Arr MiHardies
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many apps do not fully load or run properly when parallels is running, regardless of whether or not a vm is running. My machine is a 20" 2GHz intel coreduo imac. running OSX 10.4.8 and 1 GB ram.
safari title bar/close/minimize buttons disappear when browser window has tabs and parallels is running.
to reproduce:
start safari.
start parallels. it is not necessary to select or start a vm.
switch to safari and press apple+t to open a new tab. The windows title bar will disappear. also, the clickable area for the entire window will be shifted down a number of pixels equal to the title bars height. (meaning you have to click below links and buttons for them to activate)
The problem does not occur when parallels is closed. If you have tabs open when parallels is closed, you will have to clsoe all your tabs for the titlebar to reappear and for the clickable area to be corrected
When parallels is running, again, whether or not a vm is running, you can not open and/or use osx programs. This has been tested with safari, main, and itunes.
To reproduce:
quit safari/mail/itunes 7
start parallels. it is not necessary to select or start a vm, as the problem occurs whether or not a vm is running.
click on your safari/mail/itunes icon in your dock.
the icon bounces and the programs appears to start, but no windows will ever open so long as parallels is running the program name will appear in the apple menu, but no windows show up. selecting new window from the safari file menu (or apple-n) has no result and a window still does not appear.
However, if the program already has a window open when parallels was started, you can open more windows for that program.
Once you close parallels, you can select the program and use apple-n (or New windows from the file menu) to open a window.
Again, this problem goes away as soon as parallels is quit.
Needless to say, this is a pretty major bug that for some reason impacts the usability of programs other than itself, which is really just unacceptable. Hope you guys can fix this soon!
safari title bar/close/minimize buttons disappear when browser window has tabs and parallels is running.
to reproduce:
start safari.
start parallels. it is not necessary to select or start a vm.
switch to safari and press apple+t to open a new tab. The windows title bar will disappear. also, the clickable area for the entire window will be shifted down a number of pixels equal to the title bars height. (meaning you have to click below links and buttons for them to activate)
The problem does not occur when parallels is closed. If you have tabs open when parallels is closed, you will have to clsoe all your tabs for the titlebar to reappear and for the clickable area to be corrected
When parallels is running, again, whether or not a vm is running, you can not open and/or use osx programs. This has been tested with safari, main, and itunes.
To reproduce:
quit safari/mail/itunes 7
start parallels. it is not necessary to select or start a vm, as the problem occurs whether or not a vm is running.
click on your safari/mail/itunes icon in your dock.
the icon bounces and the programs appears to start, but no windows will ever open so long as parallels is running the program name will appear in the apple menu, but no windows show up. selecting new window from the safari file menu (or apple-n) has no result and a window still does not appear.
However, if the program already has a window open when parallels was started, you can open more windows for that program.
Once you close parallels, you can select the program and use apple-n (or New windows from the file menu) to open a window.
Again, this problem goes away as soon as parallels is quit.
Needless to say, this is a pretty major bug that for some reason impacts the usability of programs other than itself, which is really just unacceptable. Hope you guys can fix this soon!
