Switch Application problem

When I press Command-Tab I'm able to switch the application, but only on the menu bar, the application does not come to the front. Is there a way to get the application I've switched to to come to the front when I choose it with Command-Tab

I have this problem as well. Something is not right with the application switching in Leopard, it happens occasionally when click between applications as well. I can't remember exactly what happens with me, but it was something to the nature of the menu bar. I would cmd-tab / click between programs and the menu bar would stay stuck with the last used program. Really wierd.

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My "Switch Applications" (Command-Tab) has started sporadically showing a white square instead of one of the icons for the applications I have open. I can still click through to them, but it is a little disconcerting.
No particular application seems to be involved more than the others - Firefox, Finder, iTunes, and a Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client have all done this at one time or another today.
This may be related with the other problem that arose today: some application sub-windows sometimes appear simply as white window. (I mention this here because it may be relevant, but this problem has a separate thread: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=13094719#13094719)
Does anyone know how I can fix this? Thank you.

Do a backup.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Re-launch Finder by restarting the computer and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.

Can't switch applications out of Safari

I'm having problems switching applications out of Safari 4. I often cannot use ⌘-TAB to switch out of the application. Meaning that I either have to click the icon down in the dock or hide Safari and physically click on the application window. I'm just wondering if any other users are experiencing the same problem and if anyone has found a solution. Thanks.

HI,
Try deleting this file. com.apple.finder.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your Mac.
Preference files can occasionally get corrupted and replacing. Your Mac will create a new file for you.
Carolyn
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Change tab behaviour when switching applications

Just wondering how to change how tabs seem to behave when I select another application.
If you have more tabs open than the screen has room for, when you switch application the active tab shifts to the far right.
Is there some way to stop this from happening ?
The other one which I think may be a bug is: If you have Firefox and another application taking up half the screen, and select the other application, when you reselect Firefox by clicking directly on a tab, a different tab is selected.

This issue can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
*If you have many extensions then first enable half of the extensions to test which half has the problem.
*Continue to divide the bad half that still has the issue until you find which one is causing it.

Mouse pointer hangs when switching applications

I have noticed that occasionally my mouse will hang (freeze, stall, get stuck, whatever you like) for about 0.5 seconds when I switch applications either by cmd-tab or by clicking with the mouse. I have not figured out a good way to replicate the problem but it happens pretty consistently on my computer (MBP2.2 with Leopard) and I was wondering if there was anyone else having similar issues. Thanks.

How many programs do you have open, what are they, and how much RAM is in your MacBook?
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Everytime I switch applications from iPhoto I can't get back to iPhoto. If I am in iPhoto and then use Safari, I can't get the iPhoto window back except with Expose. If I select the iPhoto window I am presented with a beachball. I have repaired permissions, rebuilt my library, etc. Any ideas?

I have this switch app problem
Please check the size of the file named iphoto.library
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Applications problem: "You cannot update this software since you have not owned the major version of this software."

Hi all,
RE: Applications problem: "You cannot update this software since you have not owned the major version of this software."
Until recently, I have not encountered this problem. And I am facing this problem for both my iPad and iPhone.
I only have 1 iTunes account and the most recent change was that I switched the location from Singapore to UK (I'm currently in the UK). I also updated my applications a couple of times before since the change in location, so I doubt it's due to the location change. I've tried signing out of the account in the iTunes accounts on the devices, then signing back in. I've also tried restarting the devices (and for the iPad, I even updated the iOS).
Any idea what else I can do to try to rectify this?
Thanks and regards,
Tammy

Hi there!
Thanks for replying!
1. Yup, my iOS is the latest (6.0.1), and I have 7 apps on my iPhone that apparently have updates. But it's been 6.0.1 for quite some time and I've also been able to update the apps till just this week.
2. I don't have a credit card associated with my account anymore. Ever since I changed the location, I removed the credit card details. But I didn't have problems with any of my apps (updating or downloading new ones) until this week. Also, all the apps I've downloaded since I came to the UK are free apps.
I still don't know what's wrong.

Switch application failed.

Hi,
I've got strange problem. After first succeeded use between phones (N95/N96) Switch applications stopped work on both devices. I can't even open them. N96 v.12 - N95 v.21
Has Anyone any idea what to do?
TiA
N95 & N96 User

12-Dec-2008 04:27 PM
hieronim69 wrote:
What is formated on N96 during a hard reset, mass storage too?
No, only the phone's internal memory (C: drive) is formatted when you perform a soft reset (*#7370#). A hard reset is to be used when the phone no longer responds to key input, and is performed by switching the phone on with the '*', '3' and 'call' buttons pressed.
Some software corruption can, however, be put down to corruption of the mass memory. I recommend you back up what you want to keep from the mass memory and you reformat it anyway.
Note that you have to use OVI suite to back up media activation keys. If you don't, then any DRM-protected media there was in the phone will no longer be playable after you've restored it.
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Switch statement problem

I am doing a question in which I have to make a simple ATM program that can withraw and deposit money as many times as the user wants. To exit the program the user has to hit "x". I have to use a switch statement. Im getting incompatible type errors after compiling it. Can anyone help me? Sorry if the formattings not too good.
//ATM.java
//This program reads in a user's opening balance and performs a withdrawal or a deposit at the request of the user
import java.text.*;
     public class ATM
     public static void main(String args[])
          int      balance;
          char      withdrawal, deposit, choice;
          //Ask for the opening balance
          System.out.print("Please enter your opening balance");
          balance=UserInput.getInt();
          //Find out what the user wants done
          System.out.print("What would you like to do? (Withdrawal, Depositor Exit(x))");
          choice=UserInput.getChar();
                                                                      switch(choice){
case "w":
                                                                      while(balance>0)
                                                                                          System.out.print("How much would you like to withdraw?");
                                                                                          withdrawal=UserInput.getChar();
                                                                                          balance=balance-withdrawal;
                                                                                          System.out.print("Your remaining balance is " + balance);
                                                                                          break;
case "d":
while(balance>0)
                                                                                          System.out.print("How much do you wish to deposit?");
                                                                                          deposit=UserInput.getChar();
                                                                                          balance=balance+deposit;
                                                                                          System.out.print("Your new balance is " + balance);
                                                                                          break;
case "x":
                                                            System.out.print("Goodbye and thank you for using this program");
                                                                                          break;
default:
                                                                 System.out.print("We were not able to process your request, please try again");
                                                                                          break;
}

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Switch statement problem
Xivilai Registered: Mar 3, 2007 9:52 AM      Mar 3, 2007 10:06 AM
I am doing a question in which I have to make a simple ATM program that can withraw and deposit money as many times as the user wants. To exit the program the user has to hit "x". I have to use a switch statement. Im getting incompatible type errors after compiling it. Can anyone help me? Sorry if the formattings not too good.
//ATM.java
//This program reads in a user's opening balance and performs a withdrawal or a deposit at the request of the user
import java.text.*;
public class ATM
public static void main(String args[])
int balance;
char withdrawal, deposit, choice;
//Ask for the opening balance
System.out.print("Please enter your opening balance");
balance=UserInput.getInt();
//Find out what the user wants done
System.out.print("What would you like to do? (Withdrawal, Depositor Exit(x))");
choice=UserInput.getChar();
switch(choice){
case 'w':
while(balance>0)
System.out.print("How much would you like to withdraw?");
withdrawal=UserInput.getChar();
balance=balance-withdrawal;
System.out.print("Your remaining balance is " + balance);
break;
case 'd':
while(balance>0)
System.out.print("How much do you wish to deposit?");
deposit=UserInput.getChar();
balance=balance+deposit;
System.out.print("Your new balance is " + balance);
break;
case 'x':
System.out.print("Goodbye and thank you for using this program");
break;
default:
System.out.print("We were not able to process your request, please try again");
break;
}

Premiere Elements 12: start application problem - an incompatible display driver massage

Premiere Elements 12: start application problem - "an incompatible display driver" massage
I did everything what I could find online forums. (Except messing with BIOS settings)
- Updated video cards drivers
- Set to “High-Performance GPU” in Catalasyt for application exe and gpusniff.exe
- Added “run as administrator” privileges
- Each time before trying to run the application I removed BadDriver.txt file
My laptop specification:
Product name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz
System memory: 8GB
Memory slot 1: 4GB SODIMM Samsung 1333MHz
Memory slot 2: 4GB SODIMM Samsung 1333MHz
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Service Pack 1
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family 8.882.2.3000 (30/09/2011)
Radeon (TM) HD 6770M 8.882.2.3000 (30/09/2011) (newer updates are not available)
please help...

cmbishop82
Did you go through the drill
a. video card driver version up to date according to the manufacturer of the video card
b. if so, deletion of the BadDrivers.txt file....for Premiere Elements 12 in Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 64 bit, the path is:
Local Disk C
Program Data
Adobe
Premiere Elements
and in the Premiere Elements Folder is the BadDrivers.txt file for version 12. The BadDrivers.txt file is a file in this Premiere Elements Folder which also contains folders. You do not want anything in those folders. All you want is the BadDrivers.txt file in the Premiere Elements Folder.
Make sure that you have Folder Option Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives active so you can see that complete path.
The rationale for the being of the BadDrivers.txt file has its origins in post 10 of the following older thread
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3177024
When you get the display card error message, is it before you import media into the project? And, when you get the message, does the program allow you to continue by pressing a Continue Button or are you stopped from going further?
ATR

N82 application problems

Hello everyone. I bought N82 a few days ago and I have an application problems. My installed applications works for 6-7 hours. I can see them in applications folder and application manager. But 7 hours later, I can't see them in applications folder also application manager. Why it happens? Please help me!
I tried those but I can't solved this problem:
Soft format
Hard format
Reinstall N82's software ( V31) with Nokia Software Updater
Formatting memory card and reinstall applications.
Note: I don't have this problem with my videos and musics .Only applications.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Finally I solved this problem. I bought a new memory card and then installed my app.I think Nokia's 2GB memory card have a problem. (System folder.)

Switch application on N96

I have a N96 on the 3 network V10 software and i'm trying to use the switch application to move my data across from my N95. For some reason when you select what info you want like contacts, notes etc then select ok, the software just seems to hang and there is no bluetooth connectivity. Can anyone advise as I have always used this software before when I upgrade my phones and don't know how to transfer my contacts etc etc anyother way. Thanks.

15-Oct-2008 03:01 PM
afn00 wrote:
Is that the same as Nokia PC Suite??
It's a similar kind of thing, but only OVI Suite is fully compatible with the N96. The Nseries PC Suite supplied with the N96 doesn't work at all, for example.
Get it here: http://europe.nokia.com/A41159160
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Switch Applications List

How do I edit the items on the "switch applications" list? Ones that are active are on the list, however when I close some applications, they remain on the list. Specifically I am looking to remove the "Blackberry Messanger" from the list. Thanks for your help.

You don't need to uninstall BBMessenger. It takes up very little space in the memory, and if you are not using it, it won't take up resources.
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Switching application shortcut problem (COMMAND+TAB) and (COMMAND+`)

Hello everyone
Since the upgrade Leopard i had a problem with the switching apps shortcut.
Once you start the switching apps forward shortcut (COMMAND + TAB), the switching apps Backward shortcut (COMMAND + `) won't work anymore. The only thing that make it works it to use (COMMAND + SHIFT + TAB) which is not good. It gives me cramp in my left hand! HA!
Anyways I check out petty much everywhere in the settings where I could find a customize shortcut for that. But I didn't find it. I also check if is was not an other application who was taking the same shortcut and it is not the case.
Can somebody help me on that one.
I know it is not a big deal but... still.
Thanks everyone
Benoit

Some applications allow you to set hotkeys (Quicksilver, a 3rd party app, is the example I used -- this is not included with OSX). I was thinking that perhaps some other application you have was using the hotkey cmd-tab and stealing it from the finder.
You can also change the 'meta' keys in the system 'Keyboard and Mouse' prefereneces (click on keyboard -> modifier keys) -- this maybe is confusing things if its not set to defaults.
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Xtreme Gamer is "not Supported by the Application" Problem. He

My SoundBlaster XFi Xtreme Gamer has suddenly stopping being detected by my creative software, such as Volume Panel. The drivers are installed, and when I hover my mouse pointer over the volume panel is still shows "SB X-Fi Audo [E000]" which is the sound card, but when I doubled click to open the volume panel it says that "The current selected audio device is not supported by the application. Do you want to select another audio device now?". When I click "Yes", it doesn't show anything on list besides "Windows Default Audio". This happened out of no wheres, with no changes at all to my computer. Volume Panel was working yesterday, but when I woke up today it wasn't. I have no idea what could be causing this, or what caused it... I did update the drivers about a week ago, but it was all working fine since, until today.
I haven't installed or uninstalled anything since it was working properly.
I tried reinstalling drivers and software, and it did not fix anything. I also uninstalled everything including drivers from computer, and used my original installation CD to install everything over again. Every installed fine, but then for some reason it would not install the drivers. Windows was detecting the device, but when I went to install the hardware manually, it would ask for CD to find some files to install... it said this twice, I located the files it needed, and each time it would complete the process it would instantly reboot computer without notice. When the computer was booted up, it would ask then ask again for the Creative CD to install the detected hardware. So I for awhile I could not install the drivers, but for some reason out of no wheres it finally installed when I used the update installation file I downloaded from Creative.com, even though I had tried the same thing a few times, it for some reason installed drivers. But now it is all installed again, my software seems imcomplete and will still not work with the sound device. What seems to be the problem here? Only thing I can think of now is the installation for some reason became corrupted. Only way I can think of fixing it is reformatting my whole computer, but as of right now I don't feel like spending a whole day doing so.
Is there anything that you can think of to fix this problem? I have had the sound card for about a year now. As of right now, I am still using headphones in the soundcard, but it doesn't sound good at all as I can't change anything in software. I also noticed that is no longer has as much installed as it would if I used my original CD. It doesn't have an option to switch sound modes anymore. It also doesn't now have "X-Fi Soundblaster" in "Add/Remove Programs" list. All it has in Add/Remove is "Creative Audo Console".
I uninstalled everything I could and deleted left over files in the Creative directory, so I deleted the whole folder after.
Only other thing I can think of is something in the registery is messed up, and causing the sound card not to be recognized. I also have WinXP SP2.

I spent yet another hour or two trying to fix it, and nothing changed.
I put it into a different PCI slot, and made no difference.
PCI slot doesn't seem to be the problem, I am thinking it is something within the registry itself.
I also put in the CD and there was no option to remove drivers, so I just went ahead and tried overwriting them, but that actually made things worse. My computer kept rebooting over and over when it hit the Windows Boot Up logo, and had to go into safe mode and do a system restore to get it back to normal.
It also keeps asking for the CD when windows loads and it detects the soundcard.
It will ask to locate acouple files, I do what it it says, but just as it is finishing installing the drivers it reboots the system.... when windows is loaded again, it will ask the same thing over, and will keep giving same results.
There isn't anything to completely remove all the creative files and folders including the 00's of registry keys. Maybe Driver Sweeper or Driver Cleaner Pro might help? ill try them, but as of now im not bothering with the soundcard.... ill just reformat. I just hope it ain't the card itself, because I am a month over the one year warranty, and the azzholes from creative said there was nothing they can do about it.
That alone made me want to turn to a different brand next time with better support. Creative has some of the worst support I know of.
They tend to leave people hanging with their defecti've hardware. What I don't get is, that the card still installs the drivers at times, and it will still work but the software won't.
I have been using it this whole time, but seems to freeze up my Guildwars alot.
It still sounds good, way better than Onboard, just not as good as before because there were no options for change mode, or couldn't access the equalizer.
Anyone know of any programs that will completely remove everything for the Xtreme Gamer Creative Software? Including everything in registry.
Also, is it possible that there might be a Windows Service that might have an effect on the problem? I tried enabling a few things, then try rebootin and reinstalling, but didn't seem to help.
But then again, I am not sure which services would cause the problem.
Definately something happened with the last Creative Driver update, only took a week afterwards for something to go wrong.

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