system freezes

[Joel Page]

Yes, external displays are a very likely culprit given the feedback  
we've received thus far.

JP

On Apr 22, 2008, at 6:17 AM, Stefan Koopmanschap - Ibuildings.nl wrote:

> Hello Joel,
>
> Well, yes, that is correct. I have the same thing happening to me  
> when using World of Warcraft, but *only* when I have my external  
> screen attached. This is possibly related to that? So perhaps it can  
> be prevented by disconnecting my second screen before starting  
> OmniGraffle?
>
> I will send the windowserver.log as soon as it happens again to me.  
> Weird enough, I've been using Omnigraffle heavily again today  
> without any problems as of yet.
>
> Stefan
>
> Joel Page wrote:
>> We've had some other reports of this, I should also mention that  
>> other users running Office 2008 as well as World of Warcraft have  
>> been experiencing similar system freezes. Seems to have something  
>> to do with NVidia drivers, and rumor has it that it may be fixed in  
>> 10.5.3.
>>
>> Stefan, can I get you to send in the windowserver.log from  
>> Console.app? It's found near the bottom of the list in LOG FILES -- 
>> > /var/log. Just send it in to omnigraffle at omnigroup.com.
>>
>> It would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Joel
>>
>> On Apr 21, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Stefan Koopmanschap - Ibuildings.nl  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am relatively new user in the Mac family, having gotten my first  
>>> Mac in november 2007. One of the apps I've been trying out since  
>>> then is OmniGraffle and since a week, my employer bought me a  
>>> license for OmniGraffle Pro 5. I am one happy kid here, being able  
>>> to make great flowcharts and such.
>>>
>>> However, now that I got the license from my employer, I have  
>>> upgraded to OmniGraffle 5. Ever since doing that, I've been having  
>>> trouble with my system's interface hanging while using  
>>> OmniGraffle. This is usually (but not always) triggered by me  
>>> saving my work. What happens is that the interface of my Mac seems  
>>> to hang, however I can still move my mouse and iTunes keeps  
>>> playing in the background. But I can not change focus anymore to  
>>> other windows either by clicking or otherwise trying to switch  
>>> focus. Obviously, this is rather annoying as I have to power down  
>>> the Mac to get it back.
>>>
>>> Has anyone else experienced this? Any clues on what might cause  
>>> this problem? Any solutions?
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Stefan
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