The Case of the Missing Widgets

I have two accounts on my home computer. On one the dashboard and all the widgets function perfectly. On the second account none of the widgets show up or are available in the drawer to add. I can't figure out why the base system widgets wouldn't be available accross different user accounts.
Tried lots of stuff, looked up lots of forum discussions, nada helps.
Any advice? Thanks!

value = value;Oh, so you have one of those new compilers that reads your mind and knows which value is which in that statement, huh?
Lucky.
The rest of us are stuck doing this.value = value;so that the compiler can distinguish the member variable from the method parameter.

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The Strange Case of the Missing Shared Devices...

Dear Forum,
I am currently having intermittent trouble with the connection of shared devices.
The network consists of a MBP, Qnap TS109 and a Canon printer hooked up via LAN to a WAG200G. The Qnap serves music to a PS3 (WLAN) and the Mac and also serves as a TimeMachine back up device.
The problem is that every so often I lose my Shared Devices in the Finder side-bar. They just disappear.
I have managed to reconnect by playing with the Network connections preferences, but as I suspected (due to exhausting the permutations), this solution has come to an end and now I cannot urge them to reappear (unless I restart (which is a solution, but not an entirely satisfactory one)…
All devices have been set to use static IP address (none conflict).
The Mac’s settings are as follows:
TCP/IP-
Configure IPv4 Manually: then my IP address.
Subnet and router are both correct as I can connect to the Qnap & WAG admin pages and internet (I’m not sure if that is a correct test of these settings, but the numbers are correct).
Configure IPv6: Off.
Under DNS : I have entered both DNS servers as per the instructions of the ISP (I have been with them for years and these are correct).
WINS- (I don’t know what this is but…)
NETBIOS Name: the name of my Mac (All uppercase (don’t know why, but looks definitely windows (ish))
Workgroup: (blank)
WINS Servers (blank),
802.1X & Proxies: everything is per the default setting as I have never touched anything in these options.
Ethernet-
ID: My Mac MAC
Configure: Auto
Speed, Duplex and MTU have never been touched, but I am assuming that Auto covers these.
Under Network (System Preferences), then Location: Auto, then next to Status: Connected (currently active and correct IP)
The WAG is the only thing on this mini network that sets DHCP, I could change this to disable as everything has it’s own Static IP, but is there any need?
(I hope I am getting the terminology correct and not inadvertently creating confusion.)
The PS3 sees the Twonky server in the Qnap, so I am not sure if that is an issue, it doesn’t appear to be.
So why the missing devices?
None of this would actually be a problem if it was not for the fact that once the Qnap disappears from the Finder side-bar, TimeMachine does not back up (yet I can connect via a browser to the Qnap, even if it is not present in the side-bar).
The problem is I feel as though my thinking is a bit blinkered as I am only concentrating on the Network connection aspect, yet I am afraid I am not entirely sure what else I should be considering. That is to say what is causing the Mac hooked up to a perfectly adequate connection/ functioning network to suddenly cause it to drop the devices, yet retain connection by other means?
Unfortunately a forum member had exactly the same problem but sadly removed the query from open questions.
It goes without saying (but there is no harm in me saying it anyway), but any help would be appreciated.

Bump
This recently happened to me as well, actually it's happened for awhile, and only recently have begun to try to find the answers. Did you ever find out what happened?
Also seems like this post: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11367180
But that has no answers posted either. Perhaps a reformat and stick with 10.6.2, which is what I think the last version the "Shared Devices" automatically showed without deliberately mounting a network drive.
My situation is pretty much the same, "Shared Devices" do not automatically show up on the left sidebar. If I know the IP address or netbios name, I can mount network hard drives: Command + K and smb://ipaddress
My Computers, I have an iBook G4, which used to automatically pop up; a Windows7 computer that used to automatically show; and an Ubuntu 10.04 computer that would show up as well for screen sharing and smb.
Possible culprits include: netbios/smb problems, mDNSresponder/Bonjour problems, other networking config. No settings permutations have fixed the problem.

The Case of the Missing Image

Go to this link:
http://fyiboerne.info/wcid.html
This page is a very simple HTML page which displays two
things: a "< GO BACK" link, which is visible and working
properly, and one jpg image (file name: wcid#2.jpg) which is not
visible.
I would love to know what is going on here.
Both the html page, and the lone image are in place on the
remote server; however, when I test the page on my testing server
it comes up blank as it does from the browser when online. I've
tried pop-up windows, a download to a pdf version of the .jpg....IT
IS ALWAYS BLANK. Moreover, I have purged the entire site and put it
back...dumped the html file and completely rebuilt it...tried
opening the pdf file and jpg file in Photoshop and Acrobat, where
the image always comes up. In Photoshop, I flattened the layers.
The image shows up in Dreamweaver, but fails to appear in a
preview (using Firefox and Safari), and fails to appear on the
Internet.
I included the source code for this link in the event anyone
can see a problem. The first source code appears on the page which
links to the page in question. The second source code is the code
from the page with the missing image.
THANKS!
HELP!

Removing the "#" character from the file name fixed the
problem. Thanks!

The Case of the Missing Font

I have and use the translation Dashboard widget to, well...translate things, sometimes from English to Russian. The Russian alphabet is Cyrillic, and that font has, as recently as a month or so ago, been available for translations when I type a word in English and ask the widget to translate it into Russian. Yesterday, I attempted such a translation and the translated word was presented in some font that is definitely not Cyrillic. I don't know what the font is, but the characters for the translation of the word "school" were presented as ÑÐºÐ¾Ð»Ð°.
Curious, I opened Font Book to see if Cyrillic was among the available fonts. Surprisingly, it was not. So I did a Spotlight search of the computer and found that Cyrillic is definitely there. It's in the Drive 1/Library/Fonts directory. Seems like a reasonable place. Its information preview shows that it's pretty old - created and last modified on 1/6/94, but as I said, it was working a month ago (assuming that the working font was the one that is still there). Its preview icon has the letters "FFIL" on it, and as I am not a font expert, I have no idea what that means as far as font types go.
So I figured OK, since it's there and has worked in the past, I'll go to font book and add it to the list, which I then tried to do. I selected "Add font..." chose Cyrillic, and it did not get added to the list. Nothing happened. Not knowing what to try next, I opened Safari, found Google's translator, and added it to my bookmarks.
I realize that Google Translator is probably a better overall solution to my problem than the translation widget anyway, but now my primary question is what has happened to what was a working Cyrillic font a month ago. Did some recent Software Update kill it unbeknownst to me? Am I not trying to add it to the available fonts correctly? Am I hallucinating? I expect Windows machines to do weird things, but it's very frustrating when my Mac does them too.
Thanks for any help.
Bob Krueger, fontless in San Diego

Ah, yes. I see now that Lucida Grande contains an entire section of Cyrillic characters. Interesting; I did not know that.
What is the Systran online translator? (sorry, but curiosity demands that I ask that question) If that has indeed broken down, it must have been relatively recently, as it was making Cyrillic translations last month. The widget is, by the way, continuing to make accurate translations in languages, like English, Spanish, Italian, etc. that use the Latin alphabet. So whatever presents the Cyrillic characters is broken, but the translation function itself is not.

Case of the missing 15GB...

Hi,
I have a really strange problem with some missing Hard Disk space.
I installed boot camp and had a 15GB Windows partition working fine. It all went a bit wrong when I tried to remove the partition.
I used the boot camp assistant to remove the partition and recover the space but when I rebooted as requested, I got the folder with the flashing question mark boot error.
It refused to boot at all so I did an archive and install, which worked perfectly except that the 15GB from the boot camp partition is now inaccessible!
If I 'get info' on the OS X volume in the finder, it shows 96GB capacity. In Disk Utility however, both the physical drive and the OS X partition show 111GB capacity!?
I've run verify and repair on both the physical disk and the OS X volume, but still no sign of the missing 15GB.
Apple Phone support suggested that I do a complete wipe clean and re-install, re-partitioning the drive as I do. But I'm loath to go through the polava of getting my system set up a third time.
Any suggestions?

Hi tekin, Welcome to Apple Discussions. As advised by support, an erase and install would clear up your problems. I understand your reluctance to go ahead with this, as it isn't a quick process, however, the only easier way is to use a proprietary utility e.g. Disk Warrior to repair your disk.
Link here .. (http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/).
Or, as I have done, get a external hard drive and back up - (for next time)!
Best wishes,
Robert.

The Strange Case of the Missing Network Icon

Can anyone help my buddy Tom - who is running a G4 iBook with OS X Panther? He is unable to get onto his wireless network and here is the problem in his own words:
"Had a moment to muck about in the iBook drive, following data crumbs from the all-pervasive Network software. Apparently, all that spinning of the drive over regions containing bits and bytes of the application managed to cobble together enough of Network to launch an e-mail, which I immediately determined had to go to you. This is strictly a spit-and-string enterprise, similar to a baling wire and soup can exhaust system fix, and likely the only e-mail I'll get off until I complete an entire system restore. Think of it as a faulty telephone connection - you can hear me, but I can't hear you. So, don't bother to respond, as your e-mail will probably languish in my Inbox for the time it takes me to resurrect OS X.
What brought me to this point is my reasoning Network isn't a stand-alone application like a word processor, but rather a "network" (clever, eh?) piece of software with files strewn through other software so they can access various aspects of it. For example, World Book Encyclopedia accomplishes a software update without launching Safari; connecting to its mother ship via but another piece of Network that happens to reside within the program. I guess this approach is what put the "i" in iBook, and it seems to work pretty well...until moments like this. Perhaps Steve Jobs outsourced to Hansel and Gretel to create a new marketing twist.
Anyway, I've talked this all up with a number of people, and the universal response seems to be; "Huh? I've never heard such a thing.". I even managed to mightily confuse Dave and he's got an awful lot of Mac expertise. But the real kicker, when explaining how I reasoned it all out, is when I mention the key to my understanding was when I noticed the missing Network icon. That's when their eyes glaze over and it's apparent they can't quite wrap their brain around the idea. I've deduced how to cajole the Finder to reveal this Archimedean moment, and included a pair of attachments so you, too, can share in my AHA!! revelation. Running this all past Dave had him agreeing I seem to have a handle on it, but the sheer complexity of all those .exec files squirreled here, there, and everywhere still had him scratching his head.
Interestingly, I have to coerce the Finder to display the icon example; you can't simply click it into existence. I do it by plugging in a travel drive, opening same, then ejecting it. The Finder then defaults to what you see (the word Network with no icon).
Speaking of attachments, I was so tempted to wade through all 70 (70!!) e-mails in my inbox, but was fearful my MacGyvered patch would fail before getting this off to you.
Time to fade back into the black hole from whence I came. When I close Safari it'll relinquish its tenuous grasp on the Network .exec file it's hacked to."
Any ideas on what's wrong and how it can be fixed? I'll see that they get passed on to Tom.
G4 Powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.10) iMac

Before the mid-1980s, networking might have been implemented with a lot of goofy little routines (.exec's if you must) calling one another. About that time the CCITT (an international telecommunications standards committee made up of Academic and Industrial representatives) did a lot of work abstracting and then standardizing the functions that various parts of a network perform.
The CCITT refined the notion of a Layered Network Architecture and specified the types of activities performed in each layer. Shortly thereafter Apple implemented Open Transport and delivered it into the marketplace in System 7.5.3.
Apple networking has been very well-behaved and under control since then. It does not tend to "get lost" or "lose track of things". It really is very good. With only a few limitations, you can connect Macs running 7.5.3 through 10.3.9 and have File Sharing work without regard to what versions are talking to each other.

The gallery widget and PDF export etc

Hi all,
I'm new to iBA so I have a lot of questions but I start with only two of them.
I made a Photo portfolio type of iBook, using mainly the gallery widget after the intro chapters.
Q1. Well, took some time to put it all together but now I'm close to finnish it, so I thought I had to preview how it looked as a PDF, and exported it.
Quite surpricing that only the the first image on all pages with the gallery widget was present? Is that how it should be?
I who thought the gallery widget navigations "buttons" would be converted to a link to the next image and that should get links for previous and next image and so fort, nutbut it didnt :-/
Ok I can make pages for all images, but 700-800 pages for just them doesn't seem smooth IMHO :-)
Q2. The gallery widget doesnt seem very flexable to handle both landscape and portright images att the same time, so I ended up making 2 pages for each gallery, one for landscape and one for portright mode images. What am I missing here?
Wishlist for iBA:
1. Make the gallery widget work for PDF export.
2. Make the gallery widget flexible to auto-handle landscape and portraight images. (In runtime, in landskape mode of the iPad, the landscape images are shown as much as possible, and the portright ones fit in hight with perhaps a lightgray (customable?) background on the sides, and vise versa when held in portright mode.)
/Cekari

1.) Widgets by design require a way to interact - PDFs are just 'readable', so naturally the interaction can't be used and the first image is akin to a placeholder showing where the widget is laid out. In iBA's case, I think the PDF is most useful for proofing, demo, etc. - if a valid preview is desired, either publish as preview (still limited for some examples) or share as an .ibooks file via iTunes.
2.) Layout your widgets in landscape, edit content in portrait and of course test in both. In those cases where you need a bit more control, bifurcate.
Thanks for your wishlist: As always, feel free to use the 'Provide iBooks Author Feedback' menu item for features you'd like added in the future, etc.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ibooks-author.html
New iBA users should see: Publishing With iBooks Author
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920025597.do
Ken

HT201269 Is there a way to download/port the missing data/SMS to one iPhone without overwriting the new SMS on the newer iPhone?

SMS Transferring/downloading/backup : Is there a way to download/port the missing data/SMS to one iPhone without overwriting the new SMS on the newer iPhone? Here is my dilemma. My iPhone quit working and I couldn’t get it fixed as quickly as I needed to. I bought a used iPhone and started using it normally and downloaded the backup from itunes/icloud. There was a large gap in data where the first iPhone didn’t backup when I thought it had. I have SMS data on both phonesnow and I need them for a court hearing. I have since had the other iPhone repaired and working perfectly. Will downloading a backup wipe out the newer SMS data? I am nervous because I can’t lose the information or my case mey be compromised. Any “Real Help” including programs that work to accomplish this would be very helpful. Thank You in advance…

No, direct access to manipulating the phone's filesystem is not permitted for 3rd party apps in the iOS. It can't be done without hacking the phone, which you certainly don't want to do. The messages can be combined and viewed on your computer, but not on a single phone.

In the lightbox widget, how do I move a caption without moving the location of all the captions?

I'm using the lightbox widget for my portfolio, and I've uploaded files of various layouts and orientations. Some captions appear over my graphics. When I try to move the caption below the graphic, it moves the location for all of my captions. Edit Together is unchecked. What am I missing?

Consult the documentation for the app you've downloaded and see if they offer any way of importing from the app on your BB.

How to know what are the missing items in 'Collect Files' ?

I used 'Collect Files' to gather my medias for my project, but it's giving me this error in log:
Number of missing items: 1
This project is pretty huge so how can I find out which items is missing ?
I don't see any offline layers in my sequences...
Thank you.

Do you have a file that is bigger than 2gb in size ? I know that on some cases Collect file won't move file with size over 2gb (if i'm correct, not sure about this).
If you are on CS4, open you collected file project and type "missing" in the search text field of the project panel, and AE will show you all the missing files.
You can also have a look at the log file created when you collected the file to see wat file is missing.
Hope that helps.

The missing library problem.

I understand that there's already a lot of threads about the sudden disappearance of iTunes libraries, however I'm typing this up because I'd like to point out in a bit more detail what I'm seeing happening to my computer, and maybe have a collective of what's going on. This issue has happened to me five times in the last two months since I've updated to iTunes 11. After searching on google I know the missing library problem has existed since the early 2000s; why this glitch has yet to be fixed 13 years later is beyond me. I have personally never had this problem until updating to 11, and seeing the many other threads on here this appears to me to be an issue with this version of the software more than it has been in previous versions.
Before I continue, I have tried the following to fix it:
Simply readded my whole library. It was only wiped again a few weeks later.
Completely uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes. That didn't work either, so it's not just an updating problem.
What I haven't tried
Changing where on my computer iTunes is installed. I have no idea where on the computer might be better or if it will change anything. I have iTunes installed on its default location on my local C: disk.
Importing the music directly from my iPod into iTunes. Can this be done? If so, how? Not everything on my iTunes is a store purchase, most of it is imported CDs and also amazon purchases too. So I don't know if the transfer purchases option works. While this wouldn't fix this current issue, I would like to know how to do this if possible since it would just be a quick fix whenever this happens.
What is happening:
So each time this has happened, what occurs is that like many other people, one day I open my iTunes and everything is in order. Then the next, for no reason, all of my libraries are gone but the music is still on my computer, organized in their files the way iTunes had them done so upon importing. I can't use the .itl files in the "previous libraries" folder because they have also been re-written. Upon opening them, even if their last save was on a day I know everything was in working order, opening them does nothing but give me the same blank default page.
What isn't mentioned in a lot of the posts regarding this issue, is the sudden crop of temporary files in the iTunes folder.
The ones that have cropped up for me personally are the following:
iT 1.tmp
iT 2.tmp
iT 3.tmp
iT 4.tmp
Temp file 1.tmp
Temp file 2. tmp
Those were not there the last time I used iTunes, and they're never there on the days I've used it before and it has worked correctly. However every time my library is wiped, these files suddenly appear without fail, every time. I can't open them, I can't do anything with them except delete them. I believe I remember reading somewhere that this might be an issue regarding with how the program is saving the progress of your library changing, and that the temp files are there until it can "officially" save what has happened to your library. While I didn't change anything in my library in the last couple of weeks, I'm assuming this also counts things like play count.
My own personal opinion
Seeing just how many threads with this issue are popping up, this leads me to believe that this isn't just a problem with my personal computer or my personal install of iTunes 11. These temp files also lead me to believe that as well. In other words, whatever glitch has existed with iTunes since the early 2000s is for some reason running rampant in version 11.
TL;DR:
Please developers, actually look at this library glitch within the program itself. It can't just be an individual user's problem because way too many people are experiencing it.

No worries. You've probably run into one the other threads I've posted to but I'll add my thoughts here anyway...
Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. Note that in iTunes 11 an "empty" library may show your past purchases with links to stream or download them.
In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
Alternatively, depending on exactly when and why the library went missing, there may be a more recent .tmp file in the main iTunes folder that can be copied and renamed as iTunes Library.itl to restore the library to an earlier state. Look for a recent .tmp file that is similar in size to the .itl files in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder. If it has happened repeatedly you may want the earliest such file generated since the last iTunes upgrade.
If applicable, see iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library, or a backup of it, then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
I've noticed more of these missing library posts of late and a common factor to most since I started asking is AVG Anti-Virus. It seems in some cases it might be at least part of the reason why the library file disappears. Try excluding the iTunes folder from any AV scanning process.
tt2

Can I resize thumbnails in the Review widget?

In the review widget options, the sixth option down is called "Drag Thumbnail to Target."
Does anyone know if I can resize the thumbnails at the bottom?

Hi Ian,
Are you talking about the thumbnails in the Pages pane?
In that case, you can right-click on the Pages pane to bring up the context menu.
"Enlarge Page Thumbnails" and "Reduce Page Thumbnails" are items on that menu.
You can also click on the little gears icon under the name of the Pane. That bring up the same menu.
Regards,
Charlene

How to identify the missing reecords once load was performed

hi experts
if load was performed and we found some missing records are there how to identify them and how to populate them again. if the records are only few we can manually find them and selecting and info package level in data selection we can send them but if they are millions of records how to identify them and how to solve this kind of issue.
is there any solution for this apart from data reconsillation
thanks in advance

Hi,
Generally who is accessing the reports(End users) , those only can findout that if any data is missing in the data load and showing any wrong data.
They will know and compare the data in R/3 inform to BW team , what they got wrong data insted of Original data.
According to that we need to Analyse the data flow BW >>> R/3 -( Top to bottom we need to check all the data targets by giving the missing values)
To see the contents we use the T.code is : LISTCUBE ( Here you can see the content and request IDs and source) , according to the we need to analys and find , whether problem is occured
LIST CUBE : To see the contents of data targets in BW side
In the below cases data will show wrong in the reports
1. If the data was not loaded into BW side.
2. Even if the data is loaded into BW side, Some times Due to the incorrect rotines/update rules the data might be showing wrong in the reports.
3. If any issue with varibles/ C.KF's/ R.K.Fs used in the reports, the data will show wrong due wrong calculation.
4. if any wrong selection in the varibles also will show Wrong data.
So, we need to analys all these things and compare with R/3 data,
First we need to check the data in BW Intial load data target by comparing the R/3 data source with extract checker (RSA3)
RSA3 : Extract checker in R/3 side
in some cases, you need to check the data base tables if the datasource is Generic
RSO2 (T.code) - To display Generic data source and findout the tables.
After Analysis, if you find out that if any data is missing from the source system , you need to run Repair Full request, which is not effect previous delta
Repair full request :
Go to info package :>> setting as Full insted of delta
change the setting in menu >> Check mark for repaire full request
Selection : Give the selection for missing record in the infopackage in selection Tab
After this you will get the as per your selections, without distrubing your delta load >> next you can run your delta load as usal
I hope it may help you to analys the issue.
Regards.
Rambabu
Edited by: Rambabu velanati on Mar 24, 2011 12:32 PM

Get rid of the 'Missing'with Custom Effects

Hi
i've created some Custom Effects with Ae.But some of them have the word 'Missing'in front of the actual Effect.
how can i get rid of that?All Effects work though.
thx

I have the same problem.
I'm running both CS4 and CS5 here and have appended the exact same Custom Effect code to the PresetEffects.xml file in each version.
The CS4 project works fine; but when the same project is opened (and converted of course) in to CS5 I get a dialog warning me that the effects are missing, and I get the "Missing: " text in front of the effect name everywhere it appears.
However as noted the effects still seem to work: that is, the controls are still there and usable and the expressions attached to their parameters have come through intact.
I have verified this to be the case also with CE's from Maltaanon and others which are installed via the PolyCE Installer AIR application. They work in CS4 but are displayed as "Missing: " in CS5.
However the original poster says only "some" of their effects have this problem? Maybe you could analyze the any possible difference in how you coded them? Has something changed with the XML syntax or something?
Would be nice if this was fixed and for that matter also nice if they finally enable the "Popup" type controller via XML as well..;)

Customising the button widget

Hi
I would like to include the navigation options on all my slides to give the user control of the presentation, from reading other posts, the best way to do this seems to be to include the button widget on the master slide. I have looked at inserting this but is there a way to make this just an image of an arrow rather than a text box?
Thanks

Hello,
The button widget is a static widget. If you have access to a Flash Developer, it could be customized, the source file is available with Captivate. Because it is a static widget you can use it on the master slide, which is not the case for interactive objects (like buttons or click boxes or interactive widgets). And it has the look of a real button, there are different states when hovering over it etc. But it is indeed a Text Button. A more simple solution would be to delete the text and put an image of an arrow on top of the widget, but its color will not change with the state.
I blogged about this widget:
Using the button widget
Lilybiri

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