Need help with a very strange problem

I've been using Macs since the Apple IIe and I haven't seen anything like this. I need some help "diagnosing" where the problem might lie, and what to do about it.
I have the dock to appear and disappear automatically. But when I run the mouse down to the bottom of the screen, it doesn't appear. I have to "click" in that area to get it to appear. Also, when I select a menu in the finder or in an application, and then scroll through the menu items, they do not highlight as they should. I can click on an item to activate it, but they aren't highlighted as I scroll through.
Also, in some applications, windows don't appear and disappear normally as they should. For example, with Adobe Lightroom I have it set up so that the adjustment panels on the left and right automatically appear and disappear. But they aren't doing that anymore.
A restart and permissions repair will temporarily solve the problem, but it inevitably returns (sometimes within an hour, sometimes a few days). I have three users on my computer, and it happens in each user account.
A couple days ago, I did an archive & install. That didn't fix it. Then yesterday I did a full reinstall of Leopard and then used Migration Assistant and Time Machine to migrate my users & applications to the new install. After I repaired permissions and rebooted, the problem was right there again.
It doesn't seem like the problem is with a user account, since all three accounts have it. So why didn't a reinstall of the system fix it? And what can I do now?

Althought the behavior is the same in all three accounts, if all are working accounts I would suspect there is something all of them have installed that could be the source of the problem. Try creating a new admin account, and leave it just the way Apple creates it--don't add anything nor modify it in any way. Log into that account and see if it works correctly.
If that account is also misbehaving, try restarting, and when you hear the chime hold down the Shift key so that you boot into Safe Mode (you'll see a notice in the splash screen about being in Safe Mode). The boot will take longer (perhaps even considerably longer) as the system runs disk repair, empties some caches, disables all third party startup items, as well as all Apple startup items not strictly necessary for the machine to run. See the menus and Dock now behave correctly.
Since the problem is evidently somewhat intermittent in nature it may take some patience to discover what is wrong. You might also disconnect everything that didn't come with the Mac, reboot, and use only the Apple keyboard and Apple mouse and run for a bit to see how that works. If you are using a third party mouse that required installing something that would be my guess as a "prime suspect" for the cause of the problems.
Francine
Francine
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* Created on Mar 28, 2003
* To change this generated comment go to
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after being processed by Tomcat and Struts. (Note: the function will not appear if userView is missing)
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Good luck!
Jim Steinberger
[email protected]

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Edited by: ta.barber on Apr 20, 2008 9:44 AM
Edited by: ta.barber on Apr 20, 2008 9:46 AM
Edited by: ta.barber on Apr 20, 2008 10:04 AM

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i can't remember this well cos i did this quite a while back, but i will try to help as much as possible
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2) this root controller actually contains two other view controllers, let's call it viewAController and viewBController, for the screens which u are going to toggle in between. and there's also a function, let's call it toggleMenu, which will set the menus to and fro. i copied this whole chunk from the sample code. it actually defines the code on what to do, i.e. if current view is A switch to B and vice versa.
3) inside the controller files, you need to implement the toggleMenu function too, which basically calls the rootController's toggleMenu
4) we also need viewA and viewB files(view class)
5) need to add the .xib files for the respective views and link them up to the controller class. i did not use the .xib files for ui layout though, because of my app's needs. however, it will not work properly without the .xib files.
5) inside the view class of both views, i.e. viewA.m and viewB.m, you need to create a button, that will call the toggleMenu function inside the respective controller class.
it will look something like this:
[Button addTarget:ViewAController action:@selector(toggleMenu:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
so the flow is really button (in view)-> toggleMenu(viewController) -> toggleMenu(rootController)
i'm sorry it sounds pretty hazy, i did this part weeks before and can't really remember. i hope it helps.

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I am using Dreamweaver CS5.
I have a spryImageSlideshow on my site. I can't get the slideshow to load if there are only 2 images or less in the slideshow. It only automatically loads the large image when there are 3 photos or more in the slideshow. How do I fix this to start with only 1-2 photos in the slideshow?

Hi
We usually need to see ALL your code to solve your issue quickly and accurately without a lot of guessing and questions back-and-forth.
Just rename a copy of your problem page (such as "test.html") and upload it to your server, in whatever folder the original page was located, and simply post a link in the Forum and tell us your problem.
This saves you having to cut and paste miles of code into the Forum for the page and all the dependent CSS, JS etc. files.and saves us from having to recreate all your filles, find your images and then repair your code and test the solution for you.
I trust this is helpful.

Need help with notify() / wait() synchronization problem.

I am trying to overcome a race condition that seems to be coming from the use of the swing ui file chooser in my code. I tried to solve this problem using wait/notify but I ended up in an infinite loop so and was wondering if anyone could help me out. Here are some code snipets:
//Create a new monitor
final private Object monitor = new Object();
//in method getAppletdirectory()
synchronized(monitor)
//initialize the wizard which is a filechooser then call using the swingui showCenteredDialog
DialogUtils.showCenteredDialog(wizard, -1, -1);
monitor.notifyAll();
//return some info from the wizard
// in main method of this class
File appletDirectory = getAppletDirectory(controller);
synchronized(monitor) {
try
monitor.wait();
catch (InterruptedException e){
The method causes in infinite loop, I believe this is happening because the notify is being called before the dialog window has completed then when the wait is set up there is no notify to come. My problem is the wizard is used in other circumstances where it will not look for this. Would it be okay to add the notify() to the wizard's functionality even though sometimes there will be no monitor waiting for it? Can anyone give me any advice on this? Thanks.

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The reason I believe this was a race condition is because when I run this code without the synchronized call and the DialogUtils.showinfoDialog commented out as shown below. When the zip occurs some of the files do not show up in the newly created .zip. But if I uncomment the dialog call then the .zip contains everything I expect it to.
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Okay, so let's restate this:
Problem
I try to zip a file, but when I try to run the code above, then some of the files don't make it to the Zip archive. Some do, some don't.
Diagnostics
I notice when I call DialogUtils.showinfoDialog then the zip is formed properly. I think this is because the showinfoDialog method makes the user click on a button before returning. So my concern is that I am generating a race condition by <doing something... I have no idea what...>.
Okay, so now we have that out of the way, You also say "Also, the reason I think this is an infinite loop is because when I added the synchronized calls and it gets to this part of the program it hangs and must be force quit." For there to be an infinite loop, there first has to be a loop, then there has to be a condition for ending the loop that never is reached. I still see no loop in your code, so it is impossible to have an infinte loop in any code that you have shown (there may be an infinite loop someplace else that you aren't showing). That said, your computer can hang for any number of other reasons, including any un-interrupted blocking operation (reading from a Stream, waiting on a BlockingQueue, calling wait() without notify()), or a deadlock situation. The problem with saying that you have an infinite loop is that the first thing to do to fix that is to look at the loop. If you don't know what is causing a hang, just say 'The program is hanging here.' That way we can look at different reasons for hangs, rather than getting caught up in a red herring of an infinite loop.
Okay, down to the problem:
1) Why are you including any synchronization? Why do you think you need it? How many Threads do you create? And where?
2) We can't help you with the code you provided. It tells us nothing about what is going on. What is DialogUtils? FileUtils? RistrettoWizard? No clue. Don't know what any of those methods do. What context is this method called in? Why the synchronization?
What you need to do is generate a short, working sample that shows the problem. Read [this site for examples.|http://sscce.org/] Make it simple, and complete. If I can't copy the code and run it to see your problem then I can't help diagnose it.

Need help with internal HD memory problems when using Premiere Pro?

When using PP I keep loosing memory on my HD.
Now this seems strange to me since I have every thing, all my video and audio files on external HDs.
Each time I time I make a new project I end up with less space on my internal HD.
Information related to these projects is somehow remaining on my internal HD.
Anyone got any ideas about what I might be doing wrong?
Dimitrije

Premiere will slowly compile various files to help the project along, and the default place is usually your internal hard drive. Make sure your scratch disks are pointed to an external hard drive if that is what you want, also, make sure the Media Cache Files are being created on your external as well (and not the default location which is on your local drive).
Premiere Preferences > Media
Media Cache Files & Media Cache Database should be changed to an external disk if you don't want them created on your local disk. There are many tutorials and explanations about all of these aspects of Premiere on these forums and from other sources. Hope that helps!

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Having a problem with this page: http://www.recoverings.com/tarzan.html in IE6. Maincontent drops below the sidebar menu. Looks fine in FF, Safari, IE7.
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Can someone help me solve this?
I would also appreciate any suggestions on cleaning up my CSS. Seems like I have an awful lot of stuff in there. Maybe it's okay but could it be cleaner?
Thanks for your help,
Phil

IE bug Float Drop is fairly common. Make sure your page wrapper division is wider than the combined width of left sidebar + main content + left & right borders if any. If that doesn't help, add an overflow: hidden rule to your floated container and make sure you have cleared both floats.
More about float drop and the expanding box problem can be found here:
http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer/expandingboxbug.html
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
www.alt-web.com/
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Im very new to Sql Load and have created this very simple example of what I need to do.
I just want to reference the ID column from one table to be inserted into another table as DEV_ID.
Below are my: 1) Control File, 2) Datafile, 3) Table Description, 4) Table Description
1) CONTROL FILE:
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'test.dat'
APPEND
INTO TABLE p_ports
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
DEV_id REF(CONSTANT 'P_DEVICES',NAME),
NAME FILLER ,
PORT_NO
2) DATAFILE:
COMM881-0326ES09,6
3) TABLE DESCRIPTION:
SQL> describe p_ports
Name Null? Type
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hi,
i managed to do this for my app. (think i referred to viewTransitions sample code and modified quite a bit)
i can't remember this well cos i did this quite a while back, but i will try to help as much as possible
1) from the appdelegate i initialize a root controller (view controller class)
2) this root controller actually contains two other view controllers, let's call it viewAController and viewBController, for the screens which u are going to toggle in between. and there's also a function, let's call it toggleMenu, which will set the menus to and fro. i copied this whole chunk from the sample code. it actually defines the code on what to do, i.e. if current view is A switch to B and vice versa.
3) inside the controller files, you need to implement the toggleMenu function too, which basically calls the rootController's toggleMenu
4) we also need viewA and viewB files(view class)
5) need to add the .xib files for the respective views and link them up to the controller class. i did not use the .xib files for ui layout though, because of my app's needs. however, it will not work properly without the .xib files.
5) inside the view class of both views, i.e. viewA.m and viewB.m, you need to create a button, that will call the toggleMenu function inside the respective controller class.
it will look something like this:
[Button addTarget:ViewAController action:@selector(toggleMenu:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
so the flow is really button (in view)-> toggleMenu(viewController) -> toggleMenu(rootController)
i'm sorry it sounds pretty hazy, i did this part weeks before and can't really remember. i hope it helps.

Need Help With Restoring My Ipod, Problem seems Unique, please help.

Hi, I have a mini as most of you others do as well. I will outline all the problems and the solutions I have taken to solve these problems, yet they have all failed.
1) When trying to turn my IPOD on I run across the Folder with the Exclamation Point
SOLUTIONS: I have tried to reset, and change the format of the drive, both have failed to solve the problem. When I try to connect the ipod to the computer (in disk mode and out of disk mode) it says The Ipod is corrupt it may need to be restored. So I restore the IPOD and it says Disconnect it and replug it into a power source (which I interpret as the wall charger). After I disconnect it (I have tried just disconnecting it when the menu restarts to the APPLE and disconnecting it by manually selecting the IPOD from the source list to disconnect after waiting) and plugging it into the wall charger I get the folder with the exclamation point again. It seems to be a cycle, and I don't know how to break it. If it is a faulty harddrive I guess I will try to replace it using the method outlined in other posts, but if I'm missing anything please let me know. Thank you.

That's the faulty drive/OS indicator.
If restoring the iPod from iTunes doesn't work, it's likely that the drive has died and needs to be replaced.
It's a fairly easy task with the proper tools.

Need help with cd/dvd drive problem.

I have a MacBook (black) running OS 10.6.8. The internal cd/dvd drive no longer works. I put in a disk and it gets pushed back out after a few seconds.
I just bought a LG Ultra Slim Portable DVD Writer model GP 60NB50. The MacBook recognizes the LG drive for opening music and movies, and for burning photos to a disk.
I have been unable to use the LG drive as a start-up drive. I put Disk Warrior into the drive and restarted the computer holding down the “C” key. When the computer starts to launch there is a flash of a “?” on the screen then it loads from the hard disk. I also tried using the Apple start up disk that came with the computer but that also failed.
Any idea how I can get the LG drive to become a start-up drive when needed?
Thanks,
Orin

If your computer is a TouchSmart, and I am only guessing that it is, this document might help.
Good luck!
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01496336&tmp_task=solveCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc...
GeorgeFN
I work on behalf of HP.

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