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Known Bugs

This is a list of reported bugs in StrangeBrew. If you've found a bug and don't see it here, send it in.

Bug

Status / workaround

Version

Divide by zero error when you duplicate a recipe

Fixed in r2 - download brew18.zip and replace brew.exe in your strangebrew folder.

1.8r1

Some older versions of wheelmouse or intellimouse software freeze the program when the wheel is used.

Upgrading to the latest version of MS Intellimouse software and Logitech mouse drivers has fixed this problem in at least two cases.

all

Water Manager does not work if Windows Regional Settings use a coma instead of a period as a decimal point.

Change regional settings (Start->Settings->Control Panel->Regional Settings) to use '.' instead of ',' as a decimal marker.

all

Entering Efficiency or Attenuation requires you to enter digits right to left (unintuitive).

 

all

Occasional Access Violation when viewing detailed report.

Try setting your TEMP environment variable to something short (such as c:\temp).

all

Install is very slow if other Microsoft applications (such as Outlook) are running.

Close all other applications before installing the software.

all

Cannot add certain characters to name or comments

This is by design - StrangeBrew does not let you enter characters that would "break" the xml exchange format.

all

Setting both source and destination to the same water profile in the water manager can produce in strange results.

Don't do it.

all

Recipes in an upgraded database are missing the End Temp for mash steps.

Enter by hand.

1.8

Can't enter duplicate misc. ingredients.

 

1.8

"Brew Recipe" feature doesn't subtract the correct amount of hops from the inventory when you have multiple additions of the same hop.

 

 

1.8

Install causes exception when you install from the zip file.

Unzip the file *before* you install.

all

Date is current date when you import a recipe.

Change the date back to the correct value after import.

all

     

 


Last update: 01-Dec-2004