Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
On 2 Feb 2015, at 6:36 pm, Kaye and Geoff k...@kgweb.org.au wrote: Hello Pat On 02/02/2015, at 4:47 PM, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I work on a rapidly expanding web site, using BBEdit 11.0.2, the newest version. I used to be able to use Quicklook on raw html files: it would give me a view of how the file looked on Safari. This is enormously useful and saves a lot of time as it is not necessary to open a file to see what it looks like. However, I did the Yosemite 10.2 update a week ago (went well and quickly with no apparent problems), but I think this may be a prolem, because Quicklook no longer works on html files. I tried to have a look on the Support pages of Apple, and wrote out a description of the problem, but the page would not let me post it to the community. Has anyone else noticed this? I would hope Apple knows about it and is fixing it. Failing that, is it possible to remove the 10.2 update? I understand that BBEdit was discontinued some years ago by Bare Bones Software. Their supported text editor now is Text Wrangler, which I think is free. It claims to understand HTML, and lots of other languages, which I take to mean that it will pretty up HTML with colours and formatting. We use Web Design, which has the in-built ability to display the web page as you change the HTML. It is OK, but I am not sure that I would recommend it. It crashes a bit (but usually only immediately after you have saved the file!), it has funny behaviour over our network and has a way of hanging on to pictures despite you having specified a new/different one. We paid for Web Design, but not a lot I think. Not a specific answer to you problem, I realise, but you could look at a program like Web Design (there are a number to choose from ot there) rather than ditching your OS. Regards Geoff --- Kaye and Geoff k...@kgweb.org.au BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might find an alternative solution at http://www.quicklookplugins.com http://www.quicklookplugins.com/. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Hello Pat On 02/02/2015, at 4:47 PM, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I work on a rapidly expanding web site, using BBEdit 11.0.2, the newest version. I used to be able to use Quicklook on raw html files: it would give me a view of how the file looked on Safari. This is enormously useful and saves a lot of time as it is not necessary to open a file to see what it looks like. However, I did the Yosemite 10.2 update a week ago (went well and quickly with no apparent problems), but I think this may be a prolem, because Quicklook no longer works on html files. I tried to have a look on the Support pages of Apple, and wrote out a description of the problem, but the page would not let me post it to the community. Has anyone else noticed this? I would hope Apple knows about it and is fixing it. Failing that, is it possible to remove the 10.2 update? I understand that BBEdit was discontinued some years ago by Bare Bones Software. Their supported text editor now is Text Wrangler, which I think is free. It claims to understand HTML, and lots of other languages, which I take to mean that it will pretty up HTML with colours and formatting. We use Web Design, which has the in-built ability to display the web page as you change the HTML. It is OK, but I am not sure that I would recommend it. It crashes a bit (but usually only immediately after you have saved the file!), it has funny behaviour over our network and has a way of hanging on to pictures despite you having specified a new/different one. We paid for Web Design, but not a lot I think. Not a specific answer to you problem, I realise, but you could look at a program like Web Design (there are a number to choose from ot there) rather than ditching your OS. Regards Geoff --- Kaye and Geoff k...@kgweb.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might find an alternative solution at http://www.quicklookplugins.com http://www.quicklookplugins.com/. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Thank you, Ronni. Unfortunately, it didn’t fix the problem. I will write to Bare Bones again and see if they have any other solution. I appreciate your help very much. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 13:01, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, After you moved the .plist file to the Trash. Make sure you quit ALL applications before emptying the Trash, so that the .plist file can properly be deleted. If it doesn't work right away, restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Don't move the com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist If you still have the problem the Terminal command is: Open up Terminal and enter the following two commands, each followed by the Enter key. NOTE: the spaces in he first command (copy paste might be best) These commands will rebuild the LaunchServices file and will refresh the Finder so that the changes take effect. You might have to wait a minute or two for the first command before killing the Finder, as the database needs time to restructure itself. /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user killall Finder If you still have the issue, it might not be Launch Services causing the problem, but something else? Cheers, Ronni On 3 Feb 2015, at 12:33 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Ronni, Thanks very much for your reply. I just did as you said, deleted the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, rebooted, but it did not solve the problem, and the plist has not been recreated. I see that there is also a directory called com.apple.LaunchServices and in it is com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist. I did not do anything to this. Do I need to do anything to recreate the plist? I have used Terminal successfully for a few things in the past. I believe I can follow instructions to fix things. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 11:21, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com mailto:ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to Rebuild Launch Services Database. Terminal or Onyx or try this first: The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu. 1. Quit all open applications 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, delete the file. 3. Then Reboot your Mac. This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, clamsh...@iinet.net.au mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might find an alternative solution at http://www.quicklookplugins.com http://www.quicklookplugins.com/. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Hi Pat, If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to Rebuild Launch Services Database. Terminal or Onyx or try this first: The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu. 1. Quit all open applications 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, delete the file. 3. Then Reboot your Mac. This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might find an alternative solution at http://www.quicklookplugins.com http://www.quicklookplugins.com/. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Hi, Ronni, Thanks very much for your reply. I just did as you said, deleted the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, rebooted, but it did not solve the problem, and the plist has not been recreated. I see that there is also a directory called com.apple.LaunchServices and in it is com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist. I did not do anything to this. Do I need to do anything to recreate the plist? I have used Terminal successfully for a few things in the past. I believe I can follow instructions to fix things. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 11:21, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com mailto:ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to Rebuild Launch Services Database. Terminal or Onyx or try this first: The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu. 1. Quit all open applications 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, delete the file. 3. Then Reboot your Mac. This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, clamsh...@iinet.net.au mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might find an alternative solution at http://www.quicklookplugins.com http://www.quicklookplugins.com/. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Hi Pat, After you moved the .plist file to the Trash. Make sure you quit ALL applications before emptying the Trash, so that the .plist file can properly be deleted. If it doesn't work right away, restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Don't move the com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist If you still have the problem the Terminal command is: Open up Terminal and enter the following two commands, each followed by the Enter key. NOTE: the spaces in he first command (copy paste might be best) These commands will rebuild the LaunchServices file and will refresh the Finder so that the changes take effect. You might have to wait a minute or two for the first command before killing the Finder, as the database needs time to restructure itself. /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user killall Finder If you still have the issue, it might not be Launch Services causing the problem, but something else? Cheers, Ronni On 3 Feb 2015, at 12:33 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Ronni, Thanks very much for your reply. I just did as you said, deleted the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, rebooted, but it did not solve the problem, and the plist has not been recreated. I see that there is also a directory called com.apple.LaunchServices and in it is com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist. I did not do anything to this. Do I need to do anything to recreate the plist? I have used Terminal successfully for a few things in the past. I believe I can follow instructions to fix things. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 11:21, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com mailto:ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to Rebuild Launch Services Database. Terminal or Onyx or try this first: The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu. 1. Quit all open applications 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, delete the file. 3. Then Reboot your Mac. This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, clamsh...@iinet.net.au mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might find an alternative solution at http://www.quicklookplugins.com http://www.quicklookplugins.com/. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Calendar/Contacts not Syncing -Ronni -please help!
My contacts/calendars have stopped syncing (Again!) I’ve carefully gone through the procedures (Sent to me by Ronni-your good self) to no avail. I’ve just updated the OS to 10.10.2. but the problem existed before the update. I haven’t “Fiddled” with any settings that might cause this problem. Please Help! Bob. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
I don't think Bare Bones can help, it does seem to be happening to quite a few people who have updated to 10.10.2 ... not everyone is experiencing the 'bug'. It worked in 10.10.1 but not working in 10.10.2 for many people. You can file a Bug report to Apple as many have. https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/using-bug-reporter/ How did you update did you use the Combo update or just Software Update? Did you Repair Permissions, Repair Drive? Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 3 Feb 2015, at 2:40 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thank you, Ronni. Unfortunately, it didn’t fix the problem. I will write to Bare Bones again and see if they have any other solution. I appreciate your help very much. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 13:01, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, After you moved the .plist file to the Trash. Make sure you quit ALL applications before emptying the Trash, so that the .plist file can properly be deleted. If it doesn't work right away, restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Don't move the com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist If you still have the problem the Terminal command is: Open up Terminal and enter the following two commands, each followed by the Enter key. NOTE: the spaces in he first command (copy paste might be best) These commands will rebuild the LaunchServices file and will refresh the Finder so that the changes take effect. You might have to wait a minute or two for the first command before killing the Finder, as the database needs time to restructure itself. /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user killall Finder If you still have the issue, it might not be Launch Services causing the problem, but something else? Cheers, Ronni On 3 Feb 2015, at 12:33 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Ronni, Thanks very much for your reply. I just did as you said, deleted the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, rebooted, but it did not solve the problem, and the plist has not been recreated. I see that there is also a directory called com.apple.LaunchServices and in it is com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist. I did not do anything to this. Do I need to do anything to recreate the plist? I have used Terminal successfully for a few things in the past. I believe I can follow instructions to fix things. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 11:21, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to Rebuild Launch Services Database. Terminal or Onyx or try this first: The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu. 1. Quit all open applications 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, delete the file. 3. Then Reboot your Mac. This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might find an alternative solution at http://www.quicklookplugins.com. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Hi Ronni Can you re install 10.10.2 via Combo update over the previous installation of 10.10.2 via software update? Is this likely to rectify any odd bugs which may exist in the software update version? Kind regards Peter On 3 Feb 2015, at 3:18 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: I don't think Bare Bones can help, it does seem to be happening to quite a few people who have updated to 10.10.2 ... not everyone is experiencing the 'bug'. It worked in 10.10.1 but not working in 10.10.2 for many people. You can file a Bug report to Apple as many have. https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/using-bug-reporter/ How did you update did you use the Combo update or just Software Update? Did you Repair Permissions, Repair Drive? Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 3 Feb 2015, at 2:40 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thank you, Ronni. Unfortunately, it didn’t fix the problem. I will write to Bare Bones again and see if they have any other solution. I appreciate your help very much. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 13:01, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, After you moved the .plist file to the Trash. Make sure you quit ALL applications before emptying the Trash, so that the .plist file can properly be deleted. If it doesn't work right away, restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Don't move the com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist If you still have the problem the Terminal command is: Open up Terminal and enter the following two commands, each followed by the Enter key. NOTE: the spaces in he first command (copy paste might be best) These commands will rebuild the LaunchServices file and will refresh the Finder so that the changes take effect. You might have to wait a minute or two for the first command before killing the Finder, as the database needs time to restructure itself. /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user killall Finder If you still have the issue, it might not be Launch Services causing the problem, but something else? Cheers, Ronni On 3 Feb 2015, at 12:33 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Ronni, Thanks very much for your reply. I just did as you said, deleted the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, rebooted, but it did not solve the problem, and the plist has not been recreated. I see that there is also a directory called com.apple.LaunchServices and in it is com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist. I did not do anything to this. Do I need to do anything to recreate the plist? I have used Terminal successfully for a few things in the past. I believe I can follow instructions to fix things. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 11:21, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to Rebuild Launch Services Database. Terminal or Onyx or try this first: The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu. 1. Quit all open applications 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, delete the file. 3. Then Reboot your Mac. This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html for a comprehensive comparison. I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is working perfectly
Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
Hi Pat, Hi Ronni, I¹m still using SL 10.6.8 so this is very much just an idea/approach ;o) Even with older OSX versions I have occasionally found that quicklook did not work with the odd file until you had somehow created a ³preview². From memory, the offending files were some downloaded pdfs which just showed a blank doc in Quicklook until after you had opened them once with Preview after that quicklook worked fine. So You could try opening the file in a browser (Firefox or Safari?) - I¹m assuming it will display OK and then try quicklook to see if it can now cope. Just a thought. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 3/2/15 15:18, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: I don't think Bare Bones can help, it does seem to be happening to quite a few people who have updated to 10.10.2 ... not everyone is experiencing the 'bug'. It worked in 10.10.1 but not working in 10.10.2 for many people. You can file a Bug report to Apple as many have. https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/using-bug-reporter/ How did you update did you use the Combo update or just Software Update? Did you Repair Permissions, Repair Drive? Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 3 Feb 2015, at 2:40 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thank you, Ronni. Unfortunately, it didn¹t fix the problem. I will write to Bare Bones again and see if they have any other solution. I appreciate your help very much. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 13:01, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, After you moved the .plist file to the Trash. Make sure you quit ALL applications before emptying the Trash, so that the .plist file can properly be deleted. If it doesn't work right away, restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Don't move the com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist If you still have the problem the Terminal command is: Open up Terminal and enter the following two commands, each followed by the Enter key. NOTE: the spaces in he first command (copy paste might be best) These commands will rebuild the LaunchServices file and will refresh the Finder so that the changes take effect. You might have to wait a minute or two for the first command before killing the Finder, as the database needs time to restructure itself. /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices. framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user killall Finder If you still have the issue, it might not be Launch Services causing the problem, but something else? Cheers, Ronni On 3 Feb 2015, at 12:33 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Ronni, Thanks very much for your reply. I just did as you said, deleted the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, rebooted, but it did not solve the problem, and the plist has not been recreated. I see that there is also a directory called com.apple.LaunchServices and in it is com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist. I did not do anything to this. Do I need to do anything to recreate the plist? I have used Terminal successfully for a few things in the past. I believe I can follow instructions to fix things. Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 11:21, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pat, If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to Rebuild Launch Services Database. Terminal or Onyx or try this first: The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder¹s Go menu. 1. Quit all open applications 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, delete the file. 3. Then Reboot your Mac. This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi, Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but didn¹t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they replied, ³Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you try rebuilding it.² They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. They also said that there were command line solutions. Unfortunately, I don¹t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to rebuild the Launch Services database. I¹m willing to try either way. Instructions hopefully requested. Thanks, Pat On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe
OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook
I work on a rapidly expanding web site, using BBEdit 11.0.2, the newest version. I used to be able to use Quicklook on raw html files: it would give me a view of how the file looked on Safari. This is enormously useful and saves a lot of time as it is not necessary to open a file to see what it looks like. However, I did the Yosemite 10.2 update a week ago (went well and quickly with no apparent problems), but I think this may be a prolem, because Quicklook no longer works on html files. I tried to have a look on the Support pages of Apple, and wrote out a description of the problem, but the page would not let me post it to the community. Has anyone else noticed this? I would hope Apple knows about it and is fixing it. Failing that, is it possible to remove the 10.2 update? Thanks, Pat -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Downloading Yosemite for install on another Mac ?
Hi Daniel, thanks for the info, and yes, good points on their charging out etc. I guess living in the bush has its drawbacks and one is Telstra! best regards Chris On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Chris Quick reply as just racing into a job. Yes, Yosemite itself is free, and I'm imagine the service centre/shop aren't charing you for the software, but for their overheads/time (And the service). Yes an install on a USB drive would work for both machines. I'll drop you an email off list a bit later today with a bit more info… Unfortunately yes, with limited or slow downloads it does make it difficult. And I think also why some of the places wont' just give you an installer, over them doing it, is to just cover themselves a bit more I'm guessing (incase something goes wrong)……..among other reasons. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 6 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 02/02/2015, at 12:47 PM, Chris Burton burtnch...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Daniel I have finally decided to instal Yosemite on my MBPro (currently running 10.6.8) and upgrade my newish imac 27' that is running Mavericks. After using Mavericks for a few months I really like it and feel Im ready for Yosemite! I have checked on the apple download site and Yosemite is huge at 5.2gb. Unfortunately, I have both a terrible wireless internet connection here in the bush near Dunsborough and a very limiting 8gb/month of download total. I rang and spoke with the local computerwest store in Busselton, who are apple agents, to see if I can bring in a USB for the download, and they said no, but they can do my install and a 'service' on my MBPro for about $90! I understand Yosemite is free? I then rang Garden City Apple store and they cant give me an 'installer' and also want me to bring my MBPro in to do the install! Not sure what to do about this now, and after reading your link to 'macworld' I need a download with which I can make an installer to do a clean instal on my MBPro and then an update to my imac? Would those work Daniel? Many thanks for any advice Chris On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 7:03 AM, Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Stephen Yes, you can make an installer. You need to download Yosemite, but make sure not to run it or delete it from Applications. You can read how to make an installer here - http://www.macworld.com/article/2367748/how-to-make-a-bootable-os-x-10-10-yosemite-install-drive.html Apple's less informative info,… - http://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201372 Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 6 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 17/12/2014, at 2:28 AM, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi folks, Is it possible to download Yosemite to my iMac without installing it ? Then copy to a thumb drive so I can install on another iMac from the thumb drive ? My step daughter’s internet speed is just too slow to download something this large ! Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -
