Safari Web Clips Don't Bloody Work!

*Safari Web Clips Don’t Bloody Work!*
The problem: I was able to capture a web clip, dashboard would open and it seemed fine, but when I came out of Dashboard and closed Safari, they web clips would disappear.
I attempted to access them by clicking Dashboard>Web Clips and this would bring up a window which says ‘Web Clip was made using Safari’s ‘Open in Dashboard Feature’, open Safari”.
The above is written in the past tense because the situation has deteriorated since.
*Fix Attempt:*
Moved /Library/Widgets/Web Clips.wdgt to trash.
Restored /Trash/Web Clips to /Library/Widgets/Web Clips.wdgt.
*Now Safari won’t even capture any clips at all!*
I can select a clip, but when I click 'Add', nothing, nada.
The endless list of problems with Leopard continues...
*Get all this for £85. Bargain!*
Mr LinguaFranca.

If you're using a custom style sheet in Safari (Safari>Preferences>Advanced), web clips may not work. You may not realize you're using a custom style sheet, but if you've used an application like Safari Enhancer in the past, then yes, you are using a custom style sheet.

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