Re: ShadowWrite problem

[jefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 15 Mar 1997 08:38:07 GMT, gareth@vcn.bc.ca (Gareth Jones) wrote:

>If I double-click on a text or word processing file (from the Finder) to
>open it in ShadowWrite 1.33, then click the close box, then repeat a few
>times, my computer will hang. It doesn't take a huge number of repeats
>to cause the problem - about 5 will do. The same was true using Hermes.
>However, if I launch ShadowWrite once, I can open and close as many files
>within it as are necessary without hanging.

I have this problem as well.  My first solution to this problem was to
simply stop double clicking text and word processing files in the
Finder.  If I wanted to read a file, I would open ShadowWrite from the
Apple menu and load the file in manually.  I've never had a hang when
using ShadowWrite this way.

I have since installed a Finder Extension that displays text and word
processing files when I double click on them in the Finder.  It isn't
as nice as ShadowWrite but it gives me a quick and easy way to read a
file.  If I want it to look nice or print it, I can still pull down
load it into ShadowWrite manually.