Debugger problem with F6 and F7 keys

Both 32 and 64 bit SDBG have the same problem when you use F6 and F7 keys to step one step in debugging. After few such use the right hand menu (the one which appears when you right click on the source code in debugger) appears at every movement of the mouse and it becomes almost impossible to debug. I reported that before, but thought 64bit will avoid this. Now i started heavily use SDBG64 and find that the bug is still here. Based on that i now very much suspect that vast majority of people do not use debuggers preferring to use neanderthal's methods of Print*.

Maybe just a typing error but F7 and F8 are for single stepping. Do you get this problem with F7 and F8? I have not been able to reproduce this effect.

I use F6 and F7 and F3 mostly, never F8.

Just to be clear, F6 is for 'Continue', F7 is for 'Step into' and F6 is for 'Step over'.

Does the problem arise when only F6 or only F7 is used? Does it only arise when using the function keys as opposed to the toolbar or the menu?

As I say, I can't reproduce this at the moment.

Yes, i mostly use F6 and F7 and do not use toolbar or menu when this error appears. I also rightclick on variables to see their content and keep their windows open doing further debug.

Once it happens, does the menu popup over every window?

No, it pops over main source window with smallest movement of mouse.

Does it pop up over the variables and call stack windows if you move your mouse there?

No if I move mouse to the gray area in the top of the source window then the right mouse menu does not pop out. But for that I have to hit ESC first. This is usually how I try to relatively amicably finish the debug session which went out of control. Still nothing works to stop that behavior and I need to start debugger again.

Did you get the PM about a test build of sdbg64?

Yes, got it, thanks, will do the bug tracing asap

Robert, Paul,

OK, i have ran your SDBG64, got the LOG file and will send it in email in a moment.

It is very easy to reproduce the problem following these steps

1. Start the debugger
2. Mark some source line pushing the key F2 to stop the code on it when it will run
3. Start the code with key F6
4. When code stops on marked line right click on some variable. This will open new window with this variable content 4') click on some other variable same way to display its content too (this step may not be needed, but i have done it in the LOG file)
5. push F7 to continue code one step
6. just move mouse on some other place in the source window
7. push F7 again and you will see the right mouse button menu window will open at mouse position

Repeat steps 6 and 7 many times and you will see many instances of the problem. Now whatever you do with F6 or F7 keys or Up and Down arrow keys this spurious right mouse button menu window will jump into your face with each movement of the mouse in between these F keys pushes.

Annoying menu window will not appear if the mouse is off the source window completely but then without mouse the debugger becomes useless

Looks like the item 4' (to open one more window with variable content) has to be present

These spurious right mouse button menu at every movement of mouse after hitting F7 or F6 happen when two windows showing variables content are open using right mouse click on variable. When both of them are closed the debugging returns to normal. But if you open any such window again the bug will be continuing its harassment

So the reproducing of this bug becomes even simpler: just right click on couple variables and continue debug process moving step-by-step with F7. In between just hover mouse over the source window and you will see the right mouse menu jumping on top without reason

Happy NY ! Ooops, Pooh thought that a fish is very easy to catch...Of curiosity i tried to reproduce bug on a small few lines demo code but in this case this devilry did not expose itself. Not surprising no one reported and developers did not reproduce it so far. Will try another more complex reproducer with Clearwin+ controls.