topic Re: When AC Crashes and Tiger Offers 'Try Again' in Collaboration with other software

When AC Crashes and Tiger Offers 'Try Again'

James Murray — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:32:29 GMT

With 10.4 (Tiger), Apple has updated the 'unexpected quit' dialog which comes up after an app crashes. Usually the box offers a 'Reopen' button, which relaunches the app.

Sometimes, and it seems always with an AC crash, the button says 'try again' instead of 'reopen'. In this case there's some additional warning about 'settings'.

Today I tried the 'try again' button after an AC crash. When it relaunched I noticed the startup dialog had no recent files. Instead of going further I hit 'Quit AC'. After AC quit the system offered a dialog saying something to the effect of, 'the application's settings have changed, do you want to keep the new settings'. I said no. Then I relaunched AC normally, the startup dialog had recent files, and everything was fine.

It seems that 'try again' has an adverse impact on the preferences. I think had I proceeded to launch AC, or said 'yes' to the 'new settings' box, I would have wiped my prefs. Maybe further testing next time.

My advice is, where AC is concerned, ignore the friendly relaunch offer.

Re: When AC Crashes and Tiger Offers 'Try Again'

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:09:33 GMT

On Macfixit.com, there is an detailed description of this: www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=200505120750592

I don't know, if you have to be registered on Macfixit to read this article.

regards

gerstenlaub

Re: When AC Crashes and Tiger Offers 'Try Again'

Thomas Holm — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:57:58 GMT

gerstenlaub wrote:
I don't know, if you have to be registered on Macfixit to read this article.

yes you have. Please post the relevant info here!
Thanks,
/Thomas

Re: When AC Crashes and Tiger Offers 'Try Again'

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:22:43 GMT

I don't know if i am violating some copyrights, but i have made a PDF of this.

http://mypage.bluewin.ch/adf32/Macfixit.pdf

Re: When AC Crashes and Tiger Offers 'Try Again'

Rick Thompson — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:57:35 GMT

What I wonder is why you have AC crashes? You say "Sometimes, and it seems always with an AC crash"... and I can't remember when I had an AC crash? It would seem you must have something off somewhere.. an add-on, a misbehaving object.. a corrupt font.. something must cause your crashes when I really can't remember when I last crashed??? I do work everyday (well, I should) and have 3 AC's open most of the time.

Re: When AC Crashes and Tiger Offers 'Try Again'

James Murray — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:52:13 GMT

Rick wrote:
What I wonder is why you have AC crashes?

I have a couple a week, not enough to put me in debug mode. I have had long stretches of zero.