Need Quark Help...MAC OS 9

[D-Frag]

Okay, so im running Quark 4.1 on a Mac with OS9. Here is my problem.

If I work in Quark for to long, I lose the ability to move the artboard with the "Option" key. It starts bugging out and jumping all over. I have trashed my preferences and rebooted, but it doesn't help.

I worked in Quark for 4 hours this morning, and had to reboot 3 times. Anyone know if this is a glitch, or a possible work around?

Any help mucho appreciated.

[D-Zine]

What kinda Mac are you on? How much memory? Are you running any other apps? Ihad this problem once in awhile when I was running OS9 so its not just you.

I think it has alot to do with memory and OS9. Not sure of any workaround for it tho. Lemme think for a few minutes and see what I come up with k.

[D-Frag]

mac os 9.2.1
640megs of memory
and I believe its a G4

the only other proggies im running, is PS 6.01, thats it, not alot of stuff going on, im stumped....

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Kool]

I used to have this happen all the time in OS9, to the point where I just stopped using the option method. None of my solutions (mostly involving calling it a lot of bad words) helped. Sorry :cool:

[Mickey]

did you up the amount of ram that quark will use.

Find the Quark Xpress icon. hit Command I or get info. then check this setting

Memory> Suggested size 32000, change that to like 80000 or 100000 that will give it 80 or 100 megs to run quark instead of 32 that always helped me a bit when running under 9...

(No need for this option in OSX)

[D-Zine]

^^ that was my next thought. I think its definately a memory issue so maybe you aren't allocating enough memory to Quark, like Mickey said, for what you are working on. It always happened to me when I was putting the pub together which is usually 64 pages.

[imagemaker]

I've run across that too, and believe it is a memory issue, with Quark occupying RAM the way PS does for undos.

Rather than 'Save', try a 'Save As'. This basically ends the previous document, and starts a new one. You may have to close the doc, or quit Quark, then relaunch and re-open.

I know Quark only allows one undo, but it may be storing some other type of cache of the images and actions it's done, and it can only hold so much.

[D-Frag]

thx for the suggestions guys, im going to be on here quite a bit asking completly stupid questions, im trying to land this art director position (they call it Team Leader) anyways im going to be troubleshooting 3 macs until they are all on the same page, right now you can only work on one of them because the other ones have font problems...its a freaking nightmare.

anyways, ill try out the allocated memory thing tomorrow, the wierd thing is, is that if I quit Quark and re-launch it, it still has that problem with moving on the artboard, the only way to fix it is to completly restart the computer, which is a huuuuuge pain in the arse.

oh yeah, who knows the shortcut to rebuild your desktop on the Mac?? i need i need!!

[grfxboy]

Rebuild Desktop (command(Apple Key)+option after startup chime)

Hold this key combo while the machine starts until the desktop loads and a dialog box is displayed asking if you wish to rebuild the desktop

click yes

[D-Zine]

D-Frag - what? font issues on a Mac? No way??? LMAO ;)

It's a pain getting them all up and running in a healthy manner but its possible! Just be sure YOU are the one that takes care of them. I find its easier to just say "Don't touch that!!!" to anyone who dares!! LMAO!!! JK of course :D

Quitting Quark and re-launching wouldn't solve the problem if it is memory related...once you do a full reboot that resets everything and your memory is minimal again...until you start working again...Once in awhile I have this problem in OSX with Q6 too...not as often as I got it with OS9....I gather its mostly bc I leave PS, Quark, Illy, MultiAd and my email all open at once for easy access and I only have 786mb of ram in my dually :D I like to live dangerously :p

[D-Frag]

Ok, thanks alot for all of your advice (and shortcut grfxboy) I really appreciate it, I will be visiting this thread tomorrow morning at work and trying the work arounds.

[D-Zine]

Any luck D-Frag? :eek: