If you open a new project using the default SONAR Normal template (meaning the out of the box unaltered Normal template), and open a new Play List and minimize it, does this strange behavior still manifest itself? Or does the Play List minimize correctly? If it works correctly, maybe it's something wrong with a template you've been using.

thomasabarnes
If you open a new project using the default SONAR Normal template (meaning the out of the box unaltered Normal template), and open a new Play List and minimize it, does this strange behavior still manifest itself? Or does the Play List minimize correctly? If it works correctly, maybe it's something wrong with a template you've been using.

No, unfortunately still the same. tried with new project created and opened as well as new playlist, but always get same behaviour.
 
BTW, playlists in X3 on the same machine work fine after clean rebuild i.e. the playlist itself is not the problem ....

Interesting. I'm using X3 Producer, and it's working fine for me, and Brando is using Platinum x64 and it's working fine for him, but not for you only on this one machine, and only with Platinum x64. It's, apparently, something system specific. Do you have Platinum 32bit installed. Can you check the playlist issue using the 32bit version of Platinum?
 
Are you using the native resolution for your PC monitor? Just wondering if the playlist is hiding somewhere out of view. Those are the only things that come to mind right now.

thomasabarnes
 
Are you using the native resolution for your PC monitor? Just wondering if the playlist is hiding somewhere out of view. Those are the only things that come to mind right now.

Thanks, Thomas, you nailed it !
 
When I'm using the recommended/optimal display resolution, the playlist minimizes into nowhere.
When using a coarser display resolution, the playlist minimizes as it should (so this is a workaround).
 
So something wrong here in the underlying system (win8 or graphics driver).
 
I will probably stay with X3 for the live shows a bit longer as X3 has been tested 100 times with our setup (although Platinum has faster load times) ... and keep an eye on this problem (maybe a win8/graphics/sonar update fixes it) while doing more tests with Platinum...

Cool. Glad you have a work around. But things really should work without issue using your native recommended screen resolution.
 
Cya around.