Header with blue background jumps every update time

[KorneevVitaly]

When ntop is working, the header disapeares and reappeares each update time (regardless if it's in cmd.exe or ConEmu), which looks like everything jumps up and down. I installed it from chocolatey. Here the screenshots:

[gsass1]

What kind of terminal is that?

[KorneevVitaly]

What kind of terminal is that?

I'm using ConEmu.

Tried open ntop in regular cmd.exe and it has the same behaviour. Also, my system is Windows 8.1.

[gsass1]

Well this statement https://github.com/gsass1/NTop/blob/master/ntop.c#L1767 (DISABLE_NEWLINE_AUTO_RETURN) is what should prevent the buffer from scrolling on the last line. IDK why that doesn't work on Windows 8.1 :/

[KorneevVitaly]

I tieed build it with build.bat and I've got an error with "error C2275: WORD:invalid use of this type"

And in minwindef.h(159) it's:
typedef unsigned short WORD;

[Krikonildo]

Work as intended with Windows 10.
Same problem with Windows 7.
Maybe a command line option to disable the header ?

[Alex313031]

Can confirm on windows x64 7, server 2011, 8, 8.1. Havent tested in ten but probably works as Krikonildo said. I love all the "tops" for Unix/Linux i.e. top, htop, nvtop, atop. There is no other program like this and I really like it just disappointing me with the jittering up and down it can make it hard to read. Also verified on 32 bit windows 7 in command.com.

[Alex313031]

Update @Krikonildo @KorneevVitaly @gsass1 WORKS as intended IF you set compatibility mode to Windows XP SP3 in the executables properties. This works for 7, and 8.1 but strangely not 8. Of course my 8 is in a VM whereas 7 and 8.1 are real machines but idk if that makes a difference. Compiling works with VS 2017 AND 2015 with platform update on win 7. Same issues and same resolution no matter what is used to compile.

[Alex313031]

I have it in a directory in my path, and if I launch it from cmd (not double clicking ntop), this only resolves it IF you keep the default ~80X24 Prompt size

[greatquux]

Actually, while playing with your workaround, I found another one which doesn't require changing terminal size or compatibility options - just press / as if you were going to do a search, but then don't do anything, and the display calms down and keeps updating. Annoying for sure, in that if you want to re-sort you have to backspace first, but it does work. This display has been steady for many minutes now: 

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[Krikonildo]

@Alex313031
Didn't work for me ( Windows 7 x64 ).
Neither compatibility mode or cmd.
Works without DISABLE_NEWLINE_AUTO_RETURN ( Linux / MinGW ).
Even on Vista x86 recompiling with GetTickCount.

[Krikonildo]

@greatquux
Works for me too.
But it crashes if I try to select a process with the directional arrows.

[gsass1]

Hello

I just pushed another commit that maybe fixes this. I would be grateful if someone could just compile the latest commit and tell me if it works since I don't have a Windows 7 VM atm.

[greatquux]

I compiled the latest version and it seems to work great on my Windows Server 2012 R2 now where it was previously jumping around (unless I pressed '/').

[Alex313031]

@greatquux @Krikonildo The / works better because you can resize, also works on win 8. I had an SSD fail and had to recover alot of files and reinstall win 7 on a new ssd. Don't have alot of stuff set up including VS, so is there a way you could share your latest compiled version so I can try. Also cudos to @gsass1 for bein so quick about everything.

[Alex313031]

@Krikonildo Your'e still using Vista in 2020!! JK I use win xp and win 98 for old stuff, and have VMs of vista. Anyway, VS 2013 and higher requires >Win 7 and 2015 and higher requires > Win 7 with 2013 Platform Update https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36805 So how in the world did you compile it on that.

[greatquux]

@Alex313031 I will send you a link to the last compiled version I have, it was while doing some troubleshooting for the issue 34 so it leaves some stuff in the background when you quit and if it cannot find a username it displays it as "default" but otherwise works fine.

[Alex313031]

@greatquux Thnx

[Alex313031]

@greatquux Crashes on launch on Win 7 sp1 ultimate x64

[greatquux]

Unfortunately I don't have that exact version of OS to test against, but I am able to run the same binary on a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (which is always x64): 

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[iqlat]

Same issue, title flickering on latest build (from scoop/git repo); tested as standalone .exe and in Cmder; on Windows 7 x64 Pro; it stops only when window looses focus => gif_link; the workaround with "/" crashes app.

[iqlat]

upd: nov, 2021 -> this issue seems to be fixed in the latest source code; you can compile it by your own or download the compiled one from google drive.

[gsass1]

You can also fetch the latest build on CircleCI, for example: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/gsass1/NTop/5/workflows/62fb589a-2e71-4e21-903d-6d5b9c2d8c17/jobs/5/artifacts