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From: geoff@pmafire.UUCP (Geoff Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Moire 3 and Word 4
Summary: Is there an incompatibility here?
Keywords: moire word microsoft screen saver
Message-ID: <1051@pmafire.UUCP>
Date: 10 Jan 90 23:06:42 GMT
Reply-To: geoff@pmafire.UUCP (Geoff Allen)
Organization: WINCO Computer Engineering, INEL, Idaho
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I recently got Moire 3 and have been trying it out.  I like it really
well, and am ready to send in the shareware fee, but before I do, I was
wondering if anyone else has noticed a problem similar to what I'm
having. 

Moire seems to work perfectly with the applications I've tried it with. 
(Well, it interferes with downloading in MicroPhone, but that's no
problem because I can just use the "wake rect")

My problem occurs in Word 4.0.  Moire often blanks the screen, but
nothing further happens (i.e. no "dancing moire patterns", just a dark
screen).  If I move the mouse to the "sleep rect", Moire kicks in like
it should.  And occaisonally Moire works properly when I'm simply
inactive.

I haven't done controlled tests to determine when exactly the problem
occurs, but it seems that it happens when I stop in the middle of
typing.  If the last thing I did was, for example, a spell check, then
Moire works properly.

Is this a problem with Word, or with Moire, or something else?  I've
noticed that Word also interferes with SuperLaserSpool while I'm typing
(actually, it stops the printing altogether and I have to click
someplace else to get it started again, and avoid a dialog box stating
that "The printer is not responding...").  Have others noticed this
problem, or is it just me?

Thanks

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