Re: BUG IN SYSTEM 6.0.1

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <30bgm9$co6@condor.ic.net>, Shawn Platkus <platkus@ic.net> wrote:
> Has anyone every experienced the following bug in System 6.0.1?  The bug is
> this:  I have a standard Apple 3.5" and an Apple 5.25" drive on the builtin
> smartport.  I also have an Apple Superdrive and Apple II Superdrive 
> controller in slot 6 (Slot 6 set to "Your Card" of course).  Now, if I am
> in the finder, and I insert 2 3.5" disks, then try to eject them both at 
> the same time by "rubber band" selecting them both and dragging to the
> trash, only one of the disks ejects.

I think I know what is going on here.  Is there a window open for
either drive?  There is a bug in Finder 6.0.1, which is a side-effect
of the "highlight parent icon when closing window" feature.

In short, if you try to eject two disks and either of them has an open
window, then the window will be closed, that disk icon will be
selected (and all others deselected), then the disk is ejected.  The
other one remains on the desktop.

I'm not sure what happens if you have windows open for both disks -
probably the same, depending on which windows happen to close first
(or last).

I've already told Apple (Dave Lyons, at lesat) about this one.
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David Empson
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