Paragraph Designer freezes

[Carol J. Elkins]

Hi Shlomo,

So far, five people has responded to my email indicating that they, 
too, experience this problem with some regularity.  Neither they nor 
I have been able to identify any specific sequence that triggers the 
freeze. However, yours is the first information I've received that 
suggests a workaround. Like you, I know for sure that it freezes when 
I'm adjusting tab stops with the ruler. I will pay attention to what 
set of properties is displayed when the freeze happens. If I can 
avoid a freeze by keeping Basic properties on top, that would be very 
helpful. Thanks for the suggestion, Shlomo.

Carol


At 12:15 AM 4/4/2010, Shlomo Perets wrote:
>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.