jwz@SPICE.CS.CMU.EDU (Jamie Zawinski) (11/09/87)
This is an odd one... I have a directory on my hard disk, dh0:pictures, which contains 60 files. It also has three subdirectories, which contain 10-20 files each. When I'm in Dpaint, I select load, and a file requestor comes up. I can go browsing around my directory structure to my heart's content with the requestor, until I get to dh0:pictures; ANY time I try to look at that directory from here things go wacky. The window doesn't list filenames; it is filled with random-looking characters. But, if I click in this mess, the filename which SHOULD be there will appear in the "Filename:" field. I just now went into Dpaint to check this, and it acted differently! I started it with the lowest possible resolution and selected load. It acted as I described above, but afterwards my keyboard was completely hung. I could move windows and screen around with the mouse, but nothing would take typein. Other programs have no problem dealing with this directory; DigiPaint, CShell, CLI, and MicroGnuEmacs all can list, read, and write to this directory with no weirdness. Any ideas? Jamie (jwz@spice.cs.cmu.edu)
andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) (11/10/87)
In article <334@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> jwz@SPICE.CS.CMU.EDU (Jamie Zawinski) writes: > >This is an odd one... I have a directory on my hard disk, dh0:pictures, >which contains 60 files. It also has three subdirectories, which contain >10-20 files each. > >When I'm in Dpaint, I select load, and a file requestor comes up. I can go >browsing around my directory structure to my heart's content with the >requestor, until I get to dh0:pictures; ANY time I try to look at that >directory from here things go wacky. There is a known DPAINT bug, which causes it to go wonky if it sees a drawer with more than 40 pictures. Solution ? Keep less than 40 pictures in a drawer; you also might see if EA has got an update; I haven't heard of one, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. -- andy finkel {ihnp4|seismo|allegra}!cbmvax!andy Commodore-Amiga, Inc. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." Any expressed opinions are mine; but feel free to share. I disclaim all responsibilities, all shapes, all sizes, all colors.
mike@ronin.cc.umich.edu (Michael Nowak) (11/10/87)
In article <334@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> jwz@SPICE.CS.CMU.EDU (Jamie Zawinski) writes: > ... >When I'm in Dpaint, I select load, and a file requestor comes up. I can go >browsing around my directory structure to my heart's content with the >requestor, until I get to dh0:pictures; ANY time I try to look at that >directory from here things go wacky. The window doesn't list filenames; it >is filled with random-looking characters. But, if I click in this mess, the >filename which SHOULD be there will appear in the "Filename:" field. > ... >Jamie (jwz@spice.cs.cmu.edu) I had the very same problem. In my case, it turned out that the disk was damaged. Luckily it was my backup and not my original. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Real Life: Michael Nowak | Cogito Via Internet: mike@ronin.cc.umich.edu | Ergo Via UUCP: uunet!umix!ronin.cc.umich.edu!mike | Zoom! Working for but in no way representing the University of Michigan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------