[vbox-dev] VirtualBox-4.2.51-85924-OSX.dmg Shared Folders Broken

[Louis King Jr]

Thank You... no need for a matching ext pack?


On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Frank Mehnert <frank.mehnert at oracle.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> this test build contains the workaround and should fix your problem:
>
> http://www.virtualbox.org/download/testcase/VirtualBox-4.2.51-86105-OSX.dmg
>
> Thank you,
>
> Frank
>
> On Thursday 30 May 2013 16:04:14 Louis King Jr wrote:
> > glad to help. I'm looking forward to the next build.
> >
> > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Sergey Dubov
> <Sergey.Dubov at oracle.com>wrote:
> > > **
> > > Louis King Jr <inlieuoflou at gmail.com> писал(а) в своём письме Wed, 29
> May
> > > 2013 15:57:46 +0400:
> > >
> > > Thanks for the explanation and I'm glad the blank window isn't just
> me. I
> > > think I figured out how to properly reply... finally.
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Frank Mehnert
> <frank.mehnert at oracle.com>wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> On Wednesday 29 May 2013 11:58:15 Louis King Jr wrote:
> > >> > Any guest. if I try and add a shared folder it brings up the dialog
> to
> > >>
> > >> add
> > >>
> > >> > them and I can select a drive which is what I normally use shared
> > >>
> > >> folders
> > >>
> > >> > for. One thing that happens is "Make permanent" is missing from the
> > >>
> > >> dialog
> > >>
> > >> > if I try and add a folder to a guest created before 4.2.51. "Make
> > >> > Permanent" shows for a new guest. Once I select a drive to add and
> > >> > click okay, a new blank dialog window opens which I can't close and
> > >>
> > >> everything is
> > >>
> > >> > frozen. I have to force quit VirtualBox. Mac host. OSX 10.8.3
> > >>
> > >> first, the "Make permanent" box is only shown for running VMs. If the
> > >> VM isn't running (you opened the VM settings and selected "Shared
> > >> Folders"),
> > >> the setting will be always permanent.
> > >>
> > >> But I see the same blank window here. We will look into it.
> > >>
> > >> Kind regards,
> > >>
> > >> Frank
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> > > Hello.
> > > About the "blank modal window".
> > > Its an old Qt bug under MacOS X host since Qt 4.5 (which had a lot of
> > > changes related to MacOS X look&feel according to Apple HIG).
> > > Its related to window-modality / application-modality handling (which
> is
> > > represented by the Mac sheet /  Mac modal window respectively).
> > > I can't explain it fully because I'm not sure why does that happens
> > > myself, but we had a workaround for it which was accidentally removed
> > > during one of reworks. Now since the actual issue still present I
> > > returned workaround in-place again.
> > > Thanks for spotting this issue!
> > >
> > > --
> > > *With Best Regards,*
> > > *[Oracle/VirtualBox] Sergey Dubov
> > > *
> > > *
> > > *
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