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ralphsmith
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June 7, 2010
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What influence does "SwitchBoard" have on Photoshop CS5?

  • June 7, 2010
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It's showing as not responding in Activity Monitor:

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    Correct answer SG...

    Hi,

    SwitchBoard 2.0 is a server process that facilitates communication between Bridge CS5 and the MiniBridge panel in Photoshop CS5 or InDesign CS5. The (Not Responding) indication in Activity Monitor happens because the server process is dormant until a SwitchBoard client (MiniBridge (Ps/ID), or Br ) asks for something. The process will only launch when the MiniBridge panel is opened and browsed to a location, or when Bridge launches. It should also shut down/time out when all the clients have quit.

    Does that answer your question?

    regards,

    steve

    Ps. The Readme that's installed next to the Swichboard application is bogus for this version. Please ignore it.

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    ralphsmith
    Participating Frequently
    June 7, 2010

    ...and it's an Adobe Application Support item, as shown above.

    SG...
    Adobe Employee
    SG...Correct answer
    Adobe Employee
    June 8, 2010

    Hi,

    SwitchBoard 2.0 is a server process that facilitates communication between Bridge CS5 and the MiniBridge panel in Photoshop CS5 or InDesign CS5. The (Not Responding) indication in Activity Monitor happens because the server process is dormant until a SwitchBoard client (MiniBridge (Ps/ID), or Br ) asks for something. The process will only launch when the MiniBridge panel is opened and browsed to a location, or when Bridge launches. It should also shut down/time out when all the clients have quit.

    Does that answer your question?

    regards,

    steve

    Ps. The Readme that's installed next to the Swichboard application is bogus for this version. Please ignore it.

    ralphsmith
    Participating Frequently
    June 8, 2010

    Most definitely. Thanks! I might mention that I opened Mini Bridge and navigated to an image which previewed in Mini Bridge. As I did this, I kept an eye on the Activity Manager and the "Not Responding" state remained.