[comp.sys.mac] OK, I give up!

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (03/30/88)

I've downloaded three different versions of PopIt! from CompuServe, plus
the version that was submitted to me for posting to comp.binaries.mac.
I've tried various system versions.  I can't get the blasted thing to
work.  Anyone got any helpful hints?

What DOES happen is that the cursor changes into the "PopIt!" cursor when
I hold down the shift-clover.  As soon as I hit the mouse button, crash.
(Configuration: Mac+, 1MB, 128K ROMs, various system/finder combinations)

The documentation isn't very helpful, thus my plea for help to the net.

Thanks in Advance...
-- 
	Roger L. Long
	dhw68k!bytebug

jwhitnel@csi.UUCP (Jerry Whitnell) (04/02/88)

In article <6367@dhw68k.cts.com> bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) writes:
>I've downloaded three different versions of PopIt! from CompuServe, plus
>the version that was submitted to me for posting to comp.binaries.mac.
>I've tried various system versions.  I can't get the blasted thing to
>work.  Anyone got any helpful hints?

Now that I know you have Compurserve access, I won't mail files to you,
I'll just point to them on Compuserve :=).

>
>What DOES happen is that the cursor changes into the "PopIt!" cursor when
>I hold down the shift-clover.  As soon as I hit the mouse button, crash.
>(Configuration: Mac+, 1MB, 128K ROMs, various system/finder combinations)

I tried it on a Mac II w/ 5mb, running the latest system with MultiFinder (and
various other things) and it worked fine.  One possiblity is you are running
out of memory.  If you are trying it under Finder, try launching a small
application (non-multifinder) such as binhex 4.0 and try it there.
Otherwise more details on how it crash (bomb, flicker screen/noise, etc.)
would help.

>
>The documentation isn't very helpful, thus my plea for help to the net.
>
>Thanks in Advance...
>-- 
>	Roger L. Long
>	dhw68k!bytebug


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ack@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU (Andy J. Williams) (04/02/88)

In article <6367@dhw68k.cts.com> bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) writes:
>What DOES happen is that the cursor changes into the "PopIt!" cursor when
>I hold down the shift-clover.  As soon as I hit the mouse button, crash.
>(Configuration: Mac+, 1MB, 128K ROMs, various system/finder combinations)
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

My guess would be that you are not using the correct System/Finder config.
The routines necessary to execute pop menus are found only in System 4.1 and
up.  Below that, and it probably would bomb.

Hope this helps.

-ajw

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