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Q: Anyone still using iWeb having issues with El Capitan?

I'm still using iWeb, trying to transition to new platform.

Now having issues with certain parts of pages not showing and I think it has to do with El Capitan.

Anyone else experiencing any problems with iWeb?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Oct 7, 2015 12:19 PM

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  • by josko,Helpful

    josko josko Oct 11, 2015 11:26 AM in response to ejk3000
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    Oct 11, 2015 11:26 AM in response to ejk3000

    I have the same problem with text boxes.

  • by leroydouglas,

    leroydouglas leroydouglas Oct 9, 2015 12:42 PM in response to josko
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    Oct 9, 2015 12:42 PM in response to josko
  • by LurkingTom,

    LurkingTom LurkingTom Oct 10, 2015 2:39 PM in response to ejk3000
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    Oct 10, 2015 2:39 PM in response to ejk3000

    Issue seems to be only with with links that have fonts that are modified, for example with shadow. Then the whole text box disappears. If you go back to un modified fonts, everything works (but doesn't look as good).  Really a shame as this has been such a useful program. I cannot imagine what OS underlying support could be doing this. Apparently fonts are getting handled differently but only in links!?!

     

    Edit: I think there is simply no more underlying OS support for shadow fonts, at least the way iWeb is expecting them to work.

  • by LurkingTom,Helpful

    LurkingTom LurkingTom Oct 11, 2015 11:26 AM in response to LurkingTom
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    Oct 11, 2015 11:26 AM in response to LurkingTom

    Another iWeb capability that no longer works under ElCap (and maybe even Yosemite) are shapes as hyperlinks. A shape will disappear when uploaded to a site if made into a hyperlink.

  • by ejk3000,

    ejk3000 ejk3000 Oct 11, 2015 11:28 AM in response to LurkingTom
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    Oct 11, 2015 11:28 AM in response to LurkingTom

    Thank you for all the replies!!

    It's good to know it's not just me.

  • by cerullistudio,

    cerullistudio cerullistudio Oct 12, 2015 5:38 PM in response to ejk3000
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    Oct 12, 2015 5:38 PM in response to ejk3000

    I changed the font to Regular (no Bold, Italics, etc.), made only the text a hyperlink not the text box and the font now shows and is an active hyperlink when published.

  • by cerullistudio,

    cerullistudio cerullistudio Oct 12, 2015 5:46 PM in response to cerullistudio
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    Oct 12, 2015 5:46 PM in response to cerullistudio

    This worked for me: I changed the font to Regular (no Bold, Italics, etc.), made only the text a hyperlink (not the text box) and the font now shows as an active hyperlink when published. This is the only thing (of the many things I tried) that actually fixed the problem.

  • by ejk3000,

    ejk3000 ejk3000 Oct 12, 2015 9:05 PM in response to cerullistudio
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    Oct 12, 2015 9:05 PM in response to cerullistudio

    Thanks for the help.

    I tried it out. Didn't seem to work with Arial Regular.

    I'll mess around with it.

  • by cerullistudio,

    cerullistudio cerullistudio Oct 13, 2015 5:59 AM in response to ejk3000
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    Oct 13, 2015 5:59 AM in response to ejk3000

    I am using Verdana Regular and Copperplate Regular and both work fine.

  • by Adam Lobel,

    Adam Lobel Adam Lobel Oct 30, 2015 9:17 AM in response to cerullistudio
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    Oct 30, 2015 9:17 AM in response to cerullistudio

    Thanks. Great tip. I had lost all my text box hyperlinks since El Cap was installed. Selecting only the actual text and making that the hyperlink not only worked but allowed me to change the Rollover, Selected, Visited colors. Nice tip. It may be highly simplified and my sites may look like they're from 1998 but I'm not quite ready to bail on iWeb just yet!

  • by Richard Bosch,

    Richard Bosch Richard Bosch Dec 22, 2015 10:45 PM in response to Adam Lobel
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    Dec 22, 2015 10:45 PM in response to Adam Lobel

    Adam:

     

    There seem to be a lot of discussion threads on this topic and I just happened to visit this one.  In another thread, we've been sharing a useful and recent discovery about the disappearing linked shapes.  If the shape is generated from any other source, such as Pages, and copied into your iWeb page you can achieve the look you want - forget 1998, we'll get you back to 2016.  In other words, you can link both the shape and the text in the text box.  The only compromise is that the Fill you want has to be applied in the other program [which makes using Pages a natural, because it has similar design attributes].  Once imported into iWeb you can still customize the frame and add any shadows, etc.  It's an easy switch.  Try it...

     

    Richard

  • by mississippichick,

    mississippichick mississippichick Dec 27, 2015 11:04 AM in response to Richard Bosch
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    Dec 27, 2015 11:04 AM in response to Richard Bosch

    Thanks Richard! Worked like a charm! Please now I can create even more for iWeb using PAGES!!! AWESOMENESS!!

  • by Richard Bosch,

    Richard Bosch Richard Bosch Dec 27, 2015 9:05 PM in response to mississippichick
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    Dec 27, 2015 9:05 PM in response to mississippichick

    Thanks, MC, for letting me know.  I'm glad it helps you, too.  Help spread the word.  We'll keep iWeb alive yet.  Have a great holiday and Happy New Year.

     

    Richard

  • by BrynXXX,

    BrynXXX BrynXXX Dec 30, 2015 6:06 AM in response to Richard Bosch
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    Dec 30, 2015 6:06 AM in response to Richard Bosch

    Hi Richard,

     

    Thanks for your reply in the other thread on the same topic:

     

    Re: How well does iWeb work with El Capitan?

     

    As NowhereMan seemed to feel his question was answered, I thought I'd post my reply here instead.

     

    As per my last post (other thread) I tried the suggestion of publishing locally and then uploading using Cyberduck, but to no avail, the problem persisted. Incidentally, Cyberduck is useful in itself for deleting old files from the server.., those that iWeb leaves behind.

     

    I have also reported the issue to Apple using:

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html

     

    Even though iWeb is "no longer supported" it is still included as part of El Capitan, therefore it seems reasonable to expect it to work!

     

    I spent a while yesterday reviewing iWeb alternatives, but as iWeb is still free, & just about working, then it still wins agains the competition. I resorted to re-doing all my links in my web-site..., wasn't too onerous in the end.  Thanks for the hint of importing shapes from Pages, when I have more time I might give this a go.  However it would be nice if Apple could stick to their motto of "it just works", and make it work!

     

    Fingers crossed!

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