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From: MXC117@PSUVM.BITNET (mary carpenter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Memory loss when browsing
Message-ID: <89322.121809MXC117@PSUVM.BITNET>
Date: 18 Nov 89 17:18:09 GMT
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I'm not sure of the technical reasons for a hypercard stack gaining memory
space (i.e. losing free disk space), but the easiest way to think of it is to
imagine a physical deck of cards and what they look like before and after a
shuffle.  The extra space in the stack is like the air in a regular deck.
If you're writing your own stack (or have authoring/scripting access) you can
insert, either at the end (on closeStack) or at places in between if the loss
of free space is really a problem, a doMenu "compact stack" (I'm not sure if
the quotes are needed).  This will take a little time, but it's most likely
worth it.

                       mary carpenter (mxc117@psuvm.bitnet)