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[quote=Doon]
In my posting up above I detailed the effect, the cause and a workaround for K-Meleon's capacity to freeze the whole screen (in Windows 98) due to a graphics glitch related to the functioning of the IconCache.dat routines. I've updated the posting slightly for clarity and I've just filed an official bug report. And I might as well point out that it's not a crash, so it doesn't even register on K-Meleon's error window.

Here are a list of known sites that can trigger the freeze: 
[b](note: there is an updated list in my posting below)[/b]

Link submitted by Mr. Lapin:
http://greenevillesun.com/story/302332

Link submitted by siria:
http://www.tuchlaube.ch

Links I've discovered:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1244073384
http://am-productions.biz

I've created a crude workaround for this issue by making a simple macro and assigning some hotkeys to trigger it. I'd posted it elsewhere in a roundabout way but I am including here for those who may need it.

I created a plain text file with the following macro definition in it, then saved it as "UnFreeze.kmm" in the Macros folder.

[color=navy][code]
	UnFreeze{
	exec("Tools\\UnFreeze\\UnFreeze.bat");
	}
[/code][/color]
The macro links to a batch file (another plain text file) that contains command lines for a 3rd party utilty called "QRes". QRes is a tiny, freeware command line utility that can instantly change the screen resolution, color depth and refresh rate, available at: http://aksoftware.ne1.net

As it turns out, simply changing the screen resolution or bit depth will clear up the effect of the frozen screen, so I use QRes to do so.

Set up for my use, this is what "UnFreeze.bat" contains:

[color=navy][code]
	@echo off
	qres.exe /c:16
	qres.exe /c:32
	cls
	exit
[/code][/color]
Since I run my screen in 32-bit color mode I use QRes to quickly change it to 16-bit and then back to 32-bit. Someone who normally runs 16-bit should do exactly the opposite. If a person doesn't want to toggle the bit depth a screen resolution change can be almost as quick, changing to a different resolution and back again with command lines like "qres.exe /x:800 /y:600" and "qres.exe /x:1024 /y:768".

To set everything up I placed "UnFreeze.kmm" in the K-Meleon Macros folder, I created a folder called "Tools" in the K-Meleon folder (commonly used by extensions), I then created a folder called "UnFreeze" inside the tools folder. I placed "QRES.EXE" and "UnFreeze.bat" in the UnFreeze folder, and in a final required step I right-clicked Unfreeze.bat, selected Properties and set the program's 'working' folder to match it's actual location ("X:\K-Meleon\Tools\Unfreeze").

To invoke the UnFreeze macro I edited the "accelerators" configuration and assigned it the key combination Ctrl-Alt-F, with the F standing for 'freeze' or 'fix' in my mind.

[color=navy]CTRL ALT F = macros(UnFreeze)[/color]

When a website fatally freezes my screen, I press Ctrl-Alt-F to instantly fix it and make it fully functional again, then continue on my way with [i]no lingering effects[/i]. If anyone would like to prepare a better functioning version of this fix in the future then please feel free to do so.[/quote]

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