Re: Deferred ink recognition / number of apps running

Jeff Lee (shipbrk@gate.net)
Thu, 10 Aug 1995 13:33:04 -0400

At 08:25 AM 8/10/95 -0500, "James W. Barr" <jbarr@Mars.mcs.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Jeff Lee wrote:
>
>> Every time I try to run more than three apps, it tells me there's too
>> much activity... How do you get it to keep that many programs running
>> at once? I've got my maxTotalHeapSpace set to 45000 (but then again,
>> I notice in the annotated GEOS.INI that maxTotalHeapSpace is a *signed*
>> integer, so perhaps there's my problem).
>
>Here's what I do: First, I close down all apps and do a soft reboot.
>This brings up the launcher splash screen. Next, either launch the file
>manager and iconize it or launch your first app and iconize it. Next, shut
>down the launcher. The launcher is now out of memory, but the express
>menu is still accessable through the launcher hard icon. Launch your
>required apps from either the file manager or the Express menu button.

Well, I changed the default launcher in NET.INI to the File Manager, so I
bypass loading the Launcher (the Express menu is still available, and I
do have it set to "below the lower left corner".

Nevertheless, I keep coming across people mentioning that they have more
than three apps running at the same time, and I simply can't get mine to
do that! Quite frustrating.

I
>Oh, by the way, my maxHeapSpace setting is 45000 and my handles setting

Is the annotated file incorrect when it says that maxHeapSpace is a signed
integer (which would give it a maximum positive value of 32767)?

>If the
>programmers don't choose to use all the features or keep consistant from
>app to app, there are bound to be idiosyncracies.

I'd settle for within the app. :-) Seriously, though, the address book
allows you to select which fields are displayed -- and it keeps track of
those even after you terminate the program -- but that pesky "Show Empty
Fields" option turns on again the next time I run it.

Oh well, nothing's perfect...
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