Another "conky flickers" thread

Hello again. Sorry for the recent spike in desktop questions from me, but I'm trying to get all of the kinks ironed out. Now that I've switched to xcompmgr, Conky seems to be flickering the screen each time it refreshes. Now this ranges from a few pixels - it's a very small script in the top and bottom right corners - to a sudden flash which will take up half of the screen. Does this come from running Conky with the own_window variable set? Just curious, as otherwise xcompmgr and it really don't get along..
This is my simple .conkyrc file, showing battery and music (if any) playing. Any suggestions would be helpful. Commented things were just little tests, and from what I've tried don't seem to be what's causing the problem.
background yes
draw_shades no
use_xft yes
update_interval 1
xftfont monospace-7
#draw_borders yes
#border_width 0
#border_margin 0
alignment top_right
#alignment right
gap_x 0
gap_y 0
double_buffer yes
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_hints undecorated,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
#maximum_size 0 0
TEXT
${alignr}${color #39C9FF}${battery_percent BAT0}%
(long break here)
${alignr}${color #39C9FF}${font WenQuanYi Zenhei:size=8}${mpd_smart}${execi 10 cat /home/greg/.shell-fm/np}${font}
Last edited by camphor (2009-04-17 03:10:18)

Think for a bit:
Conky = fake transparency support
Xcompmgr = real transparency
You think that's a match?
You also might want to try and click that search button on the top right, in between User list and Profile - heck, even a google search gave me this:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42673

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ID_DVD_TITLE_1_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_1_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_2_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_2_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_3_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_3_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_4_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_4_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_5_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_5_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_6_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_6_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_7_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_7_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_8_CHAPTERS=4
ID_DVD_TITLE_8_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_9_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_9_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_10_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_10_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_11_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_11_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_12_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_12_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_13_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_13_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_14_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_14_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_15_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_15_ANGLES=1
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ID_DVD_TITLE_16_ANGLES=1
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ID_DVD_TITLE_1_LENGTH=1402.600
ID_DVD_TITLE_2_LENGTH=1412.600
ID_DVD_TITLE_3_LENGTH=1412.600
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ID_AID_130_LANG=es
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ID_AID_131_LANG=en
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ID_SID_0_LANG=en
subtitle ( sid ): 1 language: fr
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=1
ID_SID_1_LANG=fr
subtitle ( sid ): 2 language: es
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=2
ID_SID_2_LANG=es
subtitle ( sid ): 3 language: pt
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=3
ID_SID_3_LANG=pt
subtitle ( sid ): 4 language: en
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=4
ID_SID_4_LANG=en
subtitle ( sid ): 5 language: es
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=5
ID_SID_5_LANG=es
subtitle ( sid ): 6 language: pt
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=6
ID_SID_6_LANG=pt
subtitle ( sid ): 7 language: es
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=7
ID_SID_7_LANG=es
subtitle ( sid ): 8 language: pt
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=8
ID_SID_8_LANG=pt
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ID_AUDIO_ID=128
ID_VIDEO_ID=0
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ID_AUDIO_ID=131
ID_AUDIO_ID=130
ID_AUDIO_ID=129
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=3
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=2
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=0
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=6
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=5
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=4
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=1
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[sa@mootop ~]$ ogle
ERROR[ogle_nav]: ifoRead_VTS_ATRT faild
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB (0x000003a0)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB (0x00005c80)
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libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB (0x00018380)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB (0x002379c0)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB (0x002379e0)!!
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libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB (0x0032ce60)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB (0x0032ce80)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB (0x0035d560)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB (0x0035d580)!!
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Last edited by sa (2008-05-30 01:19:27)

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Last edited by cyberius (2010-07-08 08:18:54)

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1- Expecting someone from Apple to respond here is a vain hope. This is a discussion forum for users and you can only expect responses from users. Talk to Apple tech support if you want a response from them.
2- I saw an item on an iPhone blog page somewhere yesterday saying that Apple was now replacing iPhones with this issue if you took it to an Apple store. Don't know if it's true but it also had a workaround that you could use for your own home network if you were having problems—and I am—and that workaround basically worked for me.
I turned wi-fi off on the phone and opened Airport Utility on my iMac. I turned wi-fi security OFF and then tried to connect. I actually got a connection straight away, and I noted down the IP addresses and subnet mask data from the DHCP screen in the iPhone's wi-fi network info screen. I then restored wi-fi security on my iMac. Of course that restarts the router and I lost my connection and when it started up again, the IP addresses had changed but the subnet mask had not. I swapped to the Static screen instead of the DHCP screen and edited all 3 IP addresses. That got me my connection back and it has continued to work throughout today. That's the best result I've had so far.
It seems to me that my iPhone has problems picking up the network data from my home network and I don't know why that is. I was at a friend's last night and tried to connect to his system and it connected straight away. I assume there's something about my settings which is problematic but I don't know what it is but at least now I have a workaround.
It's possible that something similar is going on for you with the public networks you're having problems with but, unfortunately, the workaround I tried won't work for you in a public network so that's probably not much help.
You could try taking your phone to an Apple Store and seeing if they exchange it. The blog I read suggested the magic words were "hardware problem". In my case I don't think it's a hardware problem but it may be in yours.

Not just another file sharing thread......

Running a forum search gives me a plethora of file sharing threads. Most of these threads are a one answer type of question or a simple "Preferences>Sharing>File Sharing type of answer. I am no expert here, I learn something every time I visit, but I know the basics of file sharing after nearly 20 years of using macs. I have a network set up at my business and home that the computers share and am perfectly comfortable with the basics. I would really like a discussion about more creative options available to expand what I am currently using.
We have four macbook pros here. Two are personal only and the other two are business/personal. The two business MBP's are the ones we use the most, they are the primary machines which go from work to home. Right now they share files but up until now have really been set up for their own workstations for 2 different jobs. Now, we are starting to blend a little bit more of our work and we have had the need to share more files with the 2 computers. It's gotten to a point where basic file sharing isn't enough. The problem I am having is that both computers aren't always within airport range of each other, and both computers aren't always on or awake. So, it's become annoying to have to make sure the machine with the files I need is awake and nearby. So, we have recently started using dropbox to share files that way. The only issue with that is that many of our files are sensitive in nature and security is a bit of a risk. So, I am encrypting volumes with PGP and sharing the encrypted volumes via dropbox. So far it's not been an issue with having the same files open at the same time on both computers to avoid conflicts, I think we'll be ok for awhile. But as this data collection grows, I think it will become impractical. The thing I really like about using dropbox is that both computers don't need to be running at the same time since the files are stored locally and the changes are synced online. Even if I am traveling with one computer, I will usually have an internet connection so the files will update on my partner's computer when I make changes. This is the ultimate in portability and syncing. But like I said, it may become impractical when we put 30-40 Gigs of data up and we can't so easily keep track of what's open on which computer.
So, I would like to know what others do at work or home to share necessary files between multiple computers, other than typical OS X file sharing techniques. I know some applications have a checkout type of feature which might help for certain types of files, but I really want a simple universal setup that my partners and employees can learn without having to think about what type of file they are working with. I have quite a bit of server space I can use for storage of files online if it would help, but syncing would be an issue.
Dropbox may just be the best option for me to share and sync from multiple locations. It makes sense! I just hope some users here have some other recommendations that might work!

Allan Eckert wrote:
As to the PGP questions, as long as you have a file from the DropBox attached and are doing updates they are being sent to the copy on the DropBox. The updates are not all held until you unmount it.
Actually, I'm seeing otherwise. I just ran a test to be sure. I held a pgp disk open for about 5 minutes while copying files to and removing from it. I watched the dropbox folder and the upload activity the whole time and saw no activity or change. The moment I ejected the volume, network activity jumped up and the folder icon in my dropbox turned from synced to syncing in progress. It actually seems to work quite well. The problem I have with it is that if I need to use large files, it will take a long time to upload, because doesn't the whole encrypted volume need to be uploaded again for any minor changes? I haven't tested anything larger than about 20MB, so it's hard to tell.
The drop copy application might actually be quite useful if I were running a file server. I would certainly need an easy to use interface for the actual sharing of the files. If I do go that route, I would prefer for the ability to be able to lock files. As Allan said, drop copy doesn't have that feature, unfortunately.
So, there really isn't a well known solution for this type of application, huh? I may just have to reorganize my plan and stick to removable media for the shared data. If there is only one copy, it can't get mixed up. The only issue I have is when I'm not on premises, how do I share the data with the office? I suppose I will just have to have a better handle on what I need and make sure to have it with me and use dropbox or ftp to upload the files back and forth from office to user.
I just did a test with a decent size PGP virtual disk (125MB) I added one small 3MB jpg file to it and it did an incremental update to sync the file very quickly. I don't know how it's able to do it, but it's doing it. I would have thought it would have to update the whole disk every time, but I guess not. Maybe PGP and dropbox is a better solution that I ever imagined it to be.
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Yet another colour management thread

Here is a warm, saturated image worked on in lightroom, converted to adobe RGB on export, converted to SRGB on output from photoshop. (srg profile not embedded).
Its far too saturated and red
Here is the same image with the adobe rgb tagged.
and as srg with the profile embedded.
Now my understanding is that in IE all of these will display the same (and they do, i've tested it), and they all look like the oversaturated red one. I also understand that the gamut of your monitor will affect just how red they actually appear.
Windows also displays them all the same - the uber red version.
So the question is - how the frick are we supposed to supply these to our clients? Bearing in mind they all have different monitors, browsers, OS's. I've just had the client on the phone complaining about the saturation and it just sounds like so much ******** waffling about gamut and colour managed browsers.
Are you to just avoid warm saturated images? Is there an application that we can distribute with the images that will display them correctly? Because if I leave them on a DVD I have no control over what viewer will mangle the colour management.
I'd love some feedback on how other photographers deal with this issue.
EDIT: and joy of joys, adobe obviously strips out the colour managment when these are posted - because the 2nd two look correct in the edit window, but the same as the first when I post it

I clearly see the differences in you screen shot, although my version of IE seems to obey the color profiles I embed in our imagery.
I deal with color management like others in this thread - I use calibrated monitors, I profile using sRGB (the lowest common denominator tag for general digital distribution IMO) and advise my clients to do the same (calibrate!). Some commercial clients require CMYK, in that case I edit completly in sRGB and only convert to CMYK when creating final delivery imagery. I use Adobe PS default CMYK settings and I specify this up front in contractual agreements. I have yet to get many complaints that cannot be explained by failure to understand the huge variations in hardware and software that a viewer of digital images might encounter. This allows me to do the best I can and you gotta just let the rest go .

Yet, another Motion crashing thread

Same story, one day it works, the next it doesn't. I'm running OSX 10.4.11 on a Mac Book Pro. Latest version on FC Studio 2 and Motion 3.0.2.
Motion opens and then as soon as I choose a project setting it goes to an importing screen and crashes. I've never had so many problems with a piece of software crashing so much than I have with Motion.
Just glad I have After Effects also.
Any help would be appreciated.

Date/Time: 2008-03-16 19:01:53.076 -0400
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S2167)
Report Version: 4
Command: Motion
Path: /Applications/Motion.app/Contents/MacOS/Motion
Parent: WindowServer [54]
Version: 3.0.2 (3.0.2)
Build Version: 2
Project Name: Motion
Source Version: 2025000
PID: 773
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS (0x0001) at 0xc5b7b1ff
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.QD 0x9171bddf EmptyRgn + 12
1 com.apple.QD 0x9171c75d SetPortVisibleRegion + 38
2 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ea5572 RestoreQDDrawingState + 142
3 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f97b89 HIView::RecursiveDrawComposited(__HIShape const*, unsigned long, HIView*, CGContext*, unsigned char) + 907
4 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f97cfa HIView::RecursiveDrawComposited(__HIShape const*, unsigned long, HIView*, CGContext*, unsigned char) + 1276
5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f984ed HIView::DrawComposited(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, __HIShape const*, unsigned long, HIView*, CGContext*) + 601
6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e20a01 HIView::Draw(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, unsigned long) + 75
7 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e2093d HIView::Render(unsigned long, CGContext*) + 45
8 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x930a8a13 FlushWindowObject(WindowData*, void**, unsigned char) + 581
9 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e125e5 FlushAllBuffers(__CFRunLoopObserver*, CFRunLoopActivity, void*) + 167
10 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082dcf6 __CFRunLoopDoObservers + 342
11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082d069 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1548
12 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082ca56 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
13 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df5878 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 285
14 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df4f82 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 385
15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df4dd9 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81
16 com.apple.AppKit 0x9327c485 _DPSNextEvent + 572
17 com.apple.AppKit 0x9327c076 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 137
18 com.apple.AppKit 0x93275dfb -[NSApplication run] + 512
19 com.apple.prokit 0x961cc1b3 NSProApplicationMain + 324
20 com.apple.motion 0x00005bb4 0x1000 + 19380
21 com.apple.motion 0x0000325a 0x1000 + 8794
22 com.apple.motion 0x00003181 0x1000 + 8577
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.ColorSync 0x915a96db pthreadSemaphoreWait(t_pthreadSemaphore*) + 35
2 com.apple.ColorSync 0x915c3dec CMMConvTask(void*) + 60
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 libGLProgrammability.dylib 0x941a8a4f glvmDoWork + 150
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x9284e250 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 39
2 com.apple.AppKit 0x933532a4 -[NSUIHeartBeat _heartBeatThread:] + 377
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x927f82c0 forkThreadForFunction + 123
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009cd7 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082d23b CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082ca56 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91469356 HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 158
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91469171 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067e64e PCConditionVariable::wait(PCMutex*) + 24
2 Ozone 0x01304fcb OZExecutionUnit::executeLoop() + 65
3 Ozone 0x013050c1 OZExecutionUnit::executeLoopWrapper(void*) + 89
4 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067f92a PCThread::startup(void*) + 18
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067e64e PCConditionVariable::wait(PCMutex*) + 24
2 Ozone 0x01304fcb OZExecutionUnit::executeLoop() + 65
3 Ozone 0x013050c1 OZExecutionUnit::executeLoopWrapper(void*) + 89
4 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067f92a PCThread::startup(void*) + 18
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 7:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067e64e PCConditionVariable::wait(PCMutex*) + 24
2 Ozone 0x01304fcb OZExecutionUnit::executeLoop() + 65
3 Ozone 0x013050c1 OZExecutionUnit::executeLoopWrapper(void*) + 89
4 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067f92a PCThread::startup(void*) + 18
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 8:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067e64e PCConditionVariable::wait(PCMutex*) + 24
2 Ozone 0x01304fcb OZExecutionUnit::executeLoop() + 65
3 Ozone 0x013050c1 OZExecutionUnit::executeLoopWrapper(void*) + 89
4 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067f92a PCThread::startup(void*) + 18
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 9:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067e64e PCConditionVariable::wait(PCMutex*) + 24
2 Ozone 0x01304fcb OZExecutionUnit::executeLoop() + 65
3 Ozone 0x013050c1 OZExecutionUnit::executeLoopWrapper(void*) + 89
4 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067f92a PCThread::startup(void*) + 18
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 10:
0 <<00000000>> 0xffff0c1f __memcpy + 1151 (cpu_capabilities.h:228)
1 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x98790170 FulfillFromHeadPiece + 46
2 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x9878efa3 ReadSchedulerThreadEntryPoint + 3736
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 11:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90047dd7 semaphoretimedwait_signaltrap + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce1da5 TSWaitOnSemaphoreCommon + 163
2 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cebcd8 AIOFileThread(void*) + 1068
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 12:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009cd7 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082d23b CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9083e118 CFRunLoopRun + 60
3 com.apple.QuickTime 0x948e5281 QTSNetworkThread_RunThread + 131
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 13:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009cd7 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082d23b CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082ca56 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x9282d9ef +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 259
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x927f82c0 forkThreadForFunction + 123
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 14:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9001a1cc select + 12
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 15:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900248c7 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce1d87 TSWaitOnSemaphoreCommon + 133
2 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x9878cb9d RSFinish + 108
3 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x9878b7aa SDH_ScheduleData64 + 833
4 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cd0c0b CallComponentFunctionCommon + 957
5 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x98788d7d SDH_ComponentDispatch + 180
6 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cd0734 CallComponentDispatch + 34
7 com.apple.QuickTime 0x94913c5a DataHScheduleData64 + 73
8 net.telestream.wmv.import 0x0d3fe4dc 0xd205000 + 2069724
9 net.telestream.wmv.import 0x0d3fea62 0xd205000 + 2071138
10 net.telestream.wmv.import 0x0d22109d MmsDataHandlerComponentDispatch + 31911
11 net.telestream.wmv.import 0x0d217f44 AsfMovieImportComponentDispatch + 66184
12 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cd0c66 CallComponentFunctionCommon + 1048
13 net.telestream.wmv.import 0x0d207d31 AsfMovieImportComponentDispatch + 117
14 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cd0734 CallComponentDispatch + 34
15 com.apple.QuickTime 0x948f7374 MovieImportDataRef + 91
16 com.apple.QuickTime 0x94a36bb5 newMovieFromFileFromComponent + 873
17 com.apple.QuickTime 0x949dce39 getNewMovieFromFileUsingImporters + 1110
18 com.apple.QuickTime 0x949dc555 NewMovieFromFilePriv + 811
19 com.apple.QuickTime 0x948e04d9 NewMovieFromDataRefPriv_priv + 3356
20 com.apple.QuickTime 0x949138ff NewMovieFromDataRef_priv + 54
21 com.apple.QuickTime 0x949138b5 NewMovieFromDataRef + 52
22 Ozone 0x015bdb96 readThumbnail(NSString*, NSString*) + 1146
23 Ozone 0x015be83d readThumbnailStub(void*) + 121
24 com.apple.procore.framework 0x0067fae0 -[ThreadInfoObj doThreadedProcess] + 76
25 com.apple.Foundation 0x927f82c0 forkThreadForFunction + 123
26 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0xc5b7b1ff ebx: 0x92ea54f1 ecx: 0x00000000 edx: 0xa0c7ea01
edi: 0xc5b7b1ff esi: 0x2016add0 ebp: 0xbfffeaa8 esp: 0xbfffeaa0
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x9171bddf cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037

Yet another x64 xfi thread... finally Beta Driv

Ok, a mate of mine told me that are some Beta xfi drivers out. A little bit of digging shows that there are indeed some drivers out but they are for Vista ie. http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?Product_ID=4000&Product_Name=X%2D Fi+Fatalty+FPS&OSName=Windows+Vista+64-bit&OS=27&DriverType=0&details=
If this is true, then maybe xp64 drivers will be out soon. What i cant understand is why release beta drivers for a Beta OS, when there is a commercial OS that needs a decent driver. Is there any news of some beta x64 drivers comingsoon. Reason i am wanting these drivers
Rant Over
Just to add there was a thread on Future mark saying taht these drivers work for xp64bit tooMessage Edited by Bo on -3-2005 09:27 AM

We know....
Btw, they work on windows 64 , just run the setup let it unpack when it moans about not vista
dont cancel but copy paste the dir it unpacked , then hit the cancel button because
the stupid exe deletes the unpacked folder when you cancel. Go to the dir
it unpacked and hit the setup button in the driver folder.
Let it install, reboot and then put ur install cd in and run the install
do not install the drivers from the cd but install any utils you want
and the system will now have windows 64 drivers and all the utils

Another question about threads

Hi guys,
I'm looking for a method to pause a thread for some time. I tried sleep(), but sleep() executes the run method after "sleeping".
I just want a method to stop execution and resume at the same line of code. Is there a way I can do this?

You have to call the wait on the object you are waiting on not the wait for the current thread.
To get the monitor you have to synchronize on the queue
eg
run()
synchronized(myQueue)
if(myQueue.isEmpty())
myQueue.wait();
....// process queue
}// run()
in the myQueue src code you need a method such as
public void synchronized add(Object o)
notifyAll(); // wakes up threads
}

Another "conky flickers" thread

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