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- From: gpb@gpb-mac (greg berryman )
- Subject: Re: Drivin' me nuts! ("in use")
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.171800.19428@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
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- References: <1993Jan2.024603.17371@msc.cornell.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 17:18:00 GMT
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- maynard@leah.msc.cornell.edu (Maynard J. Handley) writes:
- : In article <C024vs.CGB@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>, mgreeny@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Greeny)
- : writes:
- : >wilmott@remus.rutgers.edu (ray wilmott) writes:
- : >
- : >The problem is because Freehand/Pagemaker is still OPEN that the file is
- : >marked as "In Use".... Basically, you're probably trying to drag 'n toss
- : >one of the temporary files that Freehand/Pagemaker is using (because
- : >it's open), and the Mac is saying "you can't do that...".
- : >
- : >The trick is to either not drag those files to the trash, or to QUIT the
- : >offending application before trying to dump the trash.... A pain, but
- : >that's the way it is...
- :
- : Well I don't this is quite all. Surely the answer is to write to Aldus and
- : tell them you find this behavior unaccpetable and want a switch so you can
- : turn it off. If they don't know you dislike this behavior, nothing will
- : ever change, and complaining to the net will not affect them. Anyway it's
- : worth a shot.
- :
- : Maynard Handley
-
- No need to write, the option is availible for all applications right now.
-
- Just do not launch the application by double clicking on the document.
- Launch the app by double cliking the app's icon. Then either use open from
- the file menu or double click the document to open your document.
-
- Greg.
-
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- gpb@gpb-mac.sps.mot.com * \ BI / * I will NOT ride in the back of the bus.
- Greg Berryman (512)928-6014 * \ / * SILENCE = DEATH
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