Paragraph Designer freezes

[Shlomo Perets]

Carol,

You wrote:

>Frame 9.0p250 on Win7 64-bit with 12 whopping GB of RAM
>Is anyone besides me experiencing a total freeze on the paragraph
>designer (e.g., can't move from one property icon to another property
>icon; can't apply; can't update all, etc.). This just started
>happening a couple of weeks ago. It is resolved by closing down Frame
>and restarting the program. Within a few minutes, the problem returns.
>Very annoying and time consuming, especially while I am designing
>templates. Any ideas?

This problem was quite common with early releases of FM9.0.

Can you identify any specific sequence that leads to this freeze?

With the latest patch for FM9 (9.0p250), I consistently have this problem 
when adjusting tab stops or indents using the ruler, with the paragraph 
designer showing any set of properties other than Basic.  I usually prefer 
to set/adjust tabs visually, then Update All (using the paragraph designer 
or through a keyboard shortcut). Until this bug is fixed, switching the 
paragraph designer to the Basic set of properties first, before adjusting 
tabs/indents using the ruler, consistently serves as a workaround.


Shlomo Perets

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