Re: [Jmol-users] Jmol-users Digest, Vol 19, Issue 21

[Craig T M. <ctm...@ch...>]

> While we're talking memory allocation, and with respect to:
>
> "And unfortunately the memory of applets whose window/tab was  
> closed it not always release "
>
> For the stuff that I'm doing, I've known for some time that after  
> loading (and closing) various windows, Jmol eventually stops  
> working (Jmol, not the browser, hangs on a subsequent load) and I  
> have to restart the browser. This on a Mac running either Safari or  
> FireFox (latest everything, but it's been happening for more than a  
> year). If I look at the memory allocated to Safari, for example, I  
> can see a step increase on every new Jmol applet. So it is clearly  
> not releasing memory.


Sorry for the addendum - to be clear, simply reloading the page for  
the same applet leads to the stepwise increase in browser memory.  
Does NOT require multiple applets.

Craig