This section lists all known bugs and limitations.
If you come across any problems not mentioned below then please
report them to Andrew Trevorrow
(andrew@trevorrow.com)
or Tom Rokicki
(rokicki@gmail.com).
Problems on all platforms
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All editing operations are restricted to cells whose coordinates
are within +/- 1 billion.
Windows problems
Mac problems
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Dragging the sash (the thin vertical bar separating the file panel
and the viewport) can result in ugly flashing.
Linux problems
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Scroll bars are not updated correctly while resizing the window.
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Golly has serious problems with Ubuntu's Unity interface. For example,
selecting a modal dialog like Control > Set Rule can freeze Golly.
Most (all?) of the problems can be avoided by disabling the global menu bar.
For more details, see this
forum post.