AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard

Andy · 9th November 2007, 11:21 AM

One user reported a problem with AC3D under Leoipard which we cannot duplicate on our machine. It's a crash when browsing to the main Help menu.

Here's a fix:

1) Edit ac3dmac/tcl/ac3d.tcl with a text editor
2) find the line which is:

Code:

$m add cascade -menu .mbar.help.menu -label "Help" -underline 0

3) insert a space after Help i.e.

Code:

$m add cascade -menu .mbar.help.menu -label "Help " -underline 0

This will remove the new Leopard search entry from the AC3D menu and prevent the crash.

captainpeter · 9th November 2007, 11:48 AM

Interestingly AC3D6205 doesn't crash on my Santa Rosa MBP when I use the main help menu per se. The default items work as expected. Only the Leopard 'Help' item does not allow entering any text. If I try nothing happens at all.
I do have Ben's X-Plane tools menu to the right of AC3D's Help however.
No idea if this is significant.

cheers
Peter

blackbird · 16th November 2007, 04:07 PM

Has anyone had the problem of not being able to open AC3D?

captainpeter · 16th November 2007, 05:38 PM

Have you tried downloading a new copy of the application?
Do you get any output in Console (Applications/Utilities/Console.app) when you try to launch AC3D?

blackbird · 16th November 2007, 09:27 PM

In console:

11/16/07 8:24:41 PM com.apple.launchd[177] ([0x0-0x73073].com.inivis.ac3d[963]) Exited abnormally: Bus error

blackbird · 16th November 2007, 09:31 PM

I downloaded the patch from this page and put it in the scripts folder, although it does not seem to do anything for starting AC3D.

blackbird · 17th November 2007, 10:43 AM

I downloaded a new copy of AC3D, and it seems to work fine now.

9th November 2007, 11:21 AM	#1
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard One user reported a problem with AC3D under Leoipard which we cannot duplicate on our machine. It's a crash when browsing to the main Help menu. Here's a fix: 1) Edit ac3dmac/tcl/ac3d.tcl with a text editor 2) find the line which is: Code: $m add cascade -menu .mbar.help.menu -label "Help" -underline 0 3) insert a space after Help i.e. Code: $m add cascade -menu .mbar.help.menu -label "Help " -underline 0 This will remove the new Leopard search entry from the AC3D menu and prevent the crash.

9th November 2007, 11:48 AM	#2
captainpeter Senior Member Professional user Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 207	Re: AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard Interestingly AC3D6205 doesn't crash on my Santa Rosa MBP when I use the main help menu per se. The default items work as expected. Only the Leopard 'Help' item does not allow entering any text. If I try nothing happens at all. I do have Ben's X-Plane tools menu to the right of AC3D's Help however. No idea if this is significant. cheers Peter

16th November 2007, 04:07 PM	#3
blackbird Junior Member Advanced member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 26	Re: AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard Has anyone had the problem of not being able to open AC3D?

16th November 2007, 05:38 PM	#4
captainpeter Senior Member Professional user Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 207	Re: AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard Have you tried downloading a new copy of the application? Do you get any output in Console (Applications/Utilities/Console.app) when you try to launch AC3D?

16th November 2007, 09:27 PM	#5
blackbird Junior Member Advanced member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 26	Re: AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard In console: 11/16/07 8:24:41 PM com.apple.launchd[177] ([0x0-0x73073].com.inivis.ac3d[963]) Exited abnormally: Bus error

16th November 2007, 09:31 PM	#6
blackbird Junior Member Advanced member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 26	Re: AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard I downloaded the patch from this page and put it in the scripts folder, although it does not seem to do anything for starting AC3D.

17th November 2007, 10:43 AM	#7
blackbird Junior Member Advanced member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 26	Re: AC3D under Mac OS X Leopard I downloaded a new copy of AC3D, and it seems to work fine now.