"Layout is Ambiguous" / The purple windows

gbougakov

Can still reproduce when I try to Quick Look 1Password documents

ag_kevin

Hi @gboudreau ,

Is it all quicklook documents or just a specific type? (e.g. images, PDF, word doc, etc.)

Thanks,
Kevin

agilerabbit

Getting this message as well on the latest beta

ag_ana

@agilerabbit:

Do you get this message all the time or just when you try to quicklook 1Password documents?

agilerabbit

All the time!

ag_ana

Thank you for the confirmation :+1: We will continue looking into this.

MaForisch

AgileBits Update: Please don't do this. Details on why are outlined in this post. - Thanks.

Folks,

TL;DR: Skip to Solution below
I see this on:
1Password 7, Version 7.4.4.BETA-0 (70404000) 1Password Beta
on mac os 10.14.6 on the main 1password window.

I thought that there may be a way to fix this via the command-line along the lines of this post for Apple Photos
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7259036

There the command mentioned there is:
defaults delete com.apple.Photos NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints

The help window (ie the ? top right) says something similar
The domains where this default is set are: NSRegistrationDomain (volatile) defaults delete «domain» NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints

Dumping all defaults from my user context to a with
defaults read >alldefaults.out.txt

shows only one case where "NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints" shows up
for com.agilebits.onepassword7-updater

So: Experimenting, quit one password completely, I execute
defaults delete com.agilebits.onepassword7-updater NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints
both
defaults read com.agilebits.onepassword7-updater NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints
and a dump defaults read >alldefaults.out.txt confirm the key is gone,
however not even rebooting it avoids the issue.

After some head-scratching, i conclude it is set as a debug flag in the app code at runtime in the (volatile==in memory NSRegistrationDomain)
Further googling reveals this stackoverflow answer:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/23157051

Solution:
1. quit 1Password completely,
2. execute from a terminal:
defaults write -globalDomain NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints NO
4. Start 1Password
5. Problem solved.

From what I understand this sets the flag GLOBALLY for ALL programs, so perhaps not the solution for developers, bc this will suppress it for all users and all programs.

Better solution perhaps to set it at the app level by using:
defaults write -app 1Password\ 7 NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints NO
However this might mean it crops up on sub modules, like the Updater?
Depending on a users tastes the global setting may be preferable.

Best regards,
Martin

PS:
Further experimentation reveals that both
defaults write -app 1Password\ 7 NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints -bool false
and
defaults write -globalDomain NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints -bool false
work just as well, & set the type to the proper boolean value & the help does in the top right does change once the default value is set on the app level.
Also
defaults read com.agilebits.onepassword7 NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints
and
defaults read -app 1Password\ 7 NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints
So I learned something about the mac today.
;-)
PPS:
one more item to track this down to the actual code:
Clicking on the purple frame yields the following entries in Console.app

The first with the sidebar expanded

default 22:25:36.630932 +0100 1Password 7 Clicked on visualized constraint: (
"= 200 (active)> (Actual Distance - pixels):400"
)

The second with the sidebar collapsed

default 22:25:56.322669 +0100 1Password 7 Clicked on visualized constraint: (
" (Actual Distance - pixels):156"
)

Ben

@MaForisch

We would really prefer people not do that, as then we won't get valuable feedback about UI issues. The reason we publish beta builds is so we can get that kind of feedback. Without that feedback there isn't much incentive to provide betas.

Ben

skarchmit

I just got this issue

From the about screen:
1Password 7
Version 7.4.4.BETA-0 (70404000)

1Password Beta

I have the same issue when I select help from the menu bar.

skarchmit

Although I'm trying to get steps to reproduce it, but so far cannot.
Here's a better look at the purple window:

skarchmit

I found how to reproduce it.
Open up the help menu and start typing something you are searching for. (1 Character is enough). Then backspace all the way. It will immediately pop up.

rudy

@skarchmit,

Thanks for reporting this issue. That one is unfortunately not one that we'll be able to directly solve as that is an issue with Apple's help menu search field.

huffalumpy

I've got the purple border of doom.
osx 10.15.4
1Password 7
Version 7.6.BETA-0 (70600000)
1Password Beta
I'm in safari, using cmd-\ to fill a dialog
I've gotten it a bunch of times this morning

ag_tommy

@huffalumpy

Hopefully, the developers can get this one fixed up. Thanks for the report.

vidgizmo

I am getting this now as well with:

• macOS 10.15.5
• 1Password 7 Version 7.6.BETA-3 (70600003)
  

Any suggestions?

Ben

Hi @vidgizmo

No suggestions; the "purple windows" are intentional. They're there to help developers identify UI issues. They will only show in beta builds, not stable builds. What part of 1Password are you seeing this particular window in? I.e. What are you trying to do when you see the window? I'll let our development team know to make sure they're aware. Thanks.

Ben

vidgizmo

@Ben I am not doing anything. Just have 1Password running. If I quit and restart 1Password it just pops up. Frequently empty, like this:

Should I capture and share logs?

ag_ana

@vidgizmo:

Can you please try quitting 1Password completely (right-click on 1Password mini in the menu bar at the top right of your screen > Quit 1Password Completely), and then relaunch 1Password? Do you see the same behavior?

5andwich

Why have you hidden all the replies on the forum regarding this topic.

Ben

@5andwich

I don't follow. We haven't hidden the replies...

Ben

5andwich

In Chrome, the page is without any comments and when loading the direct comment link, I get a blank page. Works in Brave.

5andwich

So yeah, I'm having this problem too. I cannot uncheck "beta" and the fact that I'm seeing developer debugging tools does not instill confidence in terms of security. In general, developer debugging tools equate to verbose logging, which I would not want in a password manager.

rudy

@5andwich,

To switch to the release version you will need to install from https://1password.com/downloads

as for chrome not showing comments, content blocker?

petercockroach

I'm seeing this as well on Version 7.7.BETA-9 (70700009) on macOS 10.15.6.

ag_ana

@petercockroach:

In what part of the app are you seeing this?

petercockroach

It’s at the top behind the main 1Password window. Mission Control allows me to foreground the purple windows but I can’t close/dismiss with cmd+w.