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

[Louis King Jr]

That fixed it. thank you.


On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Louis King Jr <inlieuoflou at gmail.com>wrote:

> no problem. thanks again
>
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Frank Mehnert <frank.mehnert at oracle.com>wrote:
>
>> Sorry,
>>
>> here it is:
>>
>>
>> http://www.virtualbox.org/download/testcase/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.51-86105.vbox-extpack
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> On Thursday 30 May 2013 17:21:49 Louis King Jr wrote:
>> > 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.d
>> > > mg
>> > >
>> > > 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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