Dr.Avituv

Q: markup- action extension doesn't appear

Hi all,

I've just downloaded and installed Yosemite on my iMac 27 (2012) model.

I have tried to use Markup on mail. But I've noticed that the tiny "arrow" done' appear.

I went to Apple>system preference>Extensions to activate "Actions"

But, it wasn't there. I only have:

All (empty)

Finder (only dropbox)

Today (social)

 

I have no idea how to add "actions" and other extensions in. Can you help me?

the most important for me is Markup.

 

Thank you!

Rotem

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 1:26 PM

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Q: markup- action extension doesn't appear

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  • by rraiszadeh,Solvedanswer

    rraiszadeh rraiszadeh Oct 18, 2014 11:03 AM in response to Dr.Avituv
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    Oct 18, 2014 11:03 AM in response to Dr.Avituv

    For the Actions Extension go to Application/Preview, then right clicking on Preview and selecting "Show Package Contents."  Then go to Contents/Plugins/Markup.  Double click on Markup which attempts to open it in Widget Simulator with a "Couldn't Open Widget" error message.  Actions/Markup should now appear in the Extensions pane of System Preferences, and be available in Mail.  Unfortunately this doesn't survive restarts.

  • by aero1247e,

    aero1247e aero1247e Oct 18, 2014 11:22 AM in response to rraiszadeh
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    Oct 18, 2014 11:22 AM in response to rraiszadeh

    Thanks very much for that. I confirm that it does not survive a reboot but at least this is something. Fortunately Macs do not need to reboot frequently. Anyway, Apple needs to come up with a fix.

  • by Muhannad Al-Khurafi,

    Muhannad Al-Khurafi Muhannad Al-Khurafi Oct 19, 2014 2:15 PM in response to Dr.Avituv
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    Oct 19, 2014 2:15 PM in response to Dr.Avituv

    I have the same problem contacted apple support who suggested that i reinstall Yosemite , which didn't help .

     

    I've tried the solution mentioned in this thread but I couldn't get Widget Simulator to open the Markup in Contents/Plugins/Markup , it opens it with Terminal instead, looked for widget simulator in my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) but it's not there ! this is what I see when i go to extensions in system preferences

     

    Screen Shot 2014-10-19 at 6.12.09 PM.png

     

    I also have an early 2009 Mac Pro which has markup working fine! all been upgraded through the app store!

    any help ? Appreciate it !

     

    Apple please fix this!

  • by Ben Golding,Helpful

    Ben Golding Ben Golding Oct 20, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Muhannad Al-Khurafi
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    Oct 20, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Muhannad Al-Khurafi

    You can find Widget Simulator in /System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/Versions/A/Resources.  If you drop the widget from inside Preview.app's package contents on top of the app's icon, it will fail to open (with an error) but it does appear in System Pereferences>Extensions>Actions after that.

  • by Dr.Avituv,Helpful

    Dr.Avituv Dr.Avituv Oct 20, 2014 11:11 PM in response to Dr.Avituv
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    Oct 20, 2014 11:11 PM in response to Dr.Avituv

    go to Terminal and post this:

    /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/support/lsregister -kill -seed

     

    if it doesn't have that specific directory try this:

    /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed


    once the scanning is done (can be short or long, depends on how heavy your system is) RESTART the computer.

    when you're back, go to Apple>system preferences>extensions.... guess who's there.


    I hope it helped.


    The Doctor.

  • by Joff Day,

    Joff Day Joff Day Nov 6, 2014 3:34 AM in response to Dr.Avituv
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    Nov 6, 2014 3:34 AM in response to Dr.Avituv

    Thanks! This solved it for me!

  • by NN2RL,

    NN2RL NN2RL Nov 6, 2014 12:09 PM in response to Dr.Avituv
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    Nov 6, 2014 12:09 PM in response to Dr.Avituv

    Dr. Avituv, I tried both of your suggestions and I receive the following screenshot:

     

    Terminal.png

    I have highlighted the text that tells me "No such file or directory" -- any idea how I can get Markup to run on my Mail?

     

    Thanks!

  • by lwampler,

    lwampler lwampler Nov 14, 2014 10:03 AM in response to NN2RL
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    Nov 14, 2014 10:03 AM in response to NN2RL

    NN2RL: Try removing the space between the 'e' & 'r' in 'LaunchSe rvices' in either/both of the lines that you pasted into Terminal. That should provide you with valid paths. (It worked for me.)

  • by NN2RL,

    NN2RL NN2RL Nov 19, 2014 7:48 AM in response to lwampler
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    Nov 19, 2014 7:48 AM in response to lwampler

    Thanks for the follow up, but I think my problem was simply not waiting long enough for things to happen...my bad!  All is good now, thank you!