Hi Rick, Thanks for the thorough explanation. Interesting to know more about the cause, though I sure hope they fix the bug.
The problem is that while the application has focus cpu usage will be > higher... So, I guess the real question is if cpu consumption while the > application is active is justifiable / manageable. > In my case, the answer is "no," since I was looking at 80% CPU usage at one point. Again, I appreciate your following up on this. -- Thanks, Tom Tom McNeer MediumCool http://www.mediumcool.com 1735 Johnson Road NE Atlanta, GA 30306 404.589.0560

