[15097] in Athena Bugs
sun4 8.0K: xdvi
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jhocken1@MIT.EDU)
Tue Apr 22 12:04:31 1997
From: jhocken1@MIT.EDU
To: bugs@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 12:04:18 EDT
System name: lees3
Type and version: SPARC/Classic 8.0K (1 update(s) to same version)
Display type: cgthree
What were you trying to do?
I was viewing a LaTex file using XDVI (I get this problem whether I use
the Athena or SIPB version). I was trying to go to the next page of my
document.
What's wrong:
The program died and took the system with it. The screen went white,
and I was back at the login prompt screen. Evidently the whole
operating system went down in flames.
What should have happened:
The next page of my document should have been displayed.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
This doesn't exactly fit this heading, but I'll say it anyway. This
problem happens to me intermittently. It seems that, if your file has
postscript figures in it and you hit next before XDVI is done displaying
the current page, the program gets so confused it decides I am not
qualified to be using a computer and consequenty boots me off of
Athena. My workaround is to usually be very cautious about hitting
'next'. I figure ya'll must know about this bug already, but I'd send
in a bug report anyway. Thanks.
