Hello and congratulations for your initiative. I've tried it directly with the new Help app, but the "Submit Question" button generated an error as follows:
AppleScript Error
sh: -c: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token '('
Probably your script doesn't like seeing double quotes and parentheses in the question text. Hope this helps.
Now, the question I meant to ask...
Since I upgraded to a 1920 x 1200 wide screen, the screen saver fails to display pictures, no matter which fancy options I check or uncheck. It only displays a black screen. Thankfully, the login controls still work fine, so it's just a minor annoyance. Screen savers which do not rely on displaying bitmap pictures work fine, e.g. the "Computer Name" preset. Another similar issue: when iPhoto enters slideshow mode, it switches the resolution to a measle 640 x 400, making a mess of my open windows in the process. All of this worked fine with my previous 1600 x 1200 screen.
I suspect this may be related to my graphics card reaching its limits with this screen size, but I regard it as a bug of Apple's screen saver code anyway. Your ideas for a workaround or a fix will be much appreciated. Machine details are in my profile.
I'm still on Panther but I found a user reporting the exact same problem on Tiger at http://www.macintouch.com/tiger10.html. That page is rather long, so I've copied the relevant snippet here:
May 9, 2005
Tips
Craig Schultz
Edouard Poor reported an issue with the slideshow function in Finder: "Secondly - I tried the "Slideshow" option from the Finder context menu (when you select one or more pictures). All I get is a black screen..."
I didn't have this problem until I purchased a 23" Cinema display. When the resolution is set to the native 1920 X 1200, I also get a black screen when a slideshow is invoked via Finder or Spotlight. On a hunch, I dropped the resolution to 1024 X 768 and the slideshow works as expected. Has anyone reported a fix for this bug?
AppleScript Error
sh: -c: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token '('
Probably your script doesn't like seeing double quotes and parentheses in the question text. Hope this helps.
Now, the question I meant to ask...
Since I upgraded to a 1920 x 1200 wide screen, the screen saver fails to display pictures, no matter which fancy options I check or uncheck. It only displays a black screen. Thankfully, the login controls still work fine, so it's just a minor annoyance. Screen savers which do not rely on displaying bitmap pictures work fine, e.g. the "Computer Name" preset. Another similar issue: when iPhoto enters slideshow mode, it switches the resolution to a measle 640 x 400, making a mess of my open windows in the process. All of this worked fine with my previous 1600 x 1200 screen.
I suspect this may be related to my graphics card reaching its limits with this screen size, but I regard it as a bug of Apple's screen saver code anyway. Your ideas for a workaround or a fix will be much appreciated. Machine details are in my profile.
I'm still on Panther but I found a user reporting the exact same problem on Tiger at http://www.macintouch.com/tiger10.html. That page is rather long, so I've copied the relevant snippet here:
May 9, 2005
Tips
Craig Schultz
Edouard Poor reported an issue with the slideshow function in Finder: "Secondly - I tried the "Slideshow" option from the Finder context menu (when you select one or more pictures). All I get is a black screen..."
I didn't have this problem until I purchased a 23" Cinema display. When the resolution is set to the native 1920 X 1200, I also get a black screen when a slideshow is invoked via Finder or Spotlight. On a hunch, I dropped the resolution to 1024 X 768 and the slideshow works as expected. Has anyone reported a fix for this bug?