Re: MD-BASIC problem found

[mdavis@crash.cts.com (Morgan Davis)]

I'm cross-posting this to c.s.a2.programmer where this probably should be
continued.

In <mark-161193092931@128.157.9.145> mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning) writes:

>First off I'd like to thank Morgan Davis and his people for producing
>what looks to be a really fantastic program.  If you've given up on
>Applesoft, you might want to take a look at MDBasic.  It is a fairly
>fast compiler and generates really tight code. :)
>
>Now the problem: Bascially, I've tried to change the font type by going
>into the preferences, selecting Document, and then clicking on the font
>button.  The system then freezes.  Ugh. :(

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?

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?

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?

>Further, when the system crashes, everything gets reset to the factory
>defaults.  Strange. :/

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.

>At any rate, I can live with not being able to select a particular
>font to work with (though the Apple.II.09 font is supposed to be quite
>good for doing work)

It is.

>I just thought that someone at MD should know about this. :)

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