Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcvax!ukc!mucs!liv-cs!phil From: phil@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: DA's don't work under multifinder Message-ID: <443@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk> Date: 14 Aug 89 16:57:36 GMT References: <4556@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> Organization: Computer Science CSMVAX, Liverpool University Lines: 18 In article <4556@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>, tom@kahuna.math.hawaii.edu (Tom Craven) writes: > When I run under multifinder, I get only a beep when I try to run any > desk accessory. They all work perfectly without multifinder. I would > appreciate any ideas as to what might be wrong. I have an SE running > system 6.0.2 and 2.5 megabytes of memory. Check to see that you have "DA Handler" in your system file. Under Multifinder invoking DAs cause the DA HAndler to be started/switched to. Alternatively hold down the option key when you invoke the DA and it will be loaded into the currently running application's layer (but you might run out of memory that way!). Phil Jimmieson, *************************************************** Computer Science Dept., * * Liverpool University, * JANET : PHIL@UK.AC.LIV.CS.MVA * PO Box 147 * ARPA : PHIL%mva.cs.liv.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu * Liverpool L69 3BX * * (UK) 051-794-3689 ***************************************************