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Re: unresponsive apps and applescript
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Re: unresponsive apps and applescript


  • Subject: Re: unresponsive apps and applescript
  • From: Alex Zavatone <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:31:06 -0400

Create an AppleScript all with a repeat while true or a delay and use the max integer. Save as an app and run.

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 26, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Kaydell Leavitt <email@hidden> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I believe that to make an app that is unresponsive, all that you have to do is to develop an app in Xcode that goes into a loop and quits checking for events.
>
> I'll give it a go and get back to you.
>
> -- Kaydell
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Alex Zavatone <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Next thing you'll be telling us is that you know how to make Objective-c crash.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jun 26, 2013, at 6:14 AM, 2551 <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> On 26 Jun 2013, at 15:13, 2551 <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>> Part of the problem with developing an answer to this is you'd need to be able to create a non-responding process at will to see what kind of behaviours could be detected and to test. That in itself is something I’m not sure how to do (though I suspect there must be an easy way) - if anyone has any ideas I’m willing to give it a go. Like I said, interesting problem.
>>>
>>>
>>> Haha, of course, creating an app in Xcode that doesn’t work would be fairly trivial (something I’m rather good at, actually!).
>>>
>>>
>>> That’s half the problem solved, then.  :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Phil
>>> http://applehelpwriter.com
>>>
>>>
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References: 
 >unresponsive apps and applescript (From: Dee Dee Sommers <email@hidden>)
 >Re: unresponsive apps and applescript (From: 2551 <email@hidden>)
 >Re: unresponsive apps and applescript (From: 2551 <email@hidden>)
 >Re: unresponsive apps and applescript (From: Alex Zavatone <email@hidden>)
 >Re: unresponsive apps and applescript (From: Kaydell Leavitt <email@hidden>)

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