MC 2.4.3 & Tiger problems

[Karl Becker]

Hi everyone,

I have been developing in MetaCard 2.4.3 for a long time.  I've  
stayed at 2.4.3 for a number of reasons, primarily that it's the last  
version supported under my most recent license!  I have also stuck  
with it, though, since it seems to have less overhead and runs my  
games faster than Revolution.  Am I dreaming, or does MetaCard  
actually run things faster than Revolution?

2.4.3 appears to not be completely Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 compatible.   
Moving a stack by the title bar causes the window to automatically  
resize and move its contents willy-nilly.  Example:

Before resize:  http://www.karlbecker.com/before.jpg
After resize bug:  http://www.karlbecker.com/after.jpg

It only happens with certain stacks, but I can't determine the  
pattern.  Small palette windows like the one shown do it, but the MC  
Tools palette doesn't.  A very basic stack I created a couple months  
ago has the problem, but the MC Home stack is immune.  It doesn't  
matter if the resize corner is present or not.

Suggestions?

Do new versions of MetaCard / Revolution run just as fast as 2.4.3?   
The programs I create - video games - need all the speed they can  
get.  I'm already pushing the limits of MetaCard's fluidity, and I  
want to eke out whatever I can speed-wise.

Cheers,
Karl