Re: MD-BASIC problem found

[mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning)]

In article <mdavis.753470180@crash.cts.com>, mdavis@crash.cts.com (Morgan
Davis) wrote:
> I noticed in one of your earlier messages that you're using Pointless.
> How many TrueType fonts do you have installed?  What happens if you
> switch it off and try changing your font setting?

Ah, no.  No I don't use Pointless - yet. :)  I am planning on going to look
for it this weekend when I get paid again.  So soon(!) I will be using
Pointless.  Right now I only have about five bit mapped fonts (Shaston,
Times, Geneva, and two others I don't remember right now).

> 
> Maybe it's some kind of free memory issue.  When you select About...
> from the apple menu, how much free memory (and largest free block) does
> MD-BASIC report?

Free memory was 1432k with somewhere around 18xxk being used.

> Also, there are two ways to change fonts in MD-BASIC.  You can use the
> Format item under the Text menu to change the style for the frontmost
> document.  Or you can use the Preferences item to set up the default
> style for new (and unformatted) documents.  Does the Format method work?

Haven't tried that yet.  I'll do that tonight. :)

> Try changing everything but your fonts, and then quit.  That should
> at least let you change and record your other preferences until we
> can find out why this problem is occuring.

When I do that, everything works ok.  All of the other preferences
work fine.  It is only when I click on the font button that it stops.

> Thanks.  This is the first report of such a problem.

Heh.  You know what they say about idiots.  It's real hard to make
something idiot proof because idiots are so good at breaking things. ;)

I'll let you know more tomorrow. :)
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