On Mar 28, 12:58 pm, [email protected] wrote: > On 28 Mar 2011, at 10:25, Mattias Larsson wrote: > > > I've just tried to remove all of the files in the plugin-folder and > > you're right! It worked as expected after they were removed from that > > folder. > > I narrowed it down to the Nucleic (Dark) style, and i tried to > > download the style again from the developer and the style now works as > > expected. Could it have gone corrupt in the downloading/unzipping of > > the style. > > That is a possibility. Or maybe the style was quietly updated between you > downloading it the first and second time. Either way, works now, that’s good > news :) > > > I tried searching with spotlight for growl, but it doesn't find and > > files containing "growl" unless a search specifically in the Library > > directory. Shouldn't it search through the entire hard drive if i > > choose to search on "This Mac”? > > Finder is irritatingly good at hiding things it doesn’t think you should see. > If you click on the (+) button on the right to add a filter, then in the > first drop-down go to Other…. There is an option in there for ’System files’. > Turn it on, then select it and set it to ‘are included’. > Should find things in every folder then.
Ahh Thanks for that! Could help in the future! > > A question, since I uninstalled it a couple of times, shouldn't the > > styles that I installed have been removed also? > > It is normal behaviour for an uninstaller not to remove any user-made > preferences and modifications, so that if you decide to reinstall it for > whatever reason, all your settings are as they were. Custom styles fit into > this category. > > > Since it obviously can > > cause some bugs it should probably be at least an option when you > > uninstall Growl. That prompts you with something like: "Do you wan't > > to uninstall your custom installed styles too?” > > This is not a bad idea, though, I agree. > In fact, there is already a feature request in place for > it:http://code.google.com/p/growl/issues/detail?id=182 > Feel free to add your vote to it. Yup, I added my vote to it now. I also added a comment about being prompted when you uninstall. Could be great for those users (me) that doesn't know how to search properly with finder... Thanks again for the help both of you! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
