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Posted by hotngui at Sep 25, 2018, 4:36:22 AM
Cannot interact with UI on Mac OS 10.13.6
I just downloaded and installed the application onto my Mac. I can start the app but cannot interact with any of the UI elements on any of the windows or dialogs. For example I can open the Preferences dialog via the menu but cannot click on any of the controls or buttons. Same problem with every attempt at interaction beyond menu items.

Posted by Puybaret at Sep 25, 2018, 11:49:11 AM
Re: Cannot interact with UI on Mac OS 10.13.6
First time I hear about such a problem (and I work almost all day long under macOS 10.13.6).
Could you try the version 6.0 Beta 11 to check how it behaves?
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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator

Posted by hotngui at Sep 25, 2018, 6:34:08 PM
Re: Cannot interact with UI on Mac OS 10.13.6
I just downloaded and tried that beta version with no joy - the problem still exists.

I am using the AppStore version on a iMac 5k if that makes a difference. Are there any prerequisites in terms of Java that are missing - I originally assumed your desktop version packaged its own Java version but maybe I was wrong?

I too have never seen such a problem, but again I don't run a lot of Java based applications on my iMac 5k either.

Any other ideas or suggestions?

Posted by hotngui at Sep 26, 2018, 10:15:04 AM
Re: Cannot interact with UI on Mac OS 10.13.6
Another update - I can run the free version of the 5.7 app downloaded from Surgeforce, if I also download the legacy 1.6 version of Java.

However I believe the free version has limits on file size and such, which is why I purchased the Mac AppStore version in the first place.