[ACT-R-users] Trouble with Experiment Window in CCL

Stu @ AGS TechNet stu at agstechnet.com
Wed Mar 27 16:19:16 EDT 2013


Thanks Dan!  Running on a fresh download of ACT-R worked fine.

On 3/26/2013 2:42 PM, db30 at andrew.cmu.edu wrote:
>
> That should work just fine, and does on my Windows 7 machine with the 
> same
> CCL and ACT-R 6 r1227.  There are basically three things that would lead
> to it reporting "Cannot make a visible window" as far as I can tell:
>
> - The environment isn't connected or the connection has been dropped.
> - The option to use windows in the environment GUI has been disabled.
> - Something has been modified in the ACT-R code which breaks things.
>
> Looking at the trace you show I suspect that it's the third of those.
> The reason I suspect that is the line that says:
>
> Loading ./devices/virtual/uwi.lisp
>
> right after you load the ACT-R load file.  That looks to me like you're
> loading a custom version of the code that handles the virtual windows
> instead of the default code because when I load r1227 it looks like this:
>
> ? (load "C:/users/db30/desktop/test/1227/actr6/load-act-r-6.lisp")
> ;Compiler warnings for 
> "C:/users/db30/desktop/test/1227/actr6/environment/env-de
> vice.lisp" :
> ;   In an anonymous lambda form at position 3313: Duplicate 
> definitions of VISIB
> LE-VIRTUALS-AVAILABLE?, in this file and in 
> "C:/users/db30/desktop/test/1227/act
> r6/devices/virtual/uwi.lisp"
>
> ##################################
> ACT-R Version Information:
> ...
>
> I don't know why you're loading a custom uwi.lisp file, but the first 
> thing
> I'd recommend is checking out a fresh version of r1227 and then not 
> loading
> that file to see if the problem still persists.
>
> Dan
>
> PS
> You can save yourself some typing when loading models in the ACT-R 6
> distribution by using the logical host ACT-R6 which is created for the
> directory in which the ACT-R load file is located.  Thus, you could just
> do this to load the bst-nolearn model:
>
> ? (load "ACT-R6:tutorial;unit6;bst-nolearn.lisp")
> #P"C:/users/db30/desktop/test/1227/actr6/tutorial/unit6/bst-nolearn.lisp"
>
>
> PPS
> The bst problem you've set up in that call is unsolvable. :)
>
> --On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 1:06 PM -0400 Stu Rodgers 
> <stu10887 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear ACT-R Users Mailing List,
>>
>>   I am having a bit of trouble getting experiment windows to display 
>> when
>> running CCL.
>>   Below is the lisp trace.  I am running ACT-R 6 r1227.  Also, I am 
>> using
>> the tutorial from unit 6. Lastly, I am running the 
>> start-environment.exe that
>> ships with r1227.
>>   Operating system is Windows 7.
>>   Any ideas would be appreciated.
>> Thank you!
>> Stu
>>
>> ***************************************************************************** 
>>
>> *********
>>
>> ; Loading home ccl-init file.
>> Welcome to Clozure Common Lisp Version 1.8-r15286M (Windowsx8664)!
>> ? (load
>> "C:/Users/stuart.rodgers/palm/branches/cl/synavo/synavo/tools/actr6_r1227/loa 
>>
>> d-act-r-6.lisp")
>>  Loading ./devices/virtual/uwi.lisp
>> ##################################
>> ACT-R Version Information:
>> Framework             : 1.4 [r1227]
>> production-compilation: 1.5        A module that assists the primary
>> procedural module with compiling productions
>> declarative           : 1.3        The declarative memory
>> module stores chunks from the buffers for retrieval
>> central-parameters    : 1.1        a module that maintains
>> parameters used by other modules
>> procedural            : 2.0a1      The procedural module
>> handles production definition and execution
>> retrieval-history     : 1.1        Module to record retrieval
>> history for display in the environment.
>> goal                  : 1.1        The goal module
>> creates new goals for the goal buffer
>> buffer-trace          : 1.0        A module that provides a
>> buffer based tracing mechanism.
>> buffer-history        : 1.0        Module to record buffer
>> change history for display in the environment.
>> device                : 1.2        The device interface
>> for a model
>> random-module         : 1.0        Provide a good and
>> consistent source of pseudorandom numbers for all systems
>> naming-module         : 1.3        Provides safe and
>> repeatable new name generation for models.
>> bold                  : 2.0        A module to
>> produce BOLD response predictions from buffer request activity.
>> temporal              : 1.0b5      The temporal module is
>> used to estimate short time intervals
>> utility               : 2.2        A module that
>> computes production utilities
>> vision                : 3.1        A module to provide
>> a model with a visual attention system (which now uses chunks 
>> internally)
>> buffer-params         : 1.0        Module to hold and control
>> the buffer parameters
>> environment           : 3.0        A module to handle the
>> environment connection if opened
>> production-history    : 1.1        Module to record production
>> history for display in the environment.
>> audio                 : 2.3        A module which
>> gives the model an auditory attentional system
>> speech                : 2.2        A module to provide
>> a model with the ability to speak
>> printing-module       : 1.0        Coordinates output of the
>> model.
>> imaginal              : 1.2        The imaginal module
>> provides a goal style buffer with a delay and an action buffer for
>> manipulating the imaginal chunk
>> motor                 : 2.3        Module to provide a
>> model with virtual hands
>> ######### Loading of ACT-R 6 is complete #########
>> # 
>> P"C:/Users/stuart.rodgers/palm/branches/cl/synavo/synavo/tools/actr6_r1227/l
>> # oad-act-r-6.lisp"
>> ? (start-environment)
>> # S(environment-connection :stream #<basic-tcp-stream iso-8859-1 
>> (socket/1148)
>> # #x21011D52BD> :local 1 :process #<process Environment-Connection(2) 
>> [Active]
>> # #x21011D359D> :handlers #<hash-table :test eq
>> l size 0/60 #x21011D452D> :hooks #<hash-table :test eql size 0/60
>> #x21011D3F1D>)
>> ? (load
>> "C:/Users/stuart.rodgers/palm/branches/cl/synavo/synavo/tools/actr6_r1227/tut 
>>
>> orial/unit6/bst-nolearn.lisp")
>> # 
>> P"C:/Users/stuart.rodgers/palm/branches/cl/synavo/synavo/tools/actr6_r1227/t
>> # utorial/unit6/bst-nolearn.lisp"
>> ? (do-experiment '(12 6 18 20) 'human)
>> Cannot make a visible window, you must use virtual.
>>> Error: There is no applicable method for the generic function:
>>>           #<standard-generic-function select-rpm-window
>>> #x2100F20A7F>         when called with arguments:
>>>           (nil)
>>> While executing: #<ccl::standard-kernel-method no-applicable-method 
>>> (t)>, in
>>> process listener(1). Type :GO to continue, :POP to abort, :R for a 
>>> list of
>>> available restarts. If continued: Try calling it again
>>> Type :? for other options.
>> 1 >
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