[comp.sys.mac] FadeToBlack1.0/SuperClock 3.0 bug

isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock) (02/09/89)

Came across this little bug just this evening.  Don't know whether
it's SuperClock's fault or Fade To Black's, but here it is:

After two minutes, Fade To Black clicks on.  After it is turned
off with some event, SuperClock no longer updates the clock
in the menubar until the menubar is altered in some way:
open a DA, launch a document, quit, etc.  SuperClock then
redraws and everything returns to normal until Fade To Black
is executed again.

My configuration:

Mac Plus, System 6.0.2, Finder.  Only INITs/cdevs active:
SuperClock 3.0 and Fade To Black installed in the system.

I believe the author of Super Clock is on the net, I
don't know about Fade To Black's author...

Ken


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steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) (02/09/89)

In article <12136@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock) writes:
#>
#>Came across this little bug just this evening.  Don't know whether
#>it's SuperClock's fault or Fade To Black's, but here it is:
#>
#>After two minutes, Fade To Black clicks on.  After it is turned
#>off with some event, SuperClock no longer updates the clock
#>in the menubar until the menubar is altered in some way:
#>open a DA, launch a document, quit, etc.  SuperClock then
#>redraws and everything returns to normal until Fade To Black
#>is executed again.
#>
#>My configuration:
#>
#>Mac Plus, System 6.0.2, Finder.  Only INITs/cdevs active:
#>SuperClock 3.0 and Fade To Black installed in the system.
#>
#>I believe the author of Super Clock is on the net, I
#>don't know about Fade To Black's author...
#>
#>Ken
#>
#>
#>Ken Hancock  '90                   | BITNET/UUCP/
#>Personal Computing Ctr Consultant  |   INTERNET:  isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu
#>-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------
#>DISCLAIMER?  I don't get paid enough to worry about disclaimers.

I'd like to add that Fade to Black also disables TOPS, i.e., it
makes it appear as though a server is turned off. Moire Idle does
not but unfortunately it doesn't go on automatically.

Steve Goldfield