IWeb, rapidweaver & .mac question

Given that I just cannot update my website nor publish to a folder (been trying since 9th Jan & just get the same unknown error message and nothing in these forums has addressed the problem) I'm considering re-doing my site with rapidweaver (I prefer iWeb, but if just doesn't work?).
Does anyone know if I publish to my .Mac account the new site will have the same URL? I really just use the site to publish my podcasts and I'm trying to avoid the hassle of having to set up a new feed etc. Also I have my own URL which is pointed to my .Mac account. Any ideas anyone? Or any suggestions on how I can fix iWeb?

As far as I know RW still publishes the pages in the Sites (HomePage) folder. You can enter a pathname to the correct location.
To publish the page to the iWeb folder, or any other location, you have to export the site.
A nice feature of RW is that you can export changes only, instead of the whole Site.

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IWeb, rapidweaver & .mac account question

It has been impossible for me to to update my webpage since the beginning of January (I managed to pull some files from a folder into iDisk but tried again today but it hasn't worked.) I have been thinking about building a new site in RapidWeaver and uploading it to my .Mac address. Will this erase my current site? I ask because iWeb is in the url title http://web.mac.com/chrispinchen/iWeb/slow_Spain/Blank.html
and I guess that if I upload from RW it would create a different url?

As far as I know RW still publishes the pages in the Sites (HomePage) folder. You can enter a pathname to the correct location.
To publish the page to the iWeb folder, or any other location, you have to export the site.
A nice feature of RW is that you can export changes only, instead of the whole Site.

Iweb and .mac question

do i have to be a member of .mac to create websites on iweb?

do i have to be a member of .mac to create websites on iweb?
No, iweb sites can be put on other servers. Here are some tips:
http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/iwebserver.html
The right forum for iWeb questions is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1193

Safari doesn't read pages generated by iWeb on .Mac, but Firefox does

I had a really bad experience with Safari 2.0.4, and I still don't know why that program is becoming such a problem. I am using Quicktime 7.1.6
I have been making podcasts using GarageBand, iWeb, and .Mac since February 2006, and things have been working okay. But today, when I checked my page on Safari after I published it using iWeb 1.1.2 to publish on .Mac, the podcast pages didn't work. Checking pages that used to work, they don't work any longer with Safari. At first, I thought it might be a problem with my storage allocation on .Mac, but that is not the case (I have using less than half my allotment). I thought the podcast file might be broken, but it works fine in iTunes. I tried it on my laptop, but Safari didn't work either.
All my podcast pages that previously worked, now show a question mark in the Quicktime box. Needless to say, I was concerned, so I tried much older files on .Mac that have already worked before, but no dice.
One such page is:
http://web.mac.com/eschaal/iWeb/Docketer%20Project/Podcast/C7F36E57-1AB2-4D12-A8 87-1F199E86AE2D.html
Then I tried Firefox, and it works fine.
What gives? Why is Firefox more compatible with iWeb and .Mac, than Apple's own Safari? Why is Safari suddenly not working on two different machines, while Firefox works perfectly?
PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.4.10)

I found some further information, re my problem.
Factoid one, I went to the Apple Store in Nagoya and they had exactly the same problem on their machines that I had had, so it is NOT anything to with my machine, my upgrades, etc.
Factoid two, I ran the iWeb-generated coding through http://validator.w3.org/ and it found "page is not Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional!"
Factoid three, Firefox runs the page just fine.
Based upon this, I am posting a comment in the blog for my podcast identifying the problem and recommending that people wanting to see the page in Firefox. In the meantime, I will migrate that podcast off of .Mac, remove iWeb from my machine, and migrate all my web browsing to Firefox. I had contemplated dumping Safari before, because it has turned flaky (failing to quit sometimes and sometimes hanging up), but this was the final straw.
PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.4.10)

IWeb and .mac confusion

I was hoping someone could enlighten me on the difference between these two URL's:
http://web.mac.com/twood20/iWeb/Site/NYC.html and
http://web.mac.com/twood20/iWeb/Videos/Our%20Day%20at%20Boomers.html
and how they relate to my .mac homepage. I created and published these two files in iWeb but on two different Macs.
When I sign in to my .mac homepage under "My Pages" I have two links.
The URL's for those links are
http://web.mac.com/twood20/iWeb/Site/Disneyland%202006.html and
http://web.mac.com/twood20/iWeb/Site/UK%20Soccer%20Camp.html
obviously neither of these URL's match the two URL's I first spoke about.
However, from within iWeb I can see and visit many of the other pages/sites that I've built. If I type the URL http://web.mac.com/twood20 then it takes me to yet another page/site that I built(which incidentally, when I type in the URL and hit enter the URL changes to http://web.mac.com/twood20/iWeb/Site/NYC.html
I guess to make a long deal short, I don't understand how iWeb and .mac work together in order for me to publish any or all of the pages/sites I want to make sure get published. If anyone has some useful information for me so that I can get all of my pages/sites published that would be great. Thanks in advance.

First take note of iWeb's Help viewer advice about naming your web pages:
Browsers convert spaces in site names to "%20." To avoid these symbols, use an underscore, hyphen, or some other character instead of a space. Also avoid non-Roman characters; many get converted to numbers when you publish.
Other characters aren't recommended for use in website names, including: forward and backward slashes (/ \), brackets ([ ]), tilde (~), exclamation point , question mark (?), "at" sign (@), number sign (#), dollar sign ($), ampersand (&), asterisk (*), colon (:), equal sign (=), comma (,), and double quotation marks ("). Using these characters may result in names with strange numbers in them.
Also take a look at this Apple document:
Publish to your .Mac account from more than one computer...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303045
In general the format of your URLs is this...
http://web.mac.com/twood20/iWeb/OneOfMySites/APageWithinThatSite.html
I'm not sure what the significance is of the pages listed in "My Pages" on .Mac, when or why that list is updated and, anyway, only you will see that list. What really matters is when someone types in your site name, does it go to your site? I suggest you clean up your page names to avoid the %20's, read that Apple document, then if you still have a specific question post back here.

Can I move my iWeb from mac-mini to my new macbook pro ? iLife 11 does not have iWeb and I really want to use it to update my website on my new macbook Pro instead of Mac mini

Can I move my iWeb from mac-mini to my new macbook pro ? iLife 11 does not have iWeb and I really want to use it to update my website on my new macbook Pro instead of Mac mini

There is no license required for iWeb. Just do a Wyodor suggested and you'll be ready to go. If you're running Lion however, consider the following:
In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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IWEB! important question

Is it possible to use Iweb without .Mac? Is it possible to publish a website made on Iweb without having a .mac account?
Thanks a lot

Not so, non .Mac slideshow can be converted to .Mac slideshow (after published).
I post my script in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1682723&#1682723
You can check it out here:
http://hac.95mb.com/Arts.html

IWeb or .Mac Homepage

I'm new to website publishing, and am wondering what the pros/cons are to iWeb and .mac homepage? How are they different? Which one is better and why?

From the Apple .Mac website.... quite a while ago:
First: reassurance. The pages you've created and are publishing with HomePage are still available at homepage.mac.com/yourmembername and you can continue to use HomePage to create and publish new pages. But what iWeb makes possible is so good; multiple websites and multiple kinds of web publishing, all made extremely easy; you'll most likely want to take advantage of it.
Not a problem. You can use iWeb as your new .Mac web publishing center and keep your existing HomePage content alive in two different ways. The simplest (and we do mean simple) is to navigate to your HomePage pages in Safari and drag the urls into pages you're creating within iWeb. The link will appear with the name you've given the page in HomePage. When you publish, any links you've dragged in will take visitors to those pages.
The other way is also simple. Just republish the pages with iWeb. The same photo album you used the iPhoto HomePage button to publish can either be republished directly out of iPhoto again or dragged straight from iWeb's integrated iLife media browser. The photos will appear instantly. Just click Publish when you're done and announce the event to your audience.
Added benefit: The new slideshow that accompanies iWeb-published photo pages is an extra pleasure to view and use.

IWeb versus .Mac

I am looking into purchasing .mac and iLife. On perusing, it seems iLife has iWeb and .Mac is all about interacting with the web. Why purchase both? What are the distinct differences? Anyone?
Thanks. Novice to the web using realm,
KO

iWeb is an application for constructing websites on your computer.
.Mac is the Apple server where you can publish your site to view it in a web browser.
You do not have to have a .Mac account to publish your site. You can use the services of a web hosting company - most of which will give you a better deal and better performance than .Mac.

MAC QUESTION--I'm looking for the toggle button for thumbnails

MAC QUESTION--I'm looking for the toggle button that use to be on the bottom right of desktop folders to increase and decrease the size of the thumbnails. Does this still exist?

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Hi. Since installing 10.4.3 my system won't boot. I downloaded and installed the update then restarted the machine, the screen go's dull grey and then a square icon with the world inside it start to flash, a few seconds after that a sad mac/question mark folder flashes then the system appears to start. The disk spins up, the Apple logo appears then after a few more seconds the disk graudually grinds to a halt and the system shuts itself down. Why would this be happening, someone told me that it sounds like it's trying to netboot (whatever that may be) How can I resolve this issue and get my system back? Thanks.

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Where is iWeb in Mac Os Lion?

Do you know how can I install iWeb in Mac Os Lion 10.7.3? I have iLife'11 but it doen't come with iWeb? Thank you

Where did you get iWeb before you upgraded to Lion? If if was preinstalled on your iMac then you will have a disk similar to #4 in this screenshot:
If you purchased the iLife 11 disk then iWeb will be on it. All you need to do is a custom install and select only iWeb.
If your iMac came with Lion preinstalled then you'll have to follow Ethmoid's directions for obtaining iLife 11 and iWeb.
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Getting iWeb and .Mac to play nicely...

I posted the following in the .Mac general forum, but haven't gotten any movement or advise to help with the problem. Since the end result is that I can't publish from iWeb to .Mac I thought that I would repost it here to see if anyone prowling here has thoughts. Anything you can offer would be AWESOME!
--care
From .Mac general forum:
Boy do I have a challenge for you all...
I am an expat living in China and can't seem to get my mac to play nicely with the Great Firewall. I am looking for some help/advice on the subject.
I am connected using ethernet. We have a wireless router in the apartment that my husband has no trouble using (on his evil PC). I get a full signal, the computer says the wireless network is up and running... but I am unable to get anything loaded from the internet unless the cable is connected. This is just the beginning...
The real problem is with applications accessing the internet. My computer can't connect to .Mac unless I do it through the internet. If I open my system preferences I get an error message that reads, in part, "There's a problem connecting to the required iDisk server. Please try again later." Account name and password have been verified.
I think this is part of a bigger problem. Entourage can't download my email, but I can access my email if I go through the internet. None of my widgets that connect to the internet (CNN, eVites, weather) will connect to the internet. iWeb is unable to publish to my .Mac account because the computer can't sign on. I get a very pleasant error message there, too. I think something is blocking programs other than FireFox from getting an internet connection.
Does anyone out there have experience with this? On the count of three everyone put on your thinking cap! One...
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) iWeb 1.1.1

If the router works for your other computer (your partner's laptop) and is able to access the internet from there, then I'm pretty sure your router is fine as well as your internet connection.
The problems that you are describing certainly sound like there is something wrong with the network setup of your mac.
You should open up the System Preferences>Network pane and see if you are getting valid IPs either via wireless or via ethernet cable. You should have DHCP or "Obtain IP address automatically" selected. What is your current IP that is showing in the window?

IWeb/Domain Forwarding/.mac question

Hello Everyone
I have been lurking in the forum for some time, and now have a question. I did a search for it without any luck, so here goes.
I have a website I created using iWeb, with a domain I purchased from GoDaddy. I have domain forwarding and domain Masking both enabled. The issue I have is that each page shows only the purchased URL. In other words, I cannot direct someone to an individual page. I would like the pictures page to show up as purchased domain/pictures, and the links page to show up as purchased domain/links.
We had a discussion involving this on a MMUG I belong to. There are 3 of us who all have domains purchased from GoDaddy. The 2 of us hosting on .Mac have the above mentioned issue with the URL. The one person hosted elsewhere (not GoDaddy), has distinct URL's for each page. This leads me to believe the root of the issue resides with .Mac hosting. Does this make any sense?
FWIW, I asked the same question to .Mac support and got nowhere. They just sent me a response explaining what domain forwarding is.
Dual 2.0 G5 Rev A - PowerBook 17" 1.33 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

The masking feature that you describe is just that.... it masks the actual URL with whatever URL you give it...in this case the URL for your domain. So if you type in http://www.yourdomain.com and have it masked and forwarded to your .Mac pages, that URL is the only URL you will ever see in the address bar of your browser. This is the expected behavior for masking.
There are some different things you can do with your domain, though...
Remember that your forwarded domain basically replaces the relevant portion of your .Mac address. I will use my domain name and .Mac iWEb address for example.
http://www.dirtdoog.com ==> forwards to http://web.mac.com/jwtseng/iWeb
So anytime I see my .Mac URL, I can replace the whole initial section with my domain name...
http://web.mac.com/jwtseng/iWeb/kate/MyWorld/MyWorld.html
can be directly replaced with...
http://www.dirtdoog.com/kate/MyWorld/MyWorld.html
And because I have masking turned on, this is the URL that will stay in my address bar.
For your purposes, you might be interested in assigning subdomains. This feature is located under "Total DNS control". It lets your replace the "www" with a sub-domain that again can be forwarded to any URL. You can use this to forward directly to your photos page using this...
http://photos.yourdomain.com
That would work too, if you had a page that you commonly like to give out to people.

Cannot publish from iWeb to .Mac, Help please!

I am trying to publish to my site from here in Australia. I was able to publish in the country at the beggining of the trip, but can not now. I get the message "Publish Error - an error occurred while publishing file /Web/Site/iWeb/Site/Blog". I had updated two blog entries and changed the date on an entry. Since then in trying to fix the issue I deleted both of those entries. I have been through .mac support troubleshooting steps to ensure it is not a network error. I have been able to publish to a folder, but when I try to copy the Blog folder from that folder to my iDisk I get "The Finder cannont complete the operation because some data in "" could not be read or written (Error code -36)". Since then they asked that I try to publish from a trial .Mac account or from a new OS X user account on my machine. Both of those attempts failed as well, which they say indicates it's not a .mac account or OS X user set up issue. They asked that I put a copy of my domain file out in the public drive for them to look at, but when I try to do that it goes through and does the copying and then freezes at "Copying Domain.zip to Public, Copied 599.5MB of 599.5MB (Closing file...) - Please wait". Then I get the same error code -36 and am disconnected from iweb. Can anyone out there help please?
Thanks!

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too! I have experienced both modem/network problems and was unable to publish in Tahiti and Cook Islands because of that and now these problems which have nothing to do with network it seems - so yours may or may not be network related. I was able to cheat and copied my "Site" folder from my hard drive to my iDisk rather then publishing. I can't remember if you've tried this or not (read a lot of strings today) but you can publish to a folder and then copy that folder to your iDisk at /Web/Sites/iWeb/Site as "Site" after first renaming the one that is out there now. Let me know if you have any questions on how to do it. It sounds like you are traveling like we are and anxious to communicate with friends and family back home. When you are bored, our site is web.mac.com/baganworldtour.
At least we now have our first update out there in two weeks. But it took almost two hours to copy the folder and this won't work forever. Hopefully we, whether by the discussion room or .mac support next week, will be able to fix the problem for real.
Thanks. Good Luck. Merry Christmas

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