Re: GS/OS System 6.0.1 Not Repainting Windows

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

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> As the subject indicates, I'm having trouble with my install of GS/OS
> 6.0.1.  I've got a 1 GB hard drive, with three 32 MB ProDOS
> partitions, and the rest as an HFS partition.  System is ROM 03, with
> ZipGS, RamFAST Rev D 3.01E, and 4 MB Sirius Ram card.
>
> The problem is, occasionally GS/OS does not properly repaint windows.
> I see this a lot with Finder, and also under Orca/C 2.0.1.  In the
> compiler, it's the source code (text) window that fails to repaint.
> In the Finder, it's the contents of a window when browsing my HFS
> partition.  The Finder windows will repaint their content if I do a
> "select all"; I can see what I've selected in a window that was
> previously empty.  This doesn't happen all the time, though, not even
> on one partition versus another.  I can identify no pattern to this
> behavior.  I cannot reproduce it on demand.
>
> What might be the cause of this failure to repaint?  Is this a known
> issue?  What steps can I take to resolve this?

First if I understand correctly, you have 3 x 32 mb ProDos and the
rest is one big HFS partition? If so, then your HFS partition may
contain more file and folder entries than it can handle. You should
have broken down the HFS into smaller chunks. I did an 800 mb
IDE laptop drive recently and made it 12 ProDOS and the remaining
portion divided into 4 HFS partitions with no problems at all. This will
also give you a better method of splitting your files and programs into
types ( e.g. Utilities, games, programming, sound, etc.... ).
Good luck.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com



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