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 <jared.samp...@nyumc.org> 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 > > -- > Jared Sampson > Xiangpeng Kong Lab > NYU Langone Medical Center > New York, NY 10016 > (212) 263-7898 > > > On 10/25/10 2:34 PM, "Thomas Grant" <tomer...@gmail.com> 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the > intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, > confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you > have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email > and delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this > email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization > accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this > email. > ================================= > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest > Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada > $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing > Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store > http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list (PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net) > Info Page: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev _______________________________________________ PyMOL-users mailing list (PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Info Page: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net