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Re: OSA menu issues
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Re: OSA menu issues

  • Subject: Re: OSA menu issues
  • From: JJ <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 10:04:32 +0200
> For some reason, I've never been able to run OSA menu on my machine. The
> lite version is fine, but the full version always causes a system crash at
> startup (usually just before the Quicktime extension icons appear). For that
> reason I've stuck with the lite version. I've tried hunting for the
> conflict, with no success, but have also not done this exhaustively. I've
> checked various sources of documented conflicts, such as MacFixit, and have
> never seen any mention of this, so I a bit stumped.
>
> Now I just discovered there's a beta of version 1.2.3 which apparently fixes
> the 'flickering menu' bug that CarbonLib users will recognise (especially in
> applications such as Script editor or Tex-Edit Plus).
>
> Before I try this, I thought I'd ask the folks here whether anyone else has
> had similar problems (crashing at startup) with OSA Menu, and whether the
> beta of 1.2.3 helps.
>
> Thanks!

FROM DIGEST 830

>>> The big problem may be with *OSA Menu & using shortcuts* (later a short
>>> observation), which executes the scripts several times (two, three), and
>>> then -usually- crashes the system.
>>
>> Go to www.lazerware.com and get the latest version of OSA Menu (1.2.3d7 I
>> think) , and see if that fixes the problem.
>>
> Up to 30 minutes looking for & failure downloading the *dodging* 1.2.3d2 OSA
> Menu version, but done!
>
> In fact, it fixes the problem, but
>
> - Only accepts shortcuts "Command + x"
> Finder:
> - "Command + option + x" > debug script
> - "Command + shift + x" > open current app "script folder"
> (must be a test)
> Other apps:
> - "Command + option + x" & "Command + shift + x" > nothing
> - Some little problems with "Start/Stop Recording" (crashes, freezes
> )
>
> But fixes menubar blinking and *carbon-apps* menu getting-confused.
>

JJ

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