista
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	5.0.0.1 svn 6013
Workaround	Need to view the page then click "what links here" to assess.
Fixed in version

Summary:

• Don't tag disamb articles as orphan ✓ Done rev 5888 too. Rjwilmsi 00:24, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
• IF >= 3 incoming links (excluding redirects, only mainspace, not dabs), then article is not an orphan for sure and AWB should remove the tag if found
• Orphans have less than 3 incoming links to themselves or their redirects. These links should not be redirects or dabs.

Current status:

• Tagger will tag as an orphan an article that has less than 3 incoming links to itself or its redirects that there are not redirects. rev 6013
• Tagger will untag an article from being orphan if it has 3 or more incoming links to itself or its redirects that there not redirects. rev 6013

Conclusion:

• Tagging is 100% accurate. If an article is tagged as an orphan, it is an orphan.
• More articles can be orphans. This is the case that some of the incoming links are dab pages.

-- Magioladitis (talk) 20:46, 29 December 2009 (UTC) / 01:31, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Anything more to be done in AWB then? Rjwilmsi 15:46, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Not really. Just leave it here to have it recorded as a potential situation. -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:49, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Use изолированная статья instead of "orphan" in ru.wiki

We have a patch (for both ru and uk) almost ready but we need to do some other stuff first. -- Magioladitis (talk) 02:29, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

We have to be careful because orphans in ru.wiki have exactly 0 incoming links + some other details (they check for isolated articles). We should postpone any fix until we start implementing local settings. -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:53, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

My view is we have to have a way to disable or even depricate this function for a particular wiki. The first reason is that AWB does not recognize whether the page linking the article is an article itself. Also in Ruwiki we do recognize isolated clusters and in this case the article, which does link the page could be from claster _2 (a pair of articles linked together but whith no links to this particular one), in this case the article AWB edits is not orphan, but an _2_1 article. I would need a way to make this function not working in ruwiki. Mashiah (talk) 21:48, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

AWB will ignore redirects from counting. So, first part is fullfilled. -- Magioladitis (talk) 18:27, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

General fixes

Moar <br>

Status	New
Description	[6]. MaxSem(Han shot first!) 17:49, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Sandbox
Operating system	any
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	head
Workaround	bang!
Fixed in version	Unknown

Wasn't this fixed by improving the articles formatting? There's almost always better ways to format than using <br>. Kirkburn (talk) 14:34, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

And <p>[7]. MaxSem^{(Han shot first!)} 16:06, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm not clear what the problem is in either of the examples. Rjwilmsi 00:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Removing the paragraph tag caused two paragraphs to merge. -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:03, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

A rare External link that should be internal bug

There's an outstanding feature request over converting these external links that are really interwiki links into proper links. That would cover this one. Rjwilmsi 12:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

I am marking as rare since FrescoBot is fixing these cases. -- Magioladitis (talk) 19:24, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

stub tag gets moved below category (swedish wikipedia)

Status	Not a bug/currently unresolvable
Description	When adding a category using AWB's add category function, stub tags sometimes gets moved to two rows below the categories. (test diff, another test diff) tetraedycal, tetraedycal 15:51, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:
Site URL:	sv.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Windows Vista home premium
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	5.0.1.0, but it has been there at least since 4.6
Workaround
Fixed in version

Stubs must go under categories in all Wikipedias. In German Wikipedia is one row down, in other AFAIK is two rows. -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:52, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Check WP:FOOTER and, hopefully, sv:Wikipedia:Disposition. -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:58, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

No, this is not proscribed in sv:Wikipedia:Disposition and it is not how our editors generally do it. The stub template is a template and in similarity to other templates it tends to be placed where in the text you want it. Tomas e (talk) 17:06, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok, I see. Is there any way to disable the moving of the tags, as the stub tags are generally placed above the cats on the swedish wiki, and sv:Wikipedia:Disposition doesn't state anything about stub tags? tetraedycal, tetraedycal 16:07, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Hm... Stub moving is part genfixes. Unfortunately, moving categories comes with moving stubs. If you want both disactivated, disactivate general fixes. Nothing else we can do at the moment. Why don't just add it to the Manual of Style. Position has to do of how the page is rendered. since all projects use MediaWiki the best position for stubs is under categories. -- Magioladitis (talk) 16:12, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

I'll make a post about it on the village pump and see what comes out. Thanks for your help. tetraedycal, tetraedycal 16:16, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

DEFAULTSORT is added under interwikis

Worked fine for me on sandbox here. Rjwilmsi 16:12, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

I've seen something similar -- adding DEFAULTSORT after the categories instead of before. --Auntof6 (talk) 00:15, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't occur in all cases. Weird. -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:12, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Similar problem

And here [10] it put cats under the iw (5021_6465 running in bot mode). -- Magioladitis (talk) 07:42, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

On Flesh-n-Bone it's because of Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Feature_requests/Archive_5#Substituted_templates i.e. rev 4436 and the article having a spew of #if logic. Surely that's not the right way to tag the article? Rjwilmsi 09:10, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Update shouldn't be substed. Anyway. I think we have to change the logic just to hide things inside noinclude. I think this was the spirit of the request. -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:15, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

If you look at the examples in the original FR I think we're safer to leave AWB as it is. I can run a DB scan for similar #if logic in mainspace articles. Rjwilmsi 09:23, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

No problem. We can make the problem rare :) -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:26, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Other bugs

Scroll bar slider does not work correctly with a large list

Status	Not a bug in AWB, has been referred
Description	I just created a list of almost 600,000 articles and then sorted them alphabetically. Saving the list to a file works fine. Clicking on an item in the list and hitting end, home, pageup, and pagedown all work correctly. Repeatedly clicking on the scroll bar at the right works correctly. Dragging the scroll bar slider however results in the same 65536 or so articles repeated over and over.Pascal666 22:29, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Create a large list of articles, sort alphabetically, drag the slider down through the list and look for the numbered articles at the top of the list to start displaying again.
Site URL:	en.wiki
Operating system	Vista sp1
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	rev 4426
Workaround	Use any method other than the slider to scroll through the list.
Fixed in version

Presumably thats a problem with the actual control that MS make.. —Reedy 22:35, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Appears to be a Vista issue. Listed workaround is to use DataGridView instead of Listbox. --Pascal⁶⁶⁶ 18:34, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Cheers for doing the research. Typical MS saying we cant help, even though its one of their products also.. I use vista, so can duplicate it.. And look at fixing it.. ListView or DataGridView... —Reedy 20:26, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Since the last official release of AWB I noticed that when I use in the editfield the scrollbar, to drag the thumb downwards to see a lower part of the article, the dragging suddenly stops, takes a few seconds, and then continues. All other functions seems to work normal. It mostly occurs with longer pages. Romaine (talk) 20:45, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

This user is also using Vista; the bug might coincide with the use of the rich edit control. ClickRick (talk) 20:49, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

AWB netbook fail

Status	New
Description	As this screenshot indicates, AWB is inexplicably cut off because my screen resolution is too small. —harej (talk) (cool!) 18:48, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Use AWB on a screen with resolution 1024 by 600.
Site URL:	Immaterial
Operating system	Windows XP, but that is probably immaterial
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	4.6.0.0 / 4.9.0.3
Workaround	Using my netbook's VGA output to plug this computer into a larger monitor.
Fixed in version

Yup, know about that.... I've tried to fix it, but with no luck so far. —Reedy 08:58, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Rather than maximise the app, what happens if you try to manually resize it down to fit your screen? I've just tried resizing AWB here and it would certainly get down to be small enough, but then again I'm starting off with a 1600×1200 screen. ClickRick (talk) 23:56, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

I would do that if I could reach the bottom handles of the screen, which I cannot because AWB is too large to fit on my screen. —harej (talk) (cool!) 17:11, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Can you resize from the top left, then move the window up and left? --NE2 23:29, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Or Alt+Space to bring down the system menu, then S to select Size, then use the arrow keys. ClickRick (talk) 20:09, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

The problem with the above remedies is that it does not expose more of what's on the bottom -- it just increases the size of what is already visible proportionally. —harej (talk) (cool!) 18:36, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Just stating the obvious: This bug still occurs in 4.9.0.3 -- Magioladitis (talk) 16:55, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

And 5.0.2.1. ... discospinster _talk 19:49, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Make list display becomes somewhat garbled when scrolling fast

Status	New
Description	When quickly scrolling up and down through a large list in the make list window (by clicking and dragging the slider in the scroll bar), some of the entries overwrite each other in terms of how they are displayed. The entries themselves are fine; however, some of the article titles have the names of the articles that were above them listed on top of them. For example, one of the entries of the list I have open right now is for New York State Route 470. It should read just "New York State Route 470"; however, the displayed text is "New York State Route 470" with the words "New York State Route 446" (the article above it in the list) overlaid on top. – TMF 19:22, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Make a large list (the list I noticed this on was 215 entries long) and scroll up and down using the method described above
Operating system	Windows 7
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	4.9.0.3 rev5636, but this issue existed in the last snapshot I used (I think it was around rev5580 or so) as well.
Workaround	1) Ignore the garbled text and use AWB as usual. 2) Clicking on the garbled entry (highlighting it) will correct the displayed text. 3) Scrolling slower (using the arrows and/or by clicking in the scroll bar) doesn't seem to cause this issue.
Fixed in version

This may be related to this bug, but I don't think it's the same exact issue. – TMF 19:25, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

I'd be inclined to agree. I think i have seen it also, but marked it as the controls fault, rather than AWB's. —Reedy 10:52, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Keyboard shortcut stops working

This was originally reported on WT:AWB by ZooFari (talk · contribs), but that report was recently archived without any action. The keyboard shortcut feature is a very useful one, providing a comfortable alternative to stressful repeated mouse clicking, so I've brought the issue here. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:32, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Ctrl+S works only if the program is focused in the edit area. I thought this was the expected behaviour. (Btw, the pther discussion was automatically archived by a bot). -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:56, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Having to click in the edit box completely negates the convenience of having a keyboard shortcut (except on those occasions when you happen to have been making a manual edit anyways). The keyboard shortcut to Save should be just as available as the one to Ignore is. Try making a list of pages (with all skip options disabled), and see how easy it is to go through the list by pressing Alt-g to Ignore them. It should be just as convenient to use Alt-s or Ctrl-s to Save. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 09:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

IMHO the keyboard shortcuts should work in the entire main window of AWB. Not sure why they don't at the moment. Rjwilmsi 10:00, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Most likely is a detached event or something... —Reedy 10:02, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Start AWB -> Press Ctrl+E to start external processing. Nothing happens. Click with the mouse in the list box. Press Ctrl+E. It works. Close window and click with the mouse in the diff window. Press Ctrl+E. No response. (same with ctrl+M). -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:04, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

All shortcuts work only if AWB is focused in List box or Edit box and nowhere else. -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:06, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

I just tested the newest version (SVN 5899) and verified that Alt-k correctly Skips anywhere, just as Alt-g did in previous versions. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:43, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

I think there are two issues with Alt-S:

1. When the browser portion of the window has the focus, it prevents the proper function of the Alt- and Cmd- functions. I bet IE grabs the keystrokes before the main thread of AWB sees them.
2. When "Start" is not the current tab and the Save button is not visible, the Alt-S shortcut won't work. Windows only honors Alt shortcuts for active controls, and a hidden control is not active.

It would be very helpful if this could be addressed. Having to click in the edit box before using Alt-S is inconvenient. Using a Cmd- key shortcut for a new "Save article text" menu entry would help with #2. I am not sure how you resolve #1 if my guess about the focus issue is right. — John Cardinal (talk) 22:10, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

rev 6397 Partial improvement: keyboard focus is now correct over many page loads & saves until the diff area is clicked (after that focus is only sometimes correct). Needs further investigation. Rjwilmsi 01:11, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

AWB unicodifies pages even if option is disactivated

This is part of the "Unicodify the whole page". Did you have this on? -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:01, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

1. All automatic changes were off.
2. I've understood, that user had been using  instead of ɪ (IPA) and ∫ (integal) instead of ʃ (IPA). Alex Spade (talk) 15:20, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

"Unicodify whole Page" is not part of general fixes. It has it's own box. -- Magioladitis (talk) 15:26, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

I know. When I say that "All automatic changes were off", I mean that all three boxes in Automatic changes section (Auto tag / Apply general fixes / Unicodify whole page) were off.

I've tried some other ways (all automatic changes were still off).

• If section "Find and replace" (or "File"/"Replace file") is empty, the unauthorized change doesn't occur.
• If section "Find and replace" (or "File"/"Replace file") isn't empty, the unauthorized change occurs.

As you can see, page ru:User:Alex_Spade/4Tests is very non-unicoded. Alex Spade (talk) 15:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

I can't reproduce it: [11]. -- Magioladitis (talk) 18:02, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

#Unicode_characters_in_Private_Use_Area_corrupted seems to be similar... —Reedy 14:56, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Unicode characters in Private Use Area corrupted

Status	New
Description	U+F0AE (an invalid character from the Private Use Area U+E000 – U+F8FF, typically used by MS Symbol right arrow) is changed to U+00AE on unrelated replace operations (example). The correct Unicode equivalent is U+2192, but it probably shouldn't be changed in the first place. Tgr (talk) 13:37, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:
Site URL:	huwiki
Operating system	WinXP SP3 Hungarian
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	4.9.0.3, r5768
Workaround
Fixed in version

Did you have "unicodify the whole page" activated? --Magioladitis (talk) 15:22, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I did. Samat (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Wild guess then. Having that enabled could've quite easily been responsible :P —Reedy 13:07, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Tried it in sandbox without unicodify enabled and it still happened. Since this is an invalid Unicode character: 1) can't see it being a major/widespread issue and 2) maybe something done by .NET rich text box? Rjwilmsi 14:13, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

I can't see that character anywhere. Need to check what it is when it's read from the api, after process (ie before it goes into the text box), what it comes out of the textbox as, and what it is just before the API submits it... —Reedy 14:42, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

I did notice, however, the "®" become as is when it is in the Rich Text box... —Reedy 14:55, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Saving-problems

AWB works fine on large pages e.g. here but AWB can't guarantee that the Wikipedia servers are always going to be working without lag. Rjwilmsi 14:17, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Strange, I used AWB in past in some cases because my browsers couldn't handle a heavy page, but AWB could do it. Nowadays AWB can't save large pages while my browsers do it easy. Romaine (talk) 23:05, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

New version doesn't remove categories or replace anything

Status	Not a bug in AWB, has been referred
Description	New version doesn't remove categories or replace anything [[Category:Umbrean]]<noinclude> [[Category:Umbrean Templates]]</noinclude> is in a document and i want it to remove Umbrean Templates which it doesnt and when i try having it replace "Umbrean" with anything it still say nothing occure (case sensitive is unchecked and even made to be identical).EmperorZelos (talk) 13:10, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Replace anything
Site URL:	Wikia
Operating system	XP
.NET FW Version	Unknown
AWB version	5.0.2.0.
Workaround	not known
Fixed in version

The latest version is 5.0.2.0. In order to make automatic edit you must have "Apply changes automatically" on Options menu activated. Please read the manaul for more information of how to use AWB. -- Magioladitis (talk) 13:17, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

I have used the previous one 5.0.1.1 or which ever it was, it worked perfectly there but now it doesnt. I try in the test thing for replacement by having Umbrean replaced with anything, it finds it perfectly and replaces it but upon trying on the real deal it doesnt do it EmperorZelos (talk) 13:23, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Are you using Advanced Find and Replace? Are you using regexes? -- Magioladitis (talk) 13:29, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

I have used both simple and advanced replacement, both with and without regexes and still gives nothing. I ran a test where all were used at once to replace "Umbrean" with "Test" and it still says nothing occures and gives no result EmperorZelos (talk) 13:33, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Standard find and replace works fine for me on en-wiki (I don't have a wikia account to test against). If you want to remove categories then better to use the 'remove category' feature under the 'More' tab. Rjwilmsi 16:20, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I've seen what this will be: to remove categories from within a 'noinclude' you need to disable the 'ignore...' options in the find & replace window. Rjwilmsi 11:00, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Need update - Update check broken ?

5.0.2.0 worked a few days ago, but now won't start without requiring an "update" to run. It runs updater, which attempts to update the program (after fixing path issues) and of course there's no new update applied. This process can repeat indefinitely. Shadowjams (talk) 23:37, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Errm, not quite. It's an update to the updater. But the updater you'll have installed is probably borked, and therefore doesn't complete successfully. Download and replace manually [12] —Reedy 06:36, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I see the issue now, and have it working. The one point of confusion is that the auto-update function would error out because the temporary path would fail (it was missing the directory by one heiarachy so I tried to update it manually, not realizing the Updaters were different (til I checked the md5s on them). Thank you. Shadowjams (talk) 21:52, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Precisely. And thats fixed in 2006 ;) —Reedy 21:57, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Same issue here, except even after installing the updates necessary it won't work. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:50, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Restrict {{DEFAULTSORT}} change/addition not working

In which version? -- Magioladitis (talk) 05:49, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

On Amphibious Assault Vehicle no defaultsort is needed (article in Title Case), on Balangiga massacre the Restrict {{DEFAULTSORT}} change/addition option works fine for me. Rjwilmsi 07:07, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

For me too. -- Magioladitis (talk) 07:27, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Sorry its the newest version SVN 6405, I just downloaded it yesterday. I agree that none is needed but it prompts me for it anyway even though the restrict default is selected and I have to deselect it. It doesn't happen on every article, but it does it a lot. It seems to do it a lot for the battles as well so for the Battle of Bataan it would say Bataan, Battle of. --Kumioko (talk) 11:18, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

AWB would generate {{DEFAULTSORT:Battle Of Bataan}}, not {{DEFAULTSORT:Bataan, Battle Of}} so it must be your own scripts doing it. Rjwilmsi 11:41, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't have any scripts running at the moment. I turned them all off to make sure that wan't the case. --Kumioko (talk) 13:04, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Since you haven't replied I assume you don't know what the problem is so I will just keep unchecking it until its fixed.--Kumioko (talk) 01:31, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Okay, let's start again. I can't reproduce your problem. When you say "prompts me for it" I'm not clear how/where in AWB you are asked to provide a DEFAULTSORT? My understanding is that if the DEFAULTSORT restriction is off, AWB adds one itself without prompting you. Perhaps if you post your settings file and give me exact steps I can see what generates that prompt? Rjwilmsi 09:56, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Incorrect preview of the 'pipe trick'

Status	New
Description	Wikilinks in the format of, [[Washington (U.S. state)|]] are shown as [[Washington (U.S. state)|]] in the preview, instead of Washington. For details of the notation see Help:pipe trick.–ospalh (talk) 09:50, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
To duplicate:	Change some link piped to a redirect page to the [[NN (x)|]], format. Press "Preview".
Site URL:	en.wikipedia.org
Operating system	Windows XP
.NET FW Version	2.0.50727.3603
AWB version	5.0.2.
Workaround	Ignore the preview or don't use the pipe trick.
Fixed in version

Which preview? ie on loading show preview/changing the preview? If so, it would seemingly be the API returning the wrong HTML to render... —Reedy 09:58, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

I usually have the preference on "On loading show changes", but tried the two others as well. Makes no difference. Either you can see the problem immediately (when the change is done automatically) or after pressing the "Preview" button on the "Start" tab. "the API returning the wrong HTML to render": looks like that to me, too.--ospalh (talk) 10:31, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

It seems, when you attempt to save [[Washington (U.S. state)|]] in a page on current WMF release of mediawiki, it saves [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. —Reedy 10:55, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that's why it's called the trick and listed under Help:Magic. I guess not using the pipe trick on automatic changes would be the Right Thing, but i like to use the trick on manual changes. If you use the trick in a web browser and use the "normal" "Show preview" button there, [[Washington (U.S. state)|]] is shown as Washington (edited), differnt from what happens in AWB.--ospalh (talk) 11:01, 5 May 2010 (UTC), 11:07, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

I've seen this, too. --Auntof6 (talk) 11:57, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

I've seen it as well. I've always assumed it was because of the API, since if you edit an article in a browser, add a pipe-tricked linked link, and click "show changes", it shows the link being piped. Same thing with subst'ed templates: show changes in a browser shows it subst'ed, show changes in AWB doesn't. – TMF 13:30, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

I'll have to look into it. Depending on the configuration of how this works, is whether it'd be worth dealing with directly in AWB. Or if the API should be applying the pipetrick on the generated preview etc. —Reedy 20:18, 5 May 2010 (UTC)