cannot open move and resize tail all at once

[nbros]

Opening a tail then immediately moving and resizing it doesn't work:

const [ww, wh] = ns.ui.windowSize();
ns.ui.openTail(pid);
ns.ui.moveTail(58, 0, pid);
ns.ui.resizeTail(Math.min(800, ww / 4), wh - 4, pid);

When I call this code the first time the tail is open in the middle of the game window, then when I call it again it positions and resizes the tail as expected.

[catloversg]

I cannot reproduce it. Please attach your save file. If it still happens, please record a video.

capture.mp4

Save file:

test-2239.gz

[nbros]

In your case you pass the pid from the calling script but in my case I pass the pid of another process and that's when it doesn't work.
I found a workaround is to yield back to the event loop in between opening and moving/resizing:

async function showTail() {
  const [ww, wh] = ns.ui.windowSize();
  ns.ui.openTail(schedulerPid);
  await ns.asleep(0); // wait for the tail to open
  ns.ui.moveTail(58, 0, schedulerPid);
  ns.ui.resizeTail(Math.min(600, ww / 4), wh - 4, schedulerPid);
}

[catloversg]

Please post reproducible code or at least your save file. This looks like a user's error, not a bug.

// a.js
async function showTail(ns, schedulerPid) {
  const [ww, wh] = ns.ui.windowSize();
  ns.ui.openTail(schedulerPid);
  ns.ui.moveTail(58, 0, schedulerPid);
  ns.ui.resizeTail(Math.min(600, ww / 4), wh - 4, schedulerPid);
}

/** @param {NS} ns */
export async function main(ns) {
  const pid = ns.run("b.js");
  showTail(ns, pid);
}

// b.js
/** @param {NS} ns */
export async function main(ns) {
  while (true) {
    await ns.sleep(1000);
  }
}

[nbros]

Indeed I checked your example and it works, so I don't understand why it doesn't work in my case 🤔

[d0sboots]

That's why, if yours still doesn't, you should post your code or savegame. Maybe there's something subtle going on.