Fireworks CS3 - Slow down problems

Hi all
I recently installed Windows Vista Ultimate and also
Fireworks CS3 - Fireworks loads up fine but the problem arises when
i try to draw using a mouse on a new canvas. The screen flashes and
there is a massive delay while drawing (like the CPU is
struggling). Does anyone have a solution to this?
My pc -
2 gig Corsair ddr
FX60 CPU
2 x 1900xt cards in Xfire
2 x Raptors in RAID
1 300 SATA HDD
* I have tried Fireworks on windows XP on same machine and
runs fine..

witchsmeller wrote:
> yes its got me scratching my head... It works fine on my
laptop with
> vista but just wont run correctly on my desktop machine.
Was
> thinking it may have issues with the FX60 processor..
I don't know but I doubt it. It's a quad core processor
right? It seems
(from what I quickly read on AMD's site) to be a very similar
processor
to mine (Athlon X2 64 Dual Core 5200+) except for the number
of cores or
course but I don't think that would aversely affect
application
performance, even apps that don't support multi core procs.
Are your graphics card drivers current?
Stéphane Bergeron
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Fireworks CS3 slow startup

Hi folks,
I installed CS3 Web Premium last week. Not had chance to play
with it a lot as yet but I have come across one irritation already:
When I launch Fireworks CS3 it takes between 10 and 20 seconds from
the program loading on screen to being able to either open a file
or create a new file. Clicking anywhere (e.g. menus) while waiting
gives a 'Not Responding' error message in the window title bar.
I was wondering if anyone else has had these problems or
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Nigel Hodgetts wrote:
> McCaffee VirusScan Enterprise.
> 699 fonts
Ok... that's 2 strikes against you right there... ;-) The
only thing
worse is if you had Norton Antivirus but I guess they're both
about
equally crappy (seriously).
First thing I would try would be to exclude the entire
Fireworks
application folder from VirusScan's real time check and same
for its
application data folder in Documents and Settings. Ideally, I
would
ditch Mcaffee and get a good antivirus like AVG or NOD32.
Both are very
light on resources and will not slow down your system. AVG
has a free
version but NOD32 is about the best antivirus money can buy
(it's not
that expensive). I've been running it for over a year now and
it's the
best I tried. I needed the lightest resources hungry AV
possible as I'm
a musician and run resources intensive software that needs to
work well
in real time.
In your case, the number of fonts is probably a greater cause
of your
slow FW startup time than McAffee. You really should invest
in good font
management software. There are free solutions you can look up
on Google
but the one I prefer is Extensis Suitcase (version 11 came
out
recently). A cheaper and very good alternative is FontExpert
from
Proxima Software which had a new version release recently.
Ideally, you should never keep no more than about 50-100
fonts directly
installed in your Windows font folder and should activate and
deactivate
fonts on a "as needed" basis using font management software.
More than
about 300 installed fonts (less on some machines) will
definitely slow
down your graphic apps startup time and Fireworks is
especially
sensitive to that. I manage over 5000 fonts (yes, that's 5
thousand)
with Suitcase but I never have more than about 75-100 fonts
installed/activated at once.
Some font management software also come with plugins for
certain apps
that will automatically find and load missing fonts when
opening a
document. Unfortunately, none come with one for Fireworks
AFAIK but
FontExpert has one for Illustrator and Suitcase as plugins
for both
Illustrator and InDesign. Both companies say they'll probably
produce
more so, if your purchase either, enter official feature
requests for
missing font loader plugins for Fireworks.
Suitcase has the best font matching algorithm and goes a lot
deeper than
just the font name to find a match which is very important
for text
heavy layouts in apps like Illustrator and InDesign (which I
both use
regularly as well) because minute differences in
hinting/kerning can
cause unwanted text reflows if you load the wrong version of
a given font.
In any case, you should see significant load time
improvements if you
dramatically reduce the number of fonts you have installed in
your
windows/fonts folder and getting more efficient Antivirus
software will
help your entire system's performance.
HTH!
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http://www.webfocusdesign.com
blog : tutorials : articles : gallery
http://www.pixelyzed.com

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hi all,
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Attachments:
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RUN.vi ‏88 KB
acquisitions_data.vi ‏28 KB

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the VIs slows down. Lets shift gears a
bit and see if now all VIs in the environment
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Pentium Core Duo 2.0ghtz
2gb ram
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Mac 27 inch slowing down problem

We have a mac and here lately we have experienced when trying to open a program it takes way too long to open it and even to start up, is there a way to fix this?

Problem description:
Opening programs take a long time, slow performance
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 11, 2014 at 8:52:37 AM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac12,2
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: one day 18:50:8
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (853.00 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Plantronics Voyager Legend
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.12 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.12 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.12 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.12 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.12 - SDK 10.6) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
ProTec6b: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[failed] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist Support
[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support
[running] com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist Support
[not loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
[running] com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon.plist Support
[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist Support
[running] com.iobit.AMCDaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
[loaded] com.genieo.completer.ltvbit.plist Support
[running] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.mediafire.express.plist Support
[not loaded] com.user.UninstallAD.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AddThis
AllMyTube
Video Converter
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Tuxera NTFS Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Destinations:
Time Machine Backups [Local]
Total size: 319.73 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 319.73 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% Adobe Photoshop CS6
      3% WindowServer
      3% fontd
      2% Dock
      0% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
1.28 GB Adobe Photoshop CS6
262 MB Finder
103 MB Google Chrome Helper
103 MB Google Chrome
82 MB Mail
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
42 MB Free RAM
1.36 GB Active RAM
1.33 GB Inactive RAM
924 MB Wired RAM
61.17 GB Page-ins
63 MB Page-outs

Why did Mavericks slow down my MBP?

Did some digging in Discussions and found that a slow-down problem is common after installing Mavericks.
EtreCheck was recommended as a diagnostic first step. I have a report but I am not confident to act on any items without advice. Here it is - help appreciated.
Bruce
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
          1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 1 day 4:11:20
Disk Information:
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                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Iceberg HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (252.87 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
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          Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard
                    Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard
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          Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema Display
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Startup Items:
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          AdobeVersionCue: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue
          KeyAccess: Path: /Library/StartupItems/KeyAccess
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          [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist 3rd-Party support link
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          [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
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          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          Microsoft Database Daemon
          Google Drive
          Dropbox
          KeyAccess
          Director Docker
          HP Product Research
          HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 3rd-Party support link
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 3rd-Party support link
          RhapsodyPlayerEngine: Version: 1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
          GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.7r609 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Adobe Version Cue CS3 3rd-Party support link
          Akamai NetSession Preferences 3rd-Party support link
          RCDefaultApp
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          iStat Menus 3rd-Party support link
          KeyAccess 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          Epson Printer Utility 4:          Version: 9.19 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4/Epson Printer Utility 4.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          Garmin Map Update:          Version: 4.5.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Garmin/Garmin Map Update/tmp/Garmin Map Update.app
Time Machine:
          Mobile backups: ON
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Iceberg HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 229.45 GB
          Destinations:
                    Bruce TC [Network] (Last used)
                    Total size: 463.76 GB
                    Total number of backups: 53
                    Oldest backup: 2013-10-14 00:53:22 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-03-29 21:23:57 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 463.76 GB < (Disk used 229.45 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               4%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          iStatLocalDaemon
               0%          Google Drive
               0%          PluginProcess
Top Processes by Memory:
          188 MB          Safari
          155 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          48 MB          WindowServer
          33 MB          EtreCheck
          20 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          39 MB          Free RAM
          873 MB          Active RAM
          844 MB          Inactive RAM
          628 MB          Wired RAM
          3.93 GB          Page-ins
          347 MB          Page-outs

Bruce L. wrote:
Startup Items:
          CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
          AdobeVersionCue: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue
          KeyAccess: Path: /Library/StartupItems/KeyAccess
Anything in Startup Items could be a problem. Apple declared Startup Items to be obsolete in 2006 so this is software that hasn't been updated since before then or they are following the doing the don't-update-until-it-breaks plan.
I suggest uninstalling these problems to see if that fixes things. Always use the vendor-provided uninstaller or uninstallation instructions. Never try to do it manually. That could only make things worse. You may need to download a new installer that may come with an uninstaller. Unfortunately, installers, and especially uninstallers, are a weak point of OS X compared to Windows.
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [invalid] com.bjango.istatlocaldaemon.plist
          [System] com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist 3rd-Party support link
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Launch Agents:
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User Login Items:
          Microsoft Database Daemon
          Google Drive
          Dropbox
          KeyAccess
          Director Docker
          HP Product Research
          HP Scheduler
Some of the same software is here. At least with Login Items, you can remove items very easily and put them back later if they prove innocent.

SAP GUI slow down after installed Eastern Asian Language Package

Hello,
Have any idea what happened to SAP GUI after installed Eastern Asian Language Package on Windows XP ?
I am working on smartforms translations in SE63 and during entering the japanese or chinese text my working area is slowing down(problems with scrolling), like missing memory or sth?
How to overcome it?
Regards,
Mateusz.

There is a known performance problem with certain SAPGUI patches in certain constellations:
Note 1460669 - Performance problems in SAP GUI for Windows
You may try to install the newest patches or downgrade to a patch that does not have that problem.
Markus

Macbook keeps slowing down and crashing

Hi,
I started having this problem about 2 weeks ago. Everything was working fine, then out of nowhere, my macbook froze. I waited for about 10 minutes, then I turned it off. When I turned the computer back on, it was EXTREMELY slow. It took 15 minutes just to boot, and after that, even when i just moved the cursor, the rainbow wheel would appear and keep spining for 20 minutes. It was impossible to do anything. So I decided to restore the hard drive from a backup I had. After I did that, it worked fine for a couple hours, then the same thing happened. Then I did some research and concluded that my hard drive was dying, so I got a new one, restored it from my backup and replaced my old hard drive. But after a few hours same thing happened again.
So I know the problem is not related to the hard drive. Also, I everything seems to work fine when I boot from an external hard drive. Only when I replace and boot from the internal hard drive connection, the slow down occurs and eventually gets to a point where I can't do anything with my computer. Sometimes I can repair it using the disk utility and diskwarrior, but it doesn't last long, eventually it starts slowing down again and then the same thing happens. The operating system doesn't make any difference either. It happens both with Leopard and Snow Leopard.
I'd appreciate it if anyone knows what would be causing this problem.
Thank you.

How much free space on the drive?
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure you always have a minimum of 15% free disk space.
I have more than 50% free disk space. I did have some slowing down problems before because of disk space, but this time it's different. It's not a regular kind of slowin down, it slows down so much that it becomes imposible to do anything. Even when I just move the cursor, rainbow wheel appears and doesn't go away for 10 minutes.
But thank you anyway.

RT target slows down after updating with a shared variable

I am using a shared variable that is defined in the RT target (cFP-2110) to transfer data from the host PC. The shared variable is a cluster of scaling parameters that needs to be stored in the RT target. The host PC is only connected temporarily for system setup and calibration.
There is only one instance of the shared variable in both the host PC vi and the target vi. The shared variable in the host is located in an event case that is activated when there is a value change. Everything works great until I make a value change in the shared variable. The target vi promptly slows from 30mSec to about 500 mSec and stays that way. The only way I can get the RT target to run full speed again is to recycle power or reset it.
What am I doing wrong?
Temporarily slowing down the RT target when the shared variable is updated is not a problem for this application. The problem is that I have to restart the target to get it running at full speed again.
I’m using Win-XP, LV 8.5.1 and FieldPoint 6.0.1
Thanks,
Dave J.

Hi Mark,
The host is sending the shared variable via an event case. When the event is activated, the data is sent to the target and it functions as expected, except that it slows down to a crawl. I have to restart the target to get it working up to speed again. The are no error codes.
The shared variable is a cluster of several items and it is attached.
In the mean time to promote the project, I split up the cluster into smaller clusters to use several shared variables and now I do not have a slow down problem. In other words, it works great. As an experiment I have sent the several small clusters at one time and I get the slow-down problem again.
I've come to the conclusion that large single cluster (which is attached) is too much to send at one time.
Please advise if there is something else to learn or understand.
Thanks,
Dave J.
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Nautilus + SVG icon theme = slow downs?!

Hi, ive installed the Snowish icon theme which i found pretty nice. I went for the SVG version instead PNG but later on day i experienced pretty heavy slowdowns when starting nautilus or when the file selecting dialog appeared. veeeery choppy behaviour :?
selecting tango then as my icon theme let those problems disappear so this has to be a problem there. but starting nautilus from terminal gives no output at all, maybe those icons itself are the problem not nautilus? whats goin on here

detto wrote:Hi, ive installed the Snowish icon theme which i found pretty nice. I went for the SVG version instead PNG but later on day i experienced pretty heavy slowdowns when starting nautilus or when the file selecting dialog appeared. veeeery choppy behaviour :?
selecting tango then as my icon theme let those problems disappear so this has to be a problem there. but starting nautilus from terminal gives no output at all, maybe those icons itself are the problem not nautilus? whats goin on here
The SVG slow-down problem begins with gtk 2.10. The file chooser is seriously affected too. No fix I think, just use png icons.

Problems with Fireworks CS3 in Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 Pro from Windows XP Pro. My Fireworks CS3 is having a problem. I cannot select items in the left side menu bar if I minimize or move the Fireworks CS3 window. If I have just opened the window it works, but minimize the window or move it and the toolbar stops working.
This problem is not unique to my machine. 2 other people are having the exact same problem. Here is the link to the Windows 7 forum:
http://www.sevenforums.com/software/26957-adobe-fireworks-cs3-issue.html
We sure could use some help. This is one of my bread and butter programs.

I'm happy to hear you have other work-around alternatives!
Businesses with mission-critical software usually are very careful to research that their software will run on any proposed new system or that alternative software is available. This is the main reason that Microsoft had to continue supporting XP longer than they intended. Too much business-critical software ran on XP but did not run under Vista and would take some time before it would be upgraded to do so...if at all.
If you have "bread and butter" apps, then it was your responsibility to make sure that you could run them once you upgraded. Adobe's software worked more or less as advertised for the operating systems that were available at the time the versions were released. That's reasonable. Expecting indefinite support into the future is not.
Fireworks isn't a $2000 product. Adobe continues product development, yes. They've moved on to CS4 and its patches. You can upgrade to FW CS4 for about $150. The system requirements for FW CS4 do not include Windows 7; note that Fireworks is only certified for 32-bit operating systems:
http://store.adobe.com/store/en_us/popup/software/fireworks4/systemreqs.html
However, there's a statement about CS4 applications (in general) working with Windows 7:
http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/faq/?anonymous_element_1=4
And you'd want to get the recent updater:
http://www.adobe.com/support/fireworks/downloads_updaters.html
speedtigger wrote:
... It is probably not a huge problem to fix for an Adobe engineer.
If the feature worked under Vista but does not work under Windows 7, then that means that the problem probably lies somewhere in how the program communicates with the OS. The problem is not isolated to the tens - possibly hundreds - of thousands of lines of Fireworks code, but in how that code interacts with the Windows 7 APIs. To solve this problem is not the work of "an Adobe engineer." It's the work of a project team. It's the work of a project team which would have to be pulled off development of Fireworks CS5 for a few months to resurrect the old CS3 code, get familiar with it, and try to track down and solve the problem, then package up, test, and release a patch . By pulling resources off CS5 development, CS5 would be delayed or quality inversely impacted. Since CS3 is not a current product for sale, I can't see Adobe making this investment. There's no return on it, where there would be a return on getting a quality FW CS5 out the door on time.

My iMac 8.1 was slowing down and had permissions problems. I backed everything up, and then re-installed. Now all I get is a black screen. Power+D gives me a hardware error message: HDD-1336. Help!

My iMac 8.1 (10.6.8 ) was slowing down and had recurrent permissions problems, mostly with Java. I backed everything up, and then re-installed from time machine. Now all I get is a black screen which says I need to reboot. Power+D gives me a hardware error message: 4 MOT/1/40000003: HDD-1336 or HDD-1327. When I reboot from the OSX CD and start disc utilities everything checks out OK. When I reload 10.5.2 from the OSX CD everything seems to work OK and no more permissions problems. But then I loose all my email and safari stuff. Anyone have any ideas short of going back to my old PC?

DonM. wrote:
Hi
Thanks for the help. No point in fooling around with it any more. Will I be able to use it as a monitor if I get a mimi mac?
Cheers. Don
No unfortunatley it's too old, you are referring to Target Display Mode which became avialble in 2009, your 2008 needs to have the HD replaced. I'd still do that if everything else is OK or you can simply buy a new MM and display or even a new iMac or an Apple refurbished iMac to save money.

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