# Makie - DataInspector - GLFWError (PLATFORM\_ERROR)

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-datainspector-glfwerror-platform-error/61630>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** makie\
**Created:** [May 22, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-datainspector-glfwerror-platform-error/61630 "2021-05-22T09:56:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![walra356](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/walra356/32/20659_2.png) [@walra356](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/walra356)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-datainspector-glfwerror-platform-error/61630/1 "2021-05-22T09:56:30Z")

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The DataInspector is a great new asset of Makie. I took it immediately in use.

Thanks to the developers!

Unfortunately, I found that after inspecting data for some time an unidentified interrupt spoils the joy with the following message:

```julia
GLFWError (PLATFORM_ERROR): WGL: Failed to make context current: The handle is invalid. 
Stacktrace:
 [1] _ErrorCallbackWrapper(code::Int32, description::Cstring)
   @ GLFW C:\Users\walra\.julia\packages\GLFW\BWxfF\src\callback.jl:43
 [2] MakeContextCurrent
   @ C:\Users\walra\.julia\packages\GLFW\BWxfF\src\glfw3.jl:694 [inlined]
 [3] make_context_current
   @ C:\Users\walra\.julia\packages\GLMakie\EojHm\src\drawing_primitives.jl:46 [inlined]
 [4] fps_renderloop(screen::GLMakie.Screen, framerate::Float64)
   @ GLMakie C:\Users\walra\.julia\packages\GLMakie\EojHm\src\rendering.jl:26
 [5] renderloop(screen::GLMakie.Screen; framerate::Float64)
   @ GLMakie C:\Users\walra\.julia\packages\GLMakie\EojHm\src\rendering.jl:48
 [6] renderloop(screen::GLMakie.Screen)
   @ GLMakie C:\Users\walra\.julia\packages\GLMakie\EojHm\src\rendering.jl:41
 [7] (::GLMakie.var"#50#52"{GLMakie.Screen})()
   @ GLMakie .\task.jl:411

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**Author:** ![sdanisch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sdanisch/32/1406_2.png) [@sdanisch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sdanisch)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-datainspector-glfwerror-platform-error/61630/2 "2021-05-22T12:00:20Z")

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Hm that sounds a bit like:  
[https://github.com/JuliaPlots/Makie.jl/issues/793](https://github.com/JuliaPlots/Makie.jl/issues/793)