Certain Images cause LC Freeze?

[webmaster at curiositi.com]

Sorry for the extra posts.  Since I can't upload, here is a URL to 
download the example stack.
http://www.curiositi.com/filestoshare/ImageCauseFreeze.zip

Could some of you please download and tell me if you can recreate the 
error.  Any ideas for preventing this error?

--ForrestD


On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:28:27 -0500, webmaster at curiositi.com wrote:
> 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