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- | ====== Topas questions | + | ===== TOPAS questions ===== |
+ | ==== TOPAS won't run ==== | ||
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- | **Topas won't run** | ||
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Do you have an up to date license or dongle for the version you're using? | Do you have an up to date license or dongle for the version you're using? | ||
+ | ==== Exception caught error ==== | ||
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+ | TOPAS will sometimes crash with an " | ||
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+ | You might also get an " | ||
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+ | ==== TOPAS crashes when it runs my INP file ==== | ||
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+ | The ability to write complex INP files is one of the strengths of TOPAS. | ||
+ | If you get a crash look in the dialogue box of the run window or at the bottom of topas.log to see the error message. | ||
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+ | Sometimes the line number of the error can be misleading and the actual error is earlier. | ||
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+ | If the line number doesn' | ||
+ | After that try making your INP file progressively simpler until you isolate the error. | ||
+ | When all else fails you can try asking the forum for help. The simpler your question and INP file is, the more likely you are to get a useful answer. | ||
======jEdit questions====== | ======jEdit questions====== | ||
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+ | ==== I can't get jedit running on my computer ==== | ||
- | ** I can' | + | The instructions on the web at http:// |
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- | The instructions on the web at http:// | + | If your university has blocked use of jre (java run time environment) then openJDK 21 seems to work. |
- | \\ | + | If all else fails, try watching the jEdit setup video on youtube (linked on the left or above). |
- | **I'm that one person, what do I do?** | + | ==== jEdit menus are broken ==== |
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- | jedit4.2 has worked to my knowledge on several hundred computers with different flavours of windows. | + | You'll sometimes find that when you click on jEdit menus you get a load of " |
- | \\ | + | There's a tick box called |
- | **When I click on the menus on the left I don't get keywords appearing, just a load of computer code** | + | |
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- | There's a tick box called something like "run scripts" | + | ==== The menus don't seem to work in jedit4.3 ==== |
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- | **The menus don't seem to work in jedit4.3** | ||
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By default they were single click menus in jedit4.2 but are double clicks in jedit4.3 | By default they were single click menus in jedit4.2 but are double clicks in jedit4.3 | ||
frequently_asked_questions.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/20 13:35 by johnsoevans