Certain Images cause LC Freeze?

[webmaster at curiositi.com]

Are file attachments allowed on this mailing list?  I'm attempting to 
upload example stack as ZIPed file this time.
--ForrestD


On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:22:10 -0500, webmaster at curiositi.com wrote:
> Have others encountered this problem before?  I've found that loading
> certain images into a LiveCode Image Area cause the program to become
> unresponsive.  I have to force quit LiveCode and upon relaunch "set
> the filename" of the image area to empty.  Otherwise, it will lock up
> again.
>
> Any ideas on why some images cause this lock-up, and others work just 
> fine?
>
> I am attaching an example stack.  Here is how to recreate: (in Run 
> mode)
>
> 1)  Click the "Load Image Area" button.
> 2)  Click the "Go Next" button (or use keyboard shortcut)
> 3)  Click the "Go Prev" button (or use keyboard shortcut)
> 4)  Try to click anything... on the card or the tool palette --
> nothing will work.
>
> Interestingly, you can perform the same steps with the same image
> loading into a Quicktime Player control and not get a LiveCode Freeze
> to occur.
>
>
> I am running LiveCode 5.0.2 on Mac OSX 10.6.8.
>
>
> Has anyone seen this before?  Any ideas on how can I prevent this
> freeze/lock-up from happening?
>
> --Forrest Doddington