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Hi Randy, > > Many times when i use IDV it suddenly just stops responding and i have to > force a quit of the application. I am running on a MAC pro. > For example, often times i load a file and display some variable (ie., > surface streamlines). I then want to save what i have done in an .xidv file. > When i go to FILE..Save... idv stops responding. There are many other similar > examples. Is there someway to figure out what is going on. > This might have already been answered but... There was a lockup problem with the mac that is fixed now. Get the latest nightly build at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/nightly/index.jsp Also, in the recent versions of the IDV there is a web based monitor service that you can use to retrieve a stack trace and send it in to us. Just hit the url: http://localhost:8788 -Jeff Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SSS-119764 Department: Support IDV Priority: Critical Status: Closed