I noticed since create a couple folder actions (that do not run simultaniously), whenever they are running (doing, not waiting), it is next to imposible to navigate the Finder. Is this normal?
In other words, I whenever the action is processing a the contents of a folder, if I try to browse folders, I have to wait 5-10 sec after clicking a folder before it will open. It is definatly related to the action in progress, because it if I stop the folder action, then everything is fine.
Thanks for your help,
Ryan
Model: PPC Mac Mini 1,42ghz
AppleScript: 1.10.7
Browser: Safari 419.3
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.4)
Hello
Ignoring all about the scripts, it would be difficult to respond.
The first idea is that the script may be eating 100% of the processor cycles.
Perhaps it entered an infinite loop.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mardi 3 octobre 2006 13:45:41)
As has been noted, impossible to say without the action script, but presuming that you’re using the Finder to do something in the Folder Action, then the Finder is not responsive because the FA has tied it up. You might want to consider alternative ways of accomplishing whatever the FA is doing, perhaps a do shell script. Also, if your FA is disk-intensive (some kind of massive search going on) then you can’t open a new Finder window because the disk isn’t responding.