Thanks a lot for the guidance !! On Saturday, 9 August 2008 15:55:04 UTC-7, xorge wrote: > > Sorry for the confusion - it wasn't a typo just miscommunication - I > have always seen the tilde (~) used to indicated the top most or root > directory/folder which is how I was using it. My user name is indeed > "xorge" as you thought. > > So here is my set up - looking at my system in the finder I see the > normal path to all my other apps: > Macintosh HD1/Applications/all other apps here (This is also the > folder where Quicksilver would install itself by default and fail to > work). > > When looking at the console error message I came to the same > conclusion as you so I dragged the Quicksilver install app to the > other applications folder under "users/applications" instead of the > default it had chosen and it worked from that location. > That path is: Macintosh HD1/Users/xorge/applications/Quicksilver > > I have always wondered why there was an empty applications folder > under my user name but I just assumed it was some Mac quirk since I > run as admin and everything I use runs fine as it is. Quicksilver is > now the only app in that folder. I have a multitude of programs > (ProTools, Reason, Peak, Photoshop. Aperture, Microsoft Office for > Mac) and ever last one has always installed in the same applications > folder along with all the Mac software. Actually Quicksilver DID try > to install here too and I have no idea why it wouldn't work from that > location. Perhaps Quicksilver by default tries to install for just one > user? > > I won't pretend to understand this whole concept of "permissions" but > I pretty much run disk utility to repair permissions once a week and > had run it and rebooted after having a problem with the initial > Quicksilver install failure. > > I have not yet tried moving it to the default applications folder to > see if it will run from there now that it is installed. > > I have to assume that the problem is something with Quicksilver's > methodology since I have been happily installing and running programs > on this system for several years and never had a problem with anything > else. I have always used the same steps for installing programs as I > did with it. > > At any rate, at least Quicksilver is up and working so I can now > compare it to Launchbar which I switched to back when the QS upgrade > first failed to install. > > George > > > On Aug 8, 4:46 pm, Howard Melman <[email protected]> wrote: > > It should work from both > > /Applications/Quicksilver.app > > ~/Applications/Quicksilver.app > > and I haven't heard of it not working from either of the locations. > > > > Your second paragraph is bit confusing, I assume they are typos > > because of frustration. > > Assuming your username is xorge, ~ is short for /Users/xorge so > > ~/Users/xorge/Applications/Quicksilver.app > > seems quite redudant since it means > > /Users/xorge/Users/xorge/Applications/Quicksilver.app > > > > If it works in one location and not another that tells us a few things. > > 1. the app is not corrupt > > 2. it's probably permissions problems in the one location > > > > The previously reported error message does suggest a permissions issue: > > "Exception raised during posting of notification. Ignored. > > exception: launch path not accessible" > > > > I listed specific permissions to check. Since you wrote "I am the > > only user of this system an I have permissions to read write > > everything" I don't know if that refers to the everything I mentioned > > or is a general statement. It is possible to be the only user of a > > system and not have permissions for every thing. > > > > Have you tried running repair permissions in Disk Utility? > > > > Howard > > > > On Aug 8, 2008, at 5:29 PM, xorge wrote: > > > > > > > > > UPDATE > > > > > I have now gotten Quicksilver to install by forcing it to install into > > > my users/xorge/applications folder rather than the default root > > > applications folder where every other program I have ever install has > > > gone by default or choice. I do not know (nor understand) why > > > Quicksilver will only install in this folder but it does appear to > > > work properly from this location. I assume this is in case there are > > > multiple users sharing a system? but I run as administrator on this > > > system so it's a bit annoying to have one orphan program floating > > > about in an otherwise empty folder. > > > > > Every program I have installed is in this path ~/Applications/ > > > Quicksilver.app > > > Quicksilver oh the other hand is the one and only application in this > > > path ~/Users/xorge/Applications/Quicksilver.app > > > > > Like I said it's running but any insight to the reason for this > > > behavior would be welcomed > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > George > > > > > On Aug 8, 10:41 am, xorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> OK - I have tried just about every possible scenario for installing. > > > > >> First I download the QS.3815 dmg file, double click it to open the > > >> virtual drive that appears to reveal the file Quicksilver.app in the > > >> Finder. I have tried running it directly from there and also I have > > >> tried dragging it to my Applications folder and running from there. I > > >> tried that same approach but AFTER first ejecting the virtual drive > > >> and deleting the dmg file to make sure it installs from the > > >> applications location. I am the only user of this system an I have > > >> permissions to read write everything although the file ~/ > > >> LibraryPreferences/com.blacktree.Quicksilver.plist never shows up > > >> under any of these install scenarios. > > > > >> Here is a section of the console message indicating an error: > > > > >> 2008-08-07 13:06:28.950 Quicksilver[244] Installing Quicksilver at: / > > >> Applications > > >> 2008-08-07 13:06:30.644 Quicksilver[244] Relaunch from path / > > >> Applications/Quicksilver.app/Contents/MacOS/Quicksilver > > >> 2008-08-07 13:07:36.049 Quicksilver[253] Installing Quicksilver at: / > > >> Applications > > >> 2008-08-07 13:07:36.059 Quicksilver[253] Relaunch from path / > > >> Applications/Quicksilver.app/Contents/MacOS/Quicksilver > > >> 2008-08-07 13:07:36.060 Quicksilver[253] Exception raised during > > >> posting of notification. Ignored. exception: launch path not > > >> accessible > > >> 2008-08-07 13:07:45.601 Quicksilver[253] -[QSPreferencesController > > >> loadWindow]: failed to load window nib file '/Applications/ > > >> Quicksilver.app/Contents/Resources/QSPreferences.nib'. > > > > >> On Aug 7, 1:52 pm, Howard Melman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> If you launched the app after dragging it to the Applications folder > > >>> it obviously shouldn't say it's being run from a download location. > > >>> Are these the exact messages being reported? Are you *sure* you're > > >>> running from the Applications folder and that you've copied and not > > >>> linked the application? Are there any error messages listed in > > >>> Console.app (you can search for "Quicksilver" to see just errors it > > >>> generates). > > > > >>> When Quicksilver first runs it creates the following files/folders: > > >>> ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/ > > >>> ~/Library/Preferences/com.blacktree.Quicksilver.plist > > >>> ~/Library/Caches/Quicksilver/ > > > > >>> Check that your user account (and not root) owns these and you > > >>> permissions to write these. You can check and change this if > > >>> needed by > > >>> doing Get Info in the Finder and looking in the Ownership & > > >>> Permission > > >>> section. After making sure the folder exists and you own it and have > > >>> permissions to write to it, restart Quicksilver. You can create > > >>> the ~/ > > >>> Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/ folder by hand if that > > >>> helps. > > > > >>> I haven't run on PowerPC in a while, it's possible that latest > > >>> builds > > >>> aren't universal although my copy of B54 3815 says it is Universal. > > >>> Does anyone else run it on PPC? > > > > >>> Howard > > > > >>> On Aug 7, 2008, at 2:35 PM, xorge wrote: > > > > >>>> Yes - I've lost count of how many times I've uninstalled re- > > >>>> downloaded > > >>>> and tried to install. I've always gotten the .dmg file from > > >>>> Blacktree. > > >>>> Today I just tried the majorgeeks download with the same results. > > > > >>>> I use to use Quicksilver all the time and it worked fine. At one > > >>>> point > > >>>> (at least a year or more ago) there was an update so I downloaded > > >>>> that > > >>>> but could never get it to install again. Unfortunately I deleted > > >>>> the > > >>>> old version. I finally got tired of trying to install this app and > > >>>> failing so I started using launchbar instead but the other day I > > >>>> heard > > >>>> some folks on TWIT raving about Quicksilver during interview with > > >>>> the > > >>>> original developer so I though maybe they had fixed the problem > > >>>> with > > >>>> newer updates and tried again. I am still having the exact same > > >>>> problem as always - very frustrating and this is the only thing > > >>>> I've > > >>>> ever had a problem like this with. > > > > >>>> George > > > > >>>> On Aug 7, 4:52 am, Derek <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling it? I suggest you > > >>>>> redownload > > >>>>> the dmg file (from Blacktree). You could also try downloading a > > >>>>> mirror > > >>>>> at MajorGeeks: > > > > >>>>>http://mac.majorgeeks.com/download4682.html > > > > >>>>> just in case. to uninstall, just delete the following files: > > > > >>>>> /Applications/quicksilver.app > > >>>>> ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/ > > >>>>> ~/Library/Preferences/com.blacktree... > > >>>>> ~/Library/Caches/Quicksilver > > > > >>>>> On Aug 7, 6:34 am, xorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>> Help I can not get QS to install after download. > > > > >>>>>> I get the QS.3815.dmg file to download - no problem > > > > >>>>>> Then double click to mount the temporary drive and drag the QS > > >>>>>> app > > >>>>>> to > > >>>>>> my Applications folder. When I run Quicksilver it it displays > > >>>>>> this > > >>>>>> message: "Quicksilver was launched from a download location. > > >>>>>> Would > > >>>>>> you > > >>>>>> like to copy Quicksilver to your applications folder?" > > > > >>>>>> I choose for it to do this and it shows up in my menu bar but is > > >>>>>> unresponsive - the only choice that works is "quit". > > > > >>>>>> Running Quicksilver after that results in the same install > > >>>>>> message > > >>>>>> with same results. > > > > >>>>>> I'm running OSX version 10.4.11 on a G5 dual (Power PC) > > > > >>>>>> Thanks > > >>>>>> George >
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