Hi Jared and Tom,
Same issue here... but sorted it out following this pymolwiki tip:
When using multiple displays, the OpenGL window flickers; moving the
window between displays crashes the whole session [1]
If you don't need stereo then start PyMOL in mono mode with
pymol -M
Cheers,
Joao.
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Sampson, Jared <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Tom - I’ve also experienced this behavior, which led me to a) attempt to
> learn not to switch Spaces while using Fink-installed X11 PyMOL (other X11
> programs, e.g. CCP4i, appear not to have the same issue); b) make all of my
> figures using .pml scripts so that if I’ve changed something it’s already
> saved before I even see it in PyMOL; and c) find and install a very handy
> (commercial - $15 but worth every penny) program called ForeverSave which
> will automatically backup and save your other, non-X11 files (i.e. anything
> that can be saved with Cmd-S) in case you accidentally do switch Spaces,
> which as you say is hard not to do once you’re in the habit.
>
> http://www.tool-forcesw.com/foreversave/
>
> As I recall, the behavior began to appear with the 10.6.3 update; both the
> “delta” and “combo” installs produced the same problem. (For a while I had
> reverted to 10.6.2, but then accidentally told Software Update to do its
> thing, which got me back to the same point, after which I didn’t feel like
> reinstalling everything again. 10.6.4 obviously didn’t fix the issue either.)
>
> Despite having fairly successfully worked around the issue for a good 9
> months or so, the I’d love to see this issue go away, too. Any thoughts from
> developers or other python- or X11-savvy folks? I’m afraid I’m not one of
> them.
>
> Jared
>
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> Jared Sampson
> Xiangpeng Kong Lab
> NYU Langone Medical Center
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>
> On 10/25/10 2:34 PM, "Thomas Grant" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm using PyMOL version 1.3 installed via Fink on my MacBook Pro with Snow
> Leopard 10.6.4. I've noticed a strange OS-specific bug when using the Spaces
> feature of my Mac while running PyMOL. If I attempt to change Space, my
> system appears to do some sort of restart, without actually restarting. In
> other words, every program quits and the even Finder relaunches and anything
> unsaved gets lost. I realize this is a fairly system specific bug, but I'm
> wondering if anyone else running Snow Leopard who uses the Spaces feature
> runs into this and if so, whether or not you've found a solution. Normally I
> would just stop using the Spaces feature, but I've gotten in the habit of
> using it and do it without thinking, and lose everything I'm working on. Any
> advice would help, but I'm hoping to not have to turn off the feature.
> Thanks.
>
> Tom
>
> --
> Thomas D. Grant
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
> 700 Ellicott St.
> Buffalo, NY 14203
>
>
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