Big drawback of J2SE 5.0

I've recently made a strong push to use Java in a recent project over .NET. In hindsight, using J2SE 5.0 as opposed to 1.4 was a big mistake.
J2SE 5.0 has been released (not beta) for well over a year so I hardly thought I was pushing the bleeding edge.
What's tricky, is that J2SE 5.0 itself was great, very nice new features, and extremely stable. What was terrible is that any web development uses J2EE technologies and J2EE 5.0 isn't close to finished.
This is very confusing to anyone but a Java expert.
Why such a huge lag betwee J2SE 5.0 and J2EE 5.0?
Anyway, this is just a rant... Thanks for reading

If you decide to go Java over .NET, then I suspect you are writing some type of business application in a web server environment. Is this right? Basically, you will want to know your target production environment first. Using Websphere or Weblogic? Which version of these products? Okay, now figure out which JDK/JRE it uses because that is the version of Java you will want to code to. If your Websphere uses Java 1.4, use 1.4. It's simple. Don't try to fit a square peg in a round hole - it can be done with a large enough hammer and some major damage to the square peg (and the peg won't look the same afterward), but it can be done. Same with Java.

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[T410] discrete gfx - Problem with Video Card and Windows Aero -anyone using 4Gb memory modules?

[3/3/2010 Update]
There's a issue of using 4Gb sticks on T410 currently that results in video output artifacts and aero interface problems when using Lenovo supplied drivers v8.16.11.8825. I think I can call it confirmed (Three people including me face this issue).
Possible workaround is to install modified EliteBook 8440p video driver (read along this thread) comes with a BIG drawback of not being able to change brightness level within Windows 7. To sweeten it a little bit - you can set luminance level at POST screen, when computer boots up.
[Original Message]
Encountered strange behavoir of my T410.
I have a T410 with 256Mb of Video Memory and 1440x900 display, a T61 with 128Mb of Video Memory and 1400x1050 dsplay and external monitor HP w2338h with 1920x1080 resolution.
If I connect external monitor to my T410 and launch Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 - image blinks and comes back with Aero disabled. Looking through event logs reveals the lack of memory. Entry information can be found further.
Now If I do the same with my old Thinkpad T61, connect the same monitor using the same cable - I can open as many Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 instances I like (tried 5) and nothing blinks and Aero stays enabled.
Actually I find ridiculous, a notebook with more VRAM cannot archive the same performance as notebooks with less.
Does anyone know what path should I pursue to solve this issue?
UPDATE: Simply running multiple instances of Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 without external monitor causes Aero disabled as well.
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Desktop Window Manager
Date:          2/4/2010 7:32:21 PM
Event ID:      9020
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:
Description:
The Desktop Window Manager has encountered a fatal error (0x8007000e)
Error 2/4/2010 7:32:21 PM Desktop Window Manager 9020 None
Solved!
Go to Solution.

mat3y wrote:
I have the same problem with T410 and aero disabled. I am not using VS and I get this error anyway.
The Desktop Window Manager has encountered a fatal error (0x8007000e).
This must be buggy drivers, on Lenovo download site is just the one and the only initial driver for T410 graphics card.
What software were you actively using when this error occured?
Thinkpad T500-2081 CTO | T9400 2.53GHz | 8 GB RAM | ATI HD3650 + Intel GM45 | 15.4" LED WXGA+ | Windows 8 | ATI Catalyst 13.1 (non-switchable)
Thinkpad 390x | PII 333 | 256mb ram | NeoMagic 256AV | SVGA LCD | OS/2 v4.52

DVDSP output to my NTSC Monitor?

Hey there,
I have a JVC NTSC monitor that is plugged into my AJA Kona LH. I'm having great luck using it with Motion, FCP and After Effects, as the "Output" preferences allow me to choose the Kona and my work shows up on the JVC just like it's supposed to.
Somehow, however, I do not get any option in Preferences within DVD studio pro to output to anything other than the Desktop. I have no Firewire into the JVC, which I think may be part of the issue?
Any ideas how I can do DVD simulations and output them onto my monitor?
Thanks!
Gman

Any ideas how I can do DVD simulations and output them onto my monitor?
Can't be done with Apple's new Desktop Preview thingie... it specifically requires a video card to do it, not an AJA card. It certainly does not show my Aurora Fuse card as an option.
It's not a Firewire issue. With Firewire, you have something (usually a camcorder or DV deck) that serves as the digital/analog converter. If there was a Firewire converter that decoded MPEG2 instead of DV, and if DVDSP supported it, then it would be a Firewire issue.
Basically, to do what you want, you'd need a card that provided hardware MPEG2 decoding. Apple bought Spruce's card that provided that capability when they bought Spruce, but have chosen not to offer it as a product.
The lack of true MPEG2 decoding and previewing on a broadcast monitor is often mentioned as one of the big drawbacks for using a Mac as a pro DVD authoring setup.

How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed

Hello, we are trying to accomplish the same thing that is mentioned in this post from Metalink. I've searched for a solution and hope someone here can help. Instead of restating the issue I think David Wilson does a good job of explaining what is needed. Can anyone please suggest a possible solution?
From: David Wilton 07-Oct-05 01:08
Subject: How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
Hi,
We run an oracle 10g forms application through 9iAS over an intranet. All users are running windows 2000 professional.
We run separate frame = true but I would like to switch to separate frame = false
With separate frame = true if the user clicks the outer windows "X" close button (forms mdi window) the user is prompted to save changes before the application ends.
BUT
when using separate frame = false
If the user clicks the upper window "X" button (no longer form mdi window but regular browser window) the window and application is abruptly closed.
I'm interested in using a onbeforeunload function to confirm if the user wants to close the window. This would be placed in the basejini.htm file. This could always ask if the user wants to exit or not. If they click OK then the window closes but if they click "Cancel" you are returned to the forms application exactly where you left. something like event.returnvalue="do you really want to exit?";
However if the user exited using the normal exit form method then the applet is already closed before the onbeforeunoad event fires and there is nothing to go back to and I want the window to close automatically. This is accomplished using close.html file in post forms trigger.
So what I want and what I think many may also want is the check if the embedded applet is still running and if so prompt the user to return to the application or continue to close. Of course If the applet is no longer running then just close because there is no reason confirm closing anymore.
Does anyone have a html/JavaScript solution that can be placed in the jinitiator.htm file? or similar?
Thank you
David
[email protected]
From: Andrew Lenton 07-Oct-05 08:58
Subject: Re : How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
I don't know if this is exactly what you are after but you can add the following to the top of your basejini.htm file and it should prompt the user before exiting the IE window.
<BODY %HTMLbodyAttrs%>
%HTMLbeforeForm%
<SCRIPT>

</SCRIPT>
From: Oracle, mohammed pasha 07-Oct-05 09:55
Subject: Re : How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
David,
Well I could not understand your complete requirement.
Refer to Note.201481.1 How to Close the Browser Window When Closing Forms And How to Simulate SeparateFrame By Javascript
Note.115905.1 How to Close Browser Window When Closing Webforms Applet
Kind Regards,
Anwar
From: David Wilton 07-Oct-05 14:37
Subject: Re : How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
Thank you for your reply and yes you did not understand my question fully.
Sorry if this is a long reply
I am able to close the browser window using information in notes 115905.1 and 201481.1, this is not the issue. We implemented this several years ago. It is workable for both separate frame = true or false.
It is most important to not allow the user to end their forms application by closing the windows browser, they must close using normal form exit commands.
What I want is to have separate frame = false, the big drawback to this option is the user can exit the application and bypass all forms code by pressing the windows "X" close button. This is why we need the code as just provided by Andrew Lenton above in this thread.
BUT Andrew's code will always prompt the user before closing the window and I do not want that. I want the user to be prompted only under scenario 2 listed below.
Here's the 2 case scenario for exiting the application.
1. If the user closes properly and uses exit form which fires all normal form triggers including post_form with it's call to close.html file.
All uncommitted changes are saved or rollback and the users session is ended normally both on the database and in the application server.
All browser windows will close, great all is good. And without Andrew's code the window will close but with Andrew's code the user will be prompted to close or not, if they select Cancel the window will remain but the applet has already ended so why prompt? ...This is what I want to avoid.
2. In the forms app. if the user clicks the windows "X" close button with uncommitted changes. The browser just closes the changes are rollback without prompting the user to save. The users sessions are now lost and still running in the database and application server until they are timed out.
If I use Andrew's code then the user will be prompted to continue to close or go back, if they click Cancel to go back then focus returns to the forms application and the user can continue to work. If the user clicks OK then the window closes and unfortunately their sessions are still lost until timed out.
So what I desire is to add to Andrew's code to check if the embedded applet is still running and prompt the user to close or not accordingly.
Something like:
Basejini.htm like
</HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function maximizeWindow()
window.moveTo(0,0);
window.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);
function confirm(){
If(document.embeddedapplet.closed())
Win.opener = self;
win.close();
Else if
event.returnValue = "Closing Forms Application. OK to continue?";
</SCRIPT>
<BODY %HTMLbodyAttrs%, onload="maximizeWindow()", onbeforeunload="confirm()">
%HTMLbeforeForm%
I hope this explains my requirements.
David
From: Oracle, Evelene Raechel 10-Oct-05 06:45
Subject: Re : How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
Hi,
Note.199928.1 How to Alert User on Closing Client's Browser Window in Webforms
Regards,
Rachel
From: David Wilton 11-Oct-05 17:40
Subject: Re : How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
I'm sorry this is not helpful at all.
Note 199928.1 is only an alert which does not stop the closing of the window and still displays as an alert if the user does close properly using exit form ... so why would you want to display the alert then?
This is exaclty what I do not want and why I want to determine if the applet is still running before displaying any kind of message.
David
From: Oracle, Evelene Raechel 17-Oct-05 12:23
Subject: Re : How to tell embedded jinitator applet is still running when window closed
Closing thread.
Thanks,

Hello,
I had the same issue last year - wanting to provide a warning on closing the browser, but only if the Forms session is still running. The approach I took is described below, see also the thread where I originally posted this at Closing brower window
Hi there,I've had a similar requirement - or rather, the two conflicting requirements: to warn when the browser is being closed, but for the app to be able to close the browser without a warning being fired.
To always provide a warning when someone (the user or the Forms app) tries to go to a different page (e.g. your close.htm), use Javascript like:
function confirmExit(){
if(appletRunning==true) {
msg="Closing this window or navigating to another page will end your SomeGreatApp session.";
window.event.returnValue=msg;
And make a call to confirmExit() in the onBeforeUnload event of your main page.
You'll notice I first check an 'appletRunning' variable before displaying the warning. This Javascript variable is set to true by my app when it starts up, using an embedded Javabean that calls out to Javascript. Once that variable is set to true, then the warning will be displayed if the user tries to shut the browser by clicking on the 'x' button, or to go to a different URL.
When my app is shutting down, it uses the same Javabean to set appletRunning back to false. It then navigates to a close.htm - which will be done without a warning being displayed.
See Re: How can a Javabean call Javascript function of the basejpi.html?? for example code on how to call Javascript from a bean embedded in your Forms app.
Hope these ideas help you out, it's worked for me (so far, anyway!!)
James

Multiple Apple ID management

I would like to get a little more info on how Apple envisions multiple Apple ID management in families and businesses.
When the IDs first appeared, they were just used to buy equipment. Since the value of the purchase was a tangible physical object, the purchase method didn't matter much. When iTunes started selling tracks, ID management became a bit more of an issue, but since the amounts involved were small and the purchases were usually personal, it wasn't a big deal. Now with the app store and more expensive purchase of both professional and personal nature, it becomes rather complicated.
Here are a few scenarios:
A business where the equipment, OS and software are tied to a business account, but the employee can use his personal account to sync his music, iOS apps, etc.
A household where the parents handle the hardware/software, but the kids have their own individual music/iApp allowance.
When I purchase a 3-license program from a software manufacturer, I can install it on any 3 machines, regardless how they were purchased. but with the app store, they must all be linked to one Apple ID.
On a related note, can you transfer a license for an app purchased in the app store (aka sell used software)?

Thanks Dah-veed.
I'm fully aware that this is a user forum, but often you get better answers from users than from Apple.
I was curious to see how other people with multiple computers/multiple users manage their Apple IDs.
To answer my own question, it's possible to install a purchased app on "any*" computer using the Apple ID used to make the purchase. So the computer does not need to be exclusively linked to an Apple ID. (* other terms restrict which computers. So the EULA is more restrictive that the technical limitations)
http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html (about 2/3 down) explains a little better what the use restrictions are and what Apple means by "own and control":
MAC APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES
Except as otherwise set forth herein,
You may download and use an application from the Mac App Store (“Mac App Store Product”) for personal, non-commercial use on any Apple-branded products running Mac OS X (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control.
(ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, you may download a Mac App Store Product for use by either (a) a single individual on each of the Mac Computer(s) used by that individual that you own or control or (b) multiple individuals on a single shared Mac Computer that you own or control. For example, a single employee may use a Mac App Store Product on both the employee’s desktop Mac Computer and laptop Mac Computer, or multiple students may serially use a Mac App Store Product on a single Mac Computer located at a resource center or library. For the sake of clarity, each Mac Computer used serially by multiple users requires a separate license.
(iii) Use may require sign-in with the Apple ID used to download the Mac App Store Product from the Mac App Store. Mac App Store Products can be updated through the Mac App Store only.
And further down:
This license granted to you for the Licensed Application by Licensor is limited to a nontransferable license to use the Licensed Application...
Not being able to resell software is a big drawback for more expensive programs. License transfers have long been accepted by major software developers. The process is not worth the trouble for a cheap app, but when you have $1000 apps, you want to keep that option open. SO I'd think twice before buying an expensive app from the Mac app store.

How to change the storage location in Lightroom 3.6.?

How to change the storage location in Lightroom 3.6.?
I use my internal hard drive NTFS of my MacBook Pro as my storage location of Lightroom 3.6. being installed in Snow Leopard now but the data of my photos get too big now. I have two fast and big external hard drives eSATA now which I want to use for my data/photos. I know how to copy the data from one hard drive to another but I don't know how to change the settings in connection with Lightroom easily. I still want to watch all fotos on my MacBook Pro but don't want to save any fotos on my internal harddrive any more. Isn't it possible to have the programm Lightroom on my internal harddrive but the data on two times on two different extermal hard drives? If I look at Lightroom - settings of catalogue - I see that the internal harddrive location is my storage location now but I my two external harddrives don't appear as folders. Why? How to change that so that the external hard drives appear in Lightroom and I can watch all my fotos immediately (sometimes using external hard drive 1 and sometimes using external hard drive 2)?
My external hard drives are in HFS+ but I use the software of Paragon so that there shouldn't be any problem to read and write the data (I use also Final Cut Express so my external hard drives are HFS+ and not NTFS).
I want to impert many data from CDs - should I copy the fotos first to my external hard drive and then import it into Lightroom or is it easier to import the data directly from the CD in Lightroom so that I don't have to name the folders two times?
I see that I have to sort the fotos from the CDs in new different folders and an used to do that in Finder of my MacBookPro. In Lightroom I don't want have to click each of hundreds of fotos to be able to put it into the right folders ... But how to import only a part of a CDs quickly into the right (newly created) folders?
Kind regards, Karin

Would you really leave the names of photos like DSC05271.ARW and DSC05271.jpeg etc.?
What if I name them f.i. like ...
2013-09-11_Austria_1_mountain.jpeg
2013-09-11_Austria_2_mountain.jpeg
2013-09-11_Austria_3_valley.jpeg
I would NOT do this. I would not change the file name.
I would add keywords and other metadata to the photos to identify the content of the photos, and from that point on, I would use keywords and other metdata to search for these photos.
However, let's look at the big picture. I think there are three different methods of organizing
Organize via keywords and other metadata, and not via operating system constructs such as file name and folder name
Organize via operating system constructs such as file name and folder name, and not via keywords and other metadata
Some combination of 1 and 2
You can choose any one of the three methods above, the choice is yours. I am a very strong believer that for most people (and it sounds like you are one of those people), method 1 is the best method. However, not everyone agrees.
There are drawbacks to using file names to identify your photos. One big drawback is that you must type the information into each photo's name, and this is more tedious than if you wanted to assign the keyword "mountain" to the photos, you can assign the keyword to multiple photos at once. Also, if you mis-spell the information in the file name on any photo, you have just made the photo much harder to find; whereas in Lightroom, the keyword can be assigned via a mouse click (so you can't mis-spell it), or by typing the first few letters and Lightroom (auto-fill) will find the correct keyword name. So using keywords is a much simpler way to go.
.. is this much too complicated to do that in Lightroom or even dangerous to got lost of photos?
It is very simple to add keywords, as I explained for this case. Create keywords "Austria", "Mountain", "Valley"; then select the desired photos, and then click on the check box next to the keyword name. It is much more complicated in my opinion to rename the photos in this manner.
There is less danger in doing this via keywords than the danger doing this via file names, because of potential mis-spellings.
If I spend a lot of time in editing photos (in Lightroom or Photoshop) I don't want that I loose those photos f.i. later if Lightroom won't be the software I use regarding the photos (in 10, 20 years?!)
Lightroom will OPTIONALLY write your keywords and other metadata to the files (or sidecar files in the case of RAW). Every photographic application I know of (and I'm sure those in the future) can read the keywords and other metadata. So if you ever want to switch to some other software, your keywords and other metadata are available. you can turn this option on via Edit->Catalog Settings->Metadata, check Automatically Write Changes to XMP.
So I have to create two folders - one with the originals and one with the edited exported photos?
No, you do not have to create two folders. You don't have to export everything, but if you do, you can put the exports wherever you want, including putting them in the same folder as the originals, with different name.
Why not edit them in Photoshop and save them in the second folder which I import later in Lightroom? Because it takes longer?
Wow, you really need to think about: Why are you using Lightroom?
Could you explain this to me? Why are you using Lightroom?
If your goal is to edit the photos in Photoshop, and then put them in folders with whatever custom name you want to give them, then what is the benefit of using Lightroom? You can do all of this WITHOUT Lightroom. You keep explaining that your intended goal is to use Photoshop and folders/file names, and this is a goal which AVOIDs all benefits of Lightroom. I can't understand what you think the benefits of using Lightroom are for you.
It is starting to sound to me like Lightroom is not the right software for you.
Some people want to see a movie on their TV and are able to watch a DVD (not all!). Flickr seems to be a solution for movies in a big size (many GBs) to share them with friends (?)
You haven't mentioned this before, and you should check the rules on Flickr regarding how long a video you can upload.

Can you choose "secondary" organization categories in iTunes?

By this I mean if I choose, say, play count as an organization category, is there a way I could choose how it organizes songs which have the same play count?

I agree with everyone that the ability to manage device content "manually" would be nice (as you can with iPods)... but it looks like Apple is currently treating the phone the same way it treats the sorta-new Apple TV. Both appear in the "Devices" category in iTunes and both work the same way with syncing content.
The big drawback on the iPhone of only being able to get content from a single Mac/PC onto the device is mitigated however on the Apple TV because from the ATV itself you can "link" to (and play content from) other Mac/PC's available in your house.
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Is there a way to Host Control

OK I am on a mission to help a company figure out first, IF they can create an App that will allow an iDevice to controll their product via USB.
They've already done this with Android devices but those of us who own Apple products exclusively are left without the convenience of the app
and the on-the-go adjustability.
Their solution for the time being is to buy an inexpensive netbook for $40 that will allow yout to adjust settings just the same as with an android
device, but that's simply not practical. As well, that simply increases the cost being as you also have to buy the program box which is another $35.
That said, it would be much easier to be able to simply connect our iPhones, iPods or iPads to the device and change settings from there.
This is where this inquiry comes into play. The person I am working with told me thatthey need to be able to have Host Control capabilities
via the 30-pin and Lightning connectors of Apple iDevices in order for the App to allow the iDevice to communicate directly with the component.
Are there any existing products that already do this with iDevices, and if so, which ones?
Another thought I had was ustilizing the 3.5 port being as products such as Square function through that port but I don't know if iDevice input can be
sent through that port.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

First off you're way out of line with your line of asumption, questioning and the accusatory nature of your commentary, and you come off as pompous.
If you read the thread title you'd realize that what I'm inquiring about is fully explained before having to read much further. If you know what Host control is, you'd know it is the ability to control and make changes/adjustments to settings of a device via an iOS device. The issue is that this company already has existing products (thousands of units on hand) that do not have Bluetooth modules, nor a way to directly interface with a Bluetooth module and thus there is a specific necessity to connect to their controller unit to the iDevice via the Lightning connector which is the problem.
With Android, the connector is not proprietary and thus they are free to connect to Android devices without infringing on any patents. As you might well know by now, there are thousands of Lightning cables and Lightning "compatible" devices that were produced without following the proper avenues and thus are not supported by iDevices and that is what and why they have not been able to come up with a solution. And just to set you straight on one thing you're way off base in regards to Open Source. By nature, the purpose of creating something as Open Source is so that ANYONE an everyone with the proper knowledge can alter and make improvements and additions with relative ease. The big drawback ofcourse is that it's much easier to do something wrong and ruin tons of hard work that went into something derrived via open source.
iDevices can receive input via apps from devices they are directly connected to via the lightning cable, but not visa-versa. With the 30-pin connector there were a few products that allowed for this but with Lightning there are none that any of us know of as of yet.
The product in question is a high-end Electronic Speed Control for RC Racing and it requires being plugged into the Hotwire Unit in order to make profile settings for fine tuning of all parameters. All highly technical stuff that is easily controlled via Android and Windows OS and they are working on an OSX version but it's much more convenient to do it from a device we all carry on our person, in our pockets.
I hope this serves as enough explanaition for you or anyone else who is inclined to feel annoyed at my repeated requests.

Deleting audio file on device + Mac once and for all

Deleting audio file on device + Mac once and for all
Hi and good day,
I don't listen much to music, but mostly audio files (radio programmes etc.)
But there is still one big drawback with iTunes:
What I want to do is to be able to __delete__ an audio file (or song)
on my iPad/iPod/iPhone (the Mac Library is there via Home Sharing)
once and for all:
I don't want to have to go back to iTunes and delete them there.
I want to delete them on the device and forget about them!
Please Apple it's about time.
Any suggestions welcome!
with best regards,
Omar KN
Stockholm, Sweden

Hi
i would say use Skype http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/macosx/
aMSN and Mercury only do video no audio, these are the only 2 progams that do video on the MSN network.

Is it possible to exclude thumbnails and previews from a vault?

I think in Aperture 1.5, vaults did not include any preview or thumbnail files, but only the files containing metadata, adjustments etc. (and the masters, unless referenced only)
Somewhere along the way to 3.0 this changed so now previews and thumbnails are backed up each time you update your vault.
This has two BIG drawbacks:
- the vault becomes much larger than necessary (I always generate large previews)
- the update process takes much longer as more files need to be copied.
On the other hand, I do not see any tangible benefit of including the extra files - provided I back up both masters and the adjustments, I should be able to regenerate thumbnails and previews after a restore following, say, a fatal hard drive error.
(If I chose to delete all previews and thumbnails prior to creating a vault, I assume that the vault would be significantly smaller, without losing any information that cannot be recreated by 'generate thumbnail/preview')
Is my understanding correct?
If so, is there a way around it?
If not, can we please have this option in Aperture 3.5 or 4.0?
Thank you!

Hi Matt. You raise an interesting point. What you say makes sense to me.
My general response is: external drives are cheap. Buy what you need and don't spend any time trying to "save" disk space. IME, the administrative overhead is far more costly than the upfront equipment costs.
Here are some specific answers (as I understand how Apeture uses Vaults).
There is no way to exclude Previews from Vaults. Each Vault includes all extant Previews.
Each Vault is a differential back-up. Updating the Vault should update only those files that have been added, changed, or deleted. Unchanged files -- including Previews -- are not backed up anew each time you update a Vault. The amount of time it takes to update a Vault will vary based on the number of changes made, and should have nothing to do with the size of the Library or the number of files in it.
You can test your hypothesis. Delete all your Previews, and create a new Vault. Let us know what you find out.
Suggestions for enhancements should be made directly to Apple via "Aperture→Provide Aperture Feedback". The forum is -- officially -- strictly for user-to-user interaction.

Query on using Spaces feature to assign applications to spaces

I like the new Spaces feature, having been a user of VirtueDesktops before.
I have an issue with assigning an application to a particular Space.
The instructions from Help are below. I was able to do this for 4 applications, which seems to be as many as fit into the window available for listing them. Then, I hit the "+" to add other applications that are already running. When the pop-up menu appears, it does not list those applications (it does list Finder and the System Preferences that is running). So I go ahead and pick the application off the list from my Applications/ directory. It doesn't then appear in the list of applications in Spaces so that I can assign it to a particular space.
I assume that there isn't a limit to the number of applications I can assign in this way. Or is there a limit of 4.
In addition, when I use the Help feature on the Spaces assignment preferences panel, this text appears:
"To choose a space for the application, click the current space and choose from the pop-up menu."
However, it is not clear what "click the current space" means. One of the little numbered box images for the spaces that I have? Nothing happens when I click them.
Thanks for help.
(Optional) To assign an application to a particular space, click the Add button and choose the application.
■
If you want the application to always open in a particular space, click the pop-up menu and choose the number for the space you want.
■
If you want an application to always be available, no matter which space you’re in, open the pop-up menu and choose Every Space.

You cannot add the same application you already assigned to a Space.
When you click the + sign, the pop-up menu shows the running applications which have not been assigned to a Space. If an application has been assigned to a Space, it will not be shown in that menu because the System Preferences/Expose/Spaces preference pane is used only for assigning applications to Spaces. If it is already assigned, there is no need to show it because it cannot be assigned to another Space. In that menu if you select “other” it will open your Applications folder, but any apps that have been assigned (and others that are not applications) will be grayed out. Perhaps what you are trying to do is assign the same application to two different Spaces. This cannot be done with the virtual desktop in Leopard, Spaces.
You said you had experience with other virtual desktops. Those often let the user assign an application to two or three or more desktops. Spaces does not allow that. An application can be assigned to one Space or all Spaces, but not anything in between.
I have interacted with other users who have experience using other virtual desktops and see this as flaw in Spaces. Perhaps it is. I have not worked with other virtual desktops. But this is how Spaces operates as a virtual desktop: an application can be assigned to one Space or all Spaces, but not 2, 3, 4 or any other number.
If you see this as a big drawback with Spaces, you should notify Apple. I don’t remember the website for reporting bugs and suggestions, but you should be able to find it on these forums.
If you are trying to navigate to the application running in Space 5, hold down the Control key and press the number 5 key. If you want to move the application in Space 5 to an adjacent Space, grab a window of the application in Space 5 and drag it to the any of the four edges of that window and it will switch to that Space. However, if you quit that application and open it again, it will open in its assigned Space, Space 5.

Using iBook 12" for PhotoShop CS2? Durability compared to PowerBook?

I'm thinking about getting a new Mac. I would really like an iMac 20", but that may be too much to spend right now.
I'm thinking an iBook would give me portability, as well as being able to connect to a monitor and keyboard while at home. I suppose it is like a Mac Mini, but with a built in monitor and keyboard.
My questions are:
1. How well will the 12" iBook run PhotoShop CS2, with 1.5GB of RAM? (Is the PowerBook 15" much faster?)
2. Is the iBook more durable than the PowerBooks? I prefer the look of the PowerBook, since the iBook looks like a student laptop, but if it's more durable, I guess I can live with that.
3. Is the 4500 RPM hard drive a big drawback compared to the 5400 RPM drives in the PowerBooks?
I will mainly be using Adobe CS2, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft Office.
Thanks for any help,
Steve

Hi Steve,
I have a 12" iBook G4 with 1.5gb of ram and I run the adobe creative suite just fine. The ram is definately going to help you in terms of running multiple CS applications at once.
As far as the hard drive is concerned...of course a 4200rpm drive is going to be slower than a 5400. But I dont consider it to be too much of a drawback. Most of my work in CS is done with an external firewire drive spinning at 7200 anyway.
As far as durability goes, i cannot comment on a powerbook as I have never owned one. I keep my iBook in an incase iBook sleve, its with me all the time and so far has been well protected. However, Powerbook or iBook...if you drop it..its going to get damaged in some way.
Good luck with your decision.

Improving Ibook to TV picture quality?

Hi.
I have tried hooking my ibook G4 with my TV (32" CRT) as an external display using the video adapter and a composite video cable.
Its really only good for viewing pics and video. Web pages and print are unreadable. Is there any way of improving the quality? Is it because of the lack of digital connection or the non-LCD/plasma TV I am using?
Thanks!
- John

If anybody is still following this thread I still haven't quite given up yet! I thought I would just try dragging ten photos out of iPhoto on to the desktop. I then inserted a CD and dragged the ten photo icons directly into the CD icon. Lo and behold when I played this CD, via my DVD player, to my standard definition widescreen TV the picture quality is excellent. It at least has proved to me that it is possible to get good quality TV results from a DVD. The big drawback is that each image takes 3-4secs to scroll down the TV screen which is not acceptable. I presume this is because the method I used has loaded the original full resolution image to the DVD. I thought I would then try 'exporting' the same 10 images to the desktop using the JPEG/MEDIUM/MEDIUM settings and dragging the photo icons to the CD icon exactly as before. When displayed on the TV the picture quality is very poor but of course composes much quicker.
My tiny compact camera can display these original images on TV perfectly adequately and composes the next photo instantaneously. Amazing! I now conclude (probably completely incorrectly) that to obtain a good quality image via DVD to TV the original full resolution image must be used even though the TV itself doesn't need this. Presumably the image data is corrupted if the iMac is used to reduce the resolution. Is there no simple answer to displaying good quality pictures on a TV screen?
regards Malcolm Sheppard

Finding text on web pages in Safari on iOS

A big drawback to using Safari on iOS is the inability to use a Find option to locate text on an open web page. If I'm reading a long article in Wikipedia, or any page with a lot of information on it, and I need to see specific text in the context of the whole article or page, that Find feature is as vital on Safari iOS as it is on browsers on Mac OSX or Windows. In fact, sometimes I retreat to my Mac just to do those page searches. This glaring omission was on iOS3, and, as far as I know, it remains on iOS7. I can't imagine Apple not trying to implement this feature, so there must be a big coding problem in iOS that prevents it's implementation.
Does anyone know of any way to accomplish the Find function in Safari iOS or any other iOS browser?
(NOTE: This is different from the Search field found on most websites.)

A big drawback to using Safari on iOS is the inability to use a Find option to locate text on an open web page.
What drawback? That feature has been there for years.
This glaring omission was on iOS3, and, as far as I know, it remains on iOS7.
Nope, no glaring omission. It's been there in iOS 6.x, and iOS 5.x and iOS 4.2+
I can't imagine Apple not trying to implement this feature, so there must be a big coding problem in iOS that prevents it's implementation.
No coding problem. It was implemented a long, long time ago.
The problem is your inability to find and use included features.

Batch importing from an Xcell spreadsheet

Hey all,
Sorry for the long post, but I've been hounding these forums and the cow and have found a lot of great information, just not the last little bit I'm looking for. So bear with me...
Trying to import an Xcell spreadsheet as logging information in FCP. Footage is P2 media (DVCroHD 1080p30) already stored on an external HD (with all file structure intact). Producer has a macbook, so no cool intel based logging software can be used. He is using P2pro, but is apparently unable to change timecode fields - a big drawback if you're trying to subclip.
We've got Larry Jordan's template log, and another one that a friend gave us. Exported producer's log as a tab delimited txt file. Imports into FCP just fine (with the exception of 40 or so blank clips (no name, no reel, duration of 01 frame). Fields are as follows:
*Name Reel Media Start Media End Log Note Description*
The clip name is the (random) number assigned by the camera, the start and end times are accurate & the big old log notes he entered are all there. So that seems good.
I was hoping to batch import those clips from the external HD using our new "subclip" in and out times. I am not seeing a "batch import" menu (am I?) If I drag the clip into the log & transfer window if launches the capture tool and tells me there is no deck present.
If I simply try to "reconnect" the media it balks at the different start and end times - also at number of audio tracks, and frame rates - which makes sense since none of that is in the log file.
If I use the log & transfer tool and cut and paste fields from the txt file, we get exactly what we want. So that's what we've been doing, but you can imagine it gets a little tedious. Tried to import the log file directly into that tool, but didn't find a way to do it.
So to recap:
I can import a funtional (as far as I can tell) log into FCP, but I can't get it to transfer the clips.
And to the questions:
1. is there a batch IMPORT function in FCP and I'm just missing it?
2. Can I import a list directly into log & transfer?
3. Is there a way point the batch capture function/tool to a file?
4. Can I modify the item properties for a logged clip (other than # of tracks - got that one.)
5. Do I just need to knuckle down and cut & paste and stop whining?
6. Is there a really obvious solution I've missed?
Again, sorry for the long post. Shane & David S., you guys have helped me with log & transfer in the past, any thoughts on this one?
Thanks for listening, I'm back to googling and manual perusal...
D
Mac OS 10.5.5
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 Quicktime 7.5.5

New info:
If I make one of the clips that I have imported (using the cut & paste method) offline, and do a batch CAPTURE on that, it does in fact launch log & transfer and retransfers it correctly. If I could modify the logged clip to reflect that, maybe it would work. The "source" field for example. But FCP won't let me modify that field in the logged clip. I'll try adding it to my txt log and report back.
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Big drawback of J2SE 5.0

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