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Re: Dock won't pop up

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Dock won't pop up
Date 2014-04-09 14:46 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnlkanag.36k.g.kreme@amelia.local> (permalink)
References (1 earlier) <53413c5d$0$46052$c3e8da3$88b277c5@news.astraweb.com> <do_ray_me-C16195.10360707042014@news.albasani.net> <SeSdnR_a1LRGk97OnZ2dnUVZ_sgAAAAA@giganews.com> <lhv9o0$hr8$1@dont-email.me> <nMednWGIHvT_-NnOnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@giganews.com>

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In message <nMednWGIHvT_-NnOnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@giganews.com> 
  Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2014.04.07, 18:44 , John McWilliams wrote:
>> On 4/7/14   PDT, 1:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
>>> On 2014.04.06, 20:36 , dorayme wrote:
>>>> In article <53413c5d$0$46052$c3e8da3$88b277c5@news.astraweb.com>,
>>>>   Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <hfCdnYJ-yqYx493OnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
>>>>>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I haven't seen this happen in a very long time - but my Dock froze
>>>>>> (would not pop up).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After a bit of bumping around I CMD-Tabbed to Finder, did "About
>>>>>> Finder"
>>>>>> and then it worked.  (Nothing else did).
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a bit obscure, but when that happened to me once, it was
>>>>> because
>>>>> the mouse had lost the ability to "hover" (I'm assuming you mean
>>>>> that it
>>>>> wouldn't pop up when you moused over it). Unplugging and replugging the
>>>>> mouse fixed it. There were also other hover operations that I couldn't
>>>>> perform, but I disremember right now what they were.
>>>>
>>>> I have had this problem now and then. A restart fixes generally.
>>>
>>> Not needed in this case.  As much as possible I avoid restarting my
>>> computer if there is a fix that will work.  The problem is finding the
>>> fix.
>>
>> What makes you take steps to avoid restarting a computer? Often enough a
>> restart does good things.

> When it's something stuck as Finder gets from time to time (or the dock 
> as I originally  posted) I can usually get it sorted out quickly enough 
> that I can avoid a reboot (whether by learned trick or fumbling around). 
>   I don't boot my computer unless I need to (and I did last week due to 
> a s/w install - it was "recommended" by the vendor).  But often my 
> computer goes weeks to even months w/o a reboot.

My laptop:
$ uptime
 8:46  up 22 days, 51 mins, 4 users, load averages: 1.85 1.91 1.80



-- 
It was sad music. But it waved its sadness like a battle flag. It said
the universe had done all it could, but you were still alive.

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Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-05 18:07 -0400
  Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-06 07:37 -0400
    Re: Dock won't pop up dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-04-07 10:36 +1000
      Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:47 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-04-07 15:44 -0700
          Re: Dock won't pop up dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-04-08 10:37 +1000
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:09 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-04-12 18:57 -0700
                Re: Dock won't pop up dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-04-13 13:07 +1000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 09:31 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 09:31 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-13 16:58 +0200
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 12:08 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-13 18:25 +0200
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 12:28 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:29 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:10 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:34 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 18:20 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 23:59 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 15:02 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:37 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 18:20 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-17 00:01 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-13 16:00 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:28 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:02 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:26 +0000
          Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:08 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-09 14:46 +0000
              Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-09 20:59 -0400
  Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-06 10:10 -0400
    Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-06 11:07 -0400
      Re: Dock won't pop up billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-06 15:23 +0000
        Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-06 11:46 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-07 01:54 +0000
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:47 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-07 09:01 +1200
      Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-06 16:40 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2014-04-06 17:24 -0500
    Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-06 17:20 +0000
      Re: Dock won't pop up Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-06 20:16 +0200
        Re: Dock won't pop up doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) - 2014-04-06 20:29 +0000
        Re: Dock won't pop up billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-07 01:57 +0000
          Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-07 16:05 +1200
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:50 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) - 2014-04-09 02:46 +0000
      Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-06 16:42 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-06 18:28 -0400
      Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-06 19:23 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-06 19:38 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-07 20:55 +0200
            Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-08 08:47 +1200
        Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-06 20:36 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-07 10:18 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:54 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-07 17:17 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-07 18:12 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 18:38 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-07 19:10 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:09 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-07 19:45 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Ted Lee <tmplee@gmail.com> - 2014-04-08 08:03 -0500
                Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-09 09:03 +1200
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:14 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:12 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-09 10:18 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-09 20:58 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-04-10 01:54 +0000
    Re: Dock won't pop up Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-04-19 13:34 +1000
      Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-19 16:29 +1200
        Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 09:42 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-04-19 06:50 -0700
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 09:59 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-04-19 07:51 -0700
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 11:00 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-19 10:12 -0400

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