newLISP-GS - OS X - freezes after hibernation -

[BDunbar]

OS X - 10.6.8

newLISP-GS 1.44

newLISP version

#  newlisp -v

newLISP v.10.3.3 on OSX IPv4/6 UTF-8.

Scenario:



- Open newLISP-GS

- enter some code

- save/execute that code

- Do some actual paying work for a while

- Close the laptop and go home

- Open the laptop hours later at home - I can no longer save, execute code, or do anything with newLISP-GS other than close.  Sometimes I have to kill the proc.



Is there some way I can avoid this?  It's not a killer - I like emacs for actual coding - but it sure is annoying.





Another question while I'm here



When I save-as it defaults to $HOME.  But then the next time I save-as - even the same file - it defaults to $HOME not the directory I last saved.



Is this by design?

[Lutz]

newLISP-GS not coming up after a sleep seems to be a Java issue and is not present on all OSs and versions, e.g. on my Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 installation, it works fine.



During a session with newLISP-GS the directory at first defaults to $HOME or whatever is set in the $HOME/.newlisp-edit.conf, then to the last one used. Also, when using "File/Recent File" to open a file, newLISP-GS remembers its full pathname from saving during the last session and will open that file correctly.



If you prefer a different default directory from $HOME upon start of newLISP-GS, edit the hidden $HOME/.newlisp-edit.conf using the "Tools/Edit Settings" option in the main menu and then do a "File/Save Settings".



Ps: OS X also has different sleep settings, you can modify using the 'pmset' command-line utility. Perhaps this alleviates the laptop sleep problem.

[BDunbar]

If you prefer a different default directory from $HOME upon start of newLISP-GS, edit the hidden $HOME/.newlisp-edit.conf



Exactly what was wanted - thanks!



I'll poke around with the hibernation settings.

[Lutz]

Oops, after using "Tools/Edit Settings" save with "File/Save" or the blue disk-icon not "File/Save Settings" which can be used to create a $HOME/.newlisp-edit.conf.lsp if it hasn't been installed.



Also, it's the 'currentDir' variable, you have to edit.



As an alternative to editing the conf  file directly, you can just open a file in a directory, then do a "File/Save Settings" to create a new $home/.newlisp-edit.conf with a changed 'currentDir' variable. All other settings you canged, i.e. using the "View" menu will also be reflected in the new $home/.newlisp-edit.conf.