Bugs and Solutions

At this page, known bugs and workarounds are presented.

Bug: It is not possible to create a new program from within AlgoSim. The error message "An unexpected error occurred during the creation of the new program file: the path cannot be found" (or similar) is shown. A solution to this problem is available. Details...
Bug: Function eigenvalues might not return the correct eigenvalues of the argument matrix. No hotfix for this bug is available, so the user is strongly advised not to rely on the eigenvalues function. Details...
Design Error: When exporting a 2D visualisation window image to a SVG or EMF file, there is no option to set the default size (and hence, aspect ratio) of the output. A solution to this problem is available. Details...
Bug: Occasionally the operator/expression parser fails to parse expressions containing circumfix operators. A workaround to this problem is available. Details...
Bug: Spelling error in exit confirmation dialog box. A solution to this problem is available. Details...
Bug: The reflected rays have incorrect directions in the example program mirrorSim3.prg. A solution to this problem is available. Details...