jonab@NISD.CAM.UNISYS.COM (Jonathan P. Biggar) (05/11/89)
I just recently purchased a MacIIcx and suddenly, I find that I cannot launch any Desk Accessories under Multifinder; the system just beeps at me. This happens whether I have any applications open or not. I tried removing almost all fonts and DAs from the system file and rebooting, but it didn't help. DAs run fine under the Finder. Anyone know what is wrong? Please email replies to me. Thanks Jon Biggar jonab@nisd.cam.unisys.com
ollef@osiris.sics.se (Olle Furberg) (05/12/89)
In article <531@kronos.NISD.CAM.UNISYS.COM> jonab@cam.unisys.com (Jonathan P. Biggar) writes: > >I just recently purchased a MacIIcx and suddenly, I find that I cannot >launch any Desk Accessories under Multifinder; the system just beeps at >me. This happens whether I have any applications open or not. I tried When you use MultiFinder you must have the file (application) DA Handler in the System folder. However: there is a way to launch DA in the old way (without DA Handler): hold down option-key as you select the DA.
jackiw@cs.swarthmore.edu (Nick Jackiw) (05/15/89)
In article <2672@osiris.sics.se> ollef@sics.se (Olle Furberg) writes: > In article <531@kronos.NISD.CAM.UNISYS.COM> jonab@cam.unisys.com (Jonathan P. Biggar) writes: > > > When you use MultiFinder you must have the file (application) DA Handler > in the System folder. > However: there is a way to launch DA in the old way (without DA Handler): > hold down option-key as you select the DA. Note that the "old way" is actually rather risky if you are running MF. When launched with the option-key down, a DA vies for memory within the memory partition which the frontmost application has requested for itself, instead of in a separate partition reserved for accessories. The more precisely that application's developer has estimated the memory requirement of the application, the less spare room there's going to be in its partition for extra-application stuff like DAs. You may find yourself running out of memory (error, or worse, bomb) doing this even though you have 3.8MB free in the Unused partition. -- _ _|\____ Nick Jackiw | Visual Geometry Project | Math Department / /_/ O> \ ------------+-------------------------+ Swarthmore College | O> | 215-328-8225| jackiw@cs.swarthmore.edu| Swarthmore PA 19081 \_Guernica_/ ------------+-------------------------+ USA