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- BBEdit Lite Compatability Notes
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-
- version: 4.6
-
-
- February 25, 2000
-
- This document covers various topics concerning system configuration
- issues, and potential conflicts with third-party applications, which are
- not covered by the BBEdit Lite User's Manual.
-
- For answers to more general questions about BBEdit Lite, visit the
- Support section of our Web site, or email <support@barebones.com>.
-
- Please see the "Contact Information" section at the end of this file,
- for complete details.
-
-
- System Requirements
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- BBEdit Lite now requires System 7.0 or later in order to operate
- correctly. System 7.1 or later is required for use of Macintosh Drag and
- Drop, and use of System 7.5 or later is recommended.
-
-
- "Can't Purge a Locked Block" error
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- If you receive this error message when trying to launch BBEdit, your
- system has been infected with the MDEF-B virus (or a variant of it). To
- correct this, run the Disinfectant utility to identify and repair any
- infected files.
-
-
- Object Support Library Problems
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- If you are running Mac OS 8.0 or earlier, there is a bug in certain
- versions of the Object Support Library, a component of the OS used to
- support scriptable applications.
-
- This bug potentially affects all scriptable applications, not just
- BBEdit. Inside of BBEdit, the most common manifestation of this problem
- is an "insufficient memory" error message that results when you choose
- "About BBEdit..." Another frequently reported symptom is that BBEdit's
- scripting dictionary is unavailable when using the "Open Dictionary..."
- command from Apple's script editor (or other OSA script-authoring
- environments).
-
- Version 1.2 of the Object Support Library (OSL) corrects the underlying
- fault. The updated OSL is included with MacOS 8. If you're using an
- earlier version of the OS, you can obtain the latest OSL via anonymous
- FTP from <ftp://ftp.scripting.com/apple/objectSupportLib.sit.hqx>.
- Please note that if you are using Mac OS 8.1 or later, you do not need
- (and should not install), any version of the Object Support Library.
-
-
- VM 8.0 Fix
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- Shortly after the release of Mac OS 8.0, we identified a compatibility
- issue, which only arises when using Apple's virtual memory (VM).
- Although this issue was originally confirmed to exist on 68040 systems,
- we have reason to believe that it may also occur on PowerPC systems.
-
- When using our products, the problem manifests itself as generalized
- instability when running BBEdit (any version) under Mac OS 8.0 with
- virtual memory turned on. BBEdit may sometimes crash when starting up,
- but if it doesn't, other misbehaviors will present themselves, such as
- errors or garbled text when copying, pasting, or scrolling text.
-
- However, the effects of this compatibility issue are not specifically
- related to BBEdit, and may affect other applications as well.
-
- Mac OS 8.1 corrects this problem, and we strongly recommend that you
- obtain and apply the upgrade if you are still running Mac OS 8.0.
-
-
- Printing with Substituted Fonts
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- Because of idiosyncracies in various printer drivers, including both the
- LaserWriter and StyleWriter drivers, there are some character spacing
- anomalies when printing with a substituted monospaced font (i.e.
- Monaco). To avoid these problems, print in a non-substituted, monospaced
- PostScript font such as Courier. (With BBEdit, you can of course edit in
- one font, and print in another.)
-
-
- Fractional Spacing
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- BBEdit supports a "Fractional Spacing" option when printing. We
- recommend that you use this option if you are printing in a small
- (less than 9-point) font size.
-
-
- FaxSTF "FaxPrint" Printer Driver
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- BBEdit is incompatible with various versions of FaxSTF. This
- incompatibility will cause BBEdit to crash at various points if FaxSTF
- is installed on the machine. Crashes can occur when accessing menus,
- opening files and at various other points as well. If you are
- experiencing crashes in BBEdit and you have FaxSTF installed on your
- machine, we recomend that you remove this as a first step in resolving
- the problem.
-
- Contact Smith Micro Software for the latest information on the
- availability of a fix.
-
- <http://www.smithmicro.com/>
-
-
- LaserWriter "Preferences Damaged" Warning
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- On occasion, version 8.2.2 of the LaserWriter driver will issue a
- warning message about missing or damaged preferences. We have contacted
- Apple regarding this issue, and they believe it to be due to a bug in
- the LaserWriter driver. We have also had reports that the recently
- released LaserWriter 8.3 driver may exhibit this same problem.
-
- If you get this message, simply choose "Page Setup" or "Print" from the
- File menu, and you should be able to continue without any difficulty.
- Upgrading to more recent Mac OS versions with newer LaserWriter drivers
- will also cure this problem.
-
-
- Standard File Hacks
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- There are some third-party extensions which modify the standard "Open"
- and "Save" dialogs (known colloquially as "Standard File"). In a couple
- of known cases, some of these extensions have a bug which causes
- correctly written applications to crash. Specifically:
-
- - "Click, there it is!", version 1.0.1. Version 1.0.4 or later have
- fixed this problem. Registered owners should contact the author
- for more information.
-
- - Quickeys version 2.1 also appears to have a similar problem.
- Later versions appear to have corrected this problem; please
- contact CE Software for an update.
-
- If either of these extensions is installed, BBEdit will most likely
- crash when trying to bring up a Standard File dialog. (BBEdit's "Open"
- and "Save" dialogs should work correctly, but other dialogs, such as
- the File Types section of the preferences dialog, will not.)
-
- In addition, problems have been reported in which the Standard File
- Package crashes, or BBEdit takes an "emergency exit", when Peter
- Lewis' "CDIconKiller" extension is in use.
-
- Finally, we have received reports that StuffIt Shortcut will sometimes
- cause BBEdit to crash when you choose "Open..." from the File menu.
- We are working with Aladdin to identify and resolve this issue.
-
-
- Contact Information
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- Please note that we cannot provide support for BBEdit Lite or our other
- freeware products via phone or fax. However, we do answer all email
- questions, and also provide various online support resources.
-
- So, if you do have a problem with the software, please let us know! All
- too often, users do not report problems for one reason or another.
- Remember that if we do not hear about a problem, we can't fix it!
-
- To view a list of frequently-asked questions and answers (FAQs) about
- BBEdit Lite, please visit our Web site:
-
- <http://www.barebones.com/cgi-bin/faq/faqlist.pl?BBEdit-Lite>
-
- To contact our Technical Support staff with a question or suggestion,
- please send e-mail to:
-
- support@barebones.com
-
- From time to time, we will release updates to correct problems in the
- software, and/or add minor functionality. Updates may be found on the
- BBEdit Lite page of our Web site, or on our FTP site:
-
- <http://web.barebones.com/free/bbedit_lite.html>
-
- <ftp://ftp.barebones.com/pub/freeware/>
-
- Finally, for sales, licensing, and all other inquiries, we may be
- contacted as follows:
-
- Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- P.O. Box 1048
- Bedford, MA 01730-1048
-
- phone: +1 781 687-0700
- fax: +1 781 687-0711
- email: <bbsw@barebones.com>
-
-
- Thanks!
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- Thank you for using BBEdit Lite. If you have any suggestions for
- improvements, or any problems to report, do not be shy. Our experience
- shows that feedback from our customers has consistently led to better
- products and happier users.
-
- - The Bare Bones Software team!
-
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