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Re: Sunfish as an image filing system

From Rob Hemmings <rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.networking
Subject Re: Sunfish as an image filing system
Date 2025-07-17 18:13 +0100
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Message-ID <5c3defd7e8rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk> (permalink)
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In article <1053d2k$3gq3o$1@dont-email.me>,
   druck <news@druck.org.uk> wrote:
> On 13/07/2025 17:52, Rob Hemmings wrote:
> > Sorry, I've just realised that was not well explained!
> > 
> > I have Sunfish in my boot sequence and have checked - the module is
> > present on loading the computer.
> > 
> > If I then double click on the image file on RISC OS then RISC OS just
> > hangs.  Even an alt-break does nothing.
> > 
> > If I access the MAC folder via the Sunfish frontend then that works
> > fine and if, after that, I double click on the image file then that
> > also loads OK.
> > 
> > I'm a bit puzzled!

> On my Pi4 to check yesterday, I created an image file, quit the app and 
> rmkilled the module. Clicking on the image file gave an error as 
> expected. I then loaded just the module with no front end running, and 
> the image file worked.

> I've just tried on my Mini.m which has just been booted and has
> !SunFish in AddToApps but not run at startup. With an image file saved
> directly on to it's drive over ShareFS (so SunFish front end not run),
> as soon as I double click the image file is loaded and all works as
> expected, still with no front end running - which is what you are
> trying to do.

> !SunFish app   : 2.05 (08 Jun 2013)
> SunFish module : 2.05 (22 May 2010) © Alex Waugh 2003

> ---druck

Well I've now had time to experiment a bit more and I'm now very puzzled!
I can't reproduce your results above but I can't see what I am doing
differently.

I've tried putting  rebooting my ArmX6.
Initially the Sunfish module is not running and if I click on the image
file then RISC OS hangs.

If, I have !SunFish in AddToApps and load the Sunfish module and click on
the image file then RISC OS hangs.

If I have !SunFish in LookAt then the results are the same.

The only way I can avoid RISC OS hanging is if I load the !Sunfish front
end with the mount for the image file saved either via !Boot or manually.
 Then if I click on the image file it opens as expected.

All very odd!

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 Rob Hemmings                        Southport       
 
 rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk                

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Sunfish as an image filing system Rob Hemmings <rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk> - 2025-07-13 16:58 +0100
  Re: Sunfish as an image filing system druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2025-07-13 17:22 +0100
    Re: Sunfish as an image filing system Rob Hemmings <rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk> - 2025-07-13 17:31 +0100
      Re: Sunfish as an image filing system Rob Hemmings <rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk> - 2025-07-13 17:52 +0100
        Re: Sunfish as an image filing system druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2025-07-14 18:00 +0100
          Re: Sunfish as an image filing system Rob Hemmings <rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk> - 2025-07-15 18:00 +0100
          Re: Sunfish as an image filing system Rob Hemmings <rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk> - 2025-07-17 18:13 +0100

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