Freeze when changing to different size display

[Steve Collins]

About 2-3 OS versions ago, maybe around Catalina, SheepShaver started freezing on me when I moved my MacBook Pro from my large external display to the internal, and vice versa. It takes a minutes or so on the new display size then freezes. I need to force quit SheepShaver to get out of it. I've been using SheepShaver since the first OS X and have not changed any of the settings. Any idea how to stop this? Sometimes these freezes corrupt the HyperCard stack I'm running and I lose data. Thanks, Steve.

[Ronald P. Regensburg]

- Which OSX/macOS host do you use now?

- Which SheepShaver build (build date!) do you use now?

- Do you use SheepShaver in window mode or in full-screen mode when changing displays?

[Steve Collins]

- Which OSX/macOS host do you use now?
Ventura 13.5.2, was on Intel and moved to M2, problem on both chips

- Which SheepShaver build (build date!) do you use now?
Version 2.5. I just downloaded and installed the newest one a few weeks ago, just a bit newer than I had.

- Do you use SheepShaver in window mode or in full-screen mode when changing displays?
Window Type: Window, sizes 1024 x 768

Display: LG UltraFine 27" (the one made especially for Apple)
Macbook Pro: 16"

Thanks,
Steve

[Ronald P. Regensburg]

I cannot try this myself, as I only have the screen on my M1 iMac.

Maybe other users here can try if they experience the same issue.

[gorans]

I tried Sheepshaver 2.5 (10.Aug23) on my Monterey 12.6.9 desktop with two monitors. No problems moving Sheepshaver window from one to another. No retina displays involved.

Best regards,
Goran

[Steve Collins]

The behavior during a "freeze" is the cursor can be moved around the screen but it turns to the wristwatch icon cursor that can't click anything, like the Mac is busy working on something. This happens with just the OS running, without any other software running, to rule out other software. Maybe there's something about the LG monitor?

Thanks,
Steve

[Ronald P. Regensburg]

Is it only when changing to the other display? Does SheepShaver run fine on each display separately when launched there?

In what way do you move SheepShaver between displays?

[Steve Collins]

Sorry for the long delay to reply. I discovered that opening the MacBook Pro to activate its display, unplugging the external display, then sleepping the MacBook prevented the Sheepshaver freezing issue. So I was just living with that. Now for the last couple weeks, the Mac crashes and restarts while engaging my hypercard stack in Sheepshaver. I'm not 100% sure it's that causing the crash, but seems it's always when going to the Sheeshaver window or passing over it.

I'm pretty sure this started right after the most recent MacOS update, which I installed.

Thanks,
Steve

[Ronald P. Regensburg]

I have no idea what is going on in your setup.

Do you leave SheepShaver running for extended periods of time? Better shut down SheepShaver before closing your MacBook and start again SheepShaver when the environment in which you want to use SheepShaver (for instance with which screen) is set up.