Activity Indicator & Alert Bug

Solar2D iOS
#1

There appears to be an issue with the alert starting from Corona build 2015.2599.

If I have the activity indicator open, and I create a new alert. The alert pops up behind the activity indicator. Then I cannot press the buttons on my alert, which in my case, are necessary for me to close the activity indicator. 

Could you please fix this as soon as possible? It’s affecting our iOS users who need to go through this process to get some of our content.

Sample code:

local label = display.newText( "Activity indicator will disappear upon alert close", 0, 0, system.systemFont, 16 ) label.x = display.contentCenterX label.y = display.contentCenterY label:setFillColor( 1, 0, 0 ) native.setActivityIndicator( true ); local alert = native.showAlert("Hi","This is a Test", {"OK"}, function (e) native.setActivityIndicator(false); end);
#2

You need to file a bug if you didn’t already.  Look at the top of the page for a button/link called ‘Report A Bug’.

Note: The staff can only fix bugs submitted via the bug submission page because they need to track bugs and doing so out of the forums is impossible.

#3

Submitted. Although, I don’t know how to get the submission #.

#4

The number should be sent to you in an e-mail.

#5

Please post that case# here when you get the email.

Rob

#6

@Rob Miracle,

Hi, I submitted it twice, but still haven’t received any submission-related e-mail (checked my spam, too). Is there supposed to be a delay?

The case should be called something along the lines of iOS Activity Indicator & Alert Bug.

#7

The only bug I see filed by your email address is a bug about scrollViews.   Are you using the Report a Bug Feature at the top of the page?

Can you copy/paste the confirmation page from the bug submitter?

Thanks

Rob

#8

Case #40660

#9

Hello,

I received this e-mail from Corona support.

"I’m afraid the activity indicator will override the alert so you need to hold off posting the alert or add a timeout to the activity indicator. This is not something we can fix in our code and we never had anyone else post this as a bug.

You should not try to use an alert box to clear the activity indicator."

This is something that’s been in our app for years. It’s behaving as normal in both the simulator and Android. Why is this an unfixable and unaddressable issue for iOS all of a sudden? 

#10

That’s interesting because I got a notification that it was fixed and would be available in build 2463.   Do you have a bug report number?

Rob

#11

Hi @Rob Miracle,

You’ll notice in my first posting that I found this issue started at build 2015.2599, which from my understanding would be after 2463.

Could you be thinking of something else?

Case 40687

#12

I just looked up the bug and there was a note that your bug is the same as the one I reported.   I had a typo above… It should read:  2643 and above, not 2463.  My dyslexia kicking in (or bad typing skills).

Rob

#13

You need to file a bug if you didn’t already.  Look at the top of the page for a button/link called ‘Report A Bug’.

Note: The staff can only fix bugs submitted via the bug submission page because they need to track bugs and doing so out of the forums is impossible.

#14

Submitted. Although, I don’t know how to get the submission #.

#15

The number should be sent to you in an e-mail.

#16

Please post that case# here when you get the email.

Rob

#17

@Rob Miracle,

Hi, I submitted it twice, but still haven’t received any submission-related e-mail (checked my spam, too). Is there supposed to be a delay?

The case should be called something along the lines of iOS Activity Indicator & Alert Bug.

#18

The only bug I see filed by your email address is a bug about scrollViews.   Are you using the Report a Bug Feature at the top of the page?

Can you copy/paste the confirmation page from the bug submitter?

Thanks

Rob

#19

Case #40660

#20

Hello,

I received this e-mail from Corona support.

"I’m afraid the activity indicator will override the alert so you need to hold off posting the alert or add a timeout to the activity indicator. This is not something we can fix in our code and we never had anyone else post this as a bug.

You should not try to use an alert box to clear the activity indicator."

This is something that’s been in our app for years. It’s behaving as normal in both the simulator and Android. Why is this an unfixable and unaddressable issue for iOS all of a sudden?