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Map not moving & Google Search not working

I am so frustrated. I am trying to add a custom location in iPhoto.

To do this I am using the Google Search in Manage My Places section. The google search just does not work. I type in London and the map greys out and the round timer comes up and then nothing.... It runs like this forever!

In addition, I have tried to grab the map to centre a part of it I am interested in. Grabbing the map just picks up the square of the map I have selected and tries to copy it. If I hold on and take it over the desktop and then release, it copies a square of the map into a file and deposits it on the desktop. I have tried this in all of the parts of the app that let me see a map. They all behave the same.

I have read from the forum that other people have had this kind of problem when their internet connection isn't working but mine is.

I have switched off the firewall. No change

Google works fine on Safari and it can find London....

Help!!!

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 8, 2009 4:59 PM

68 replies

Jun 15, 2009 4:42 PM in response to TeeTw0

That worked for me.
Thanks

Jun 15, 2009 11:11 PM in response to Marc Jensen

For those who find that deleting the iPhoto plist "solves" the problems with Places only temporarily, I have posted a workaround here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2030952&tstart=0. Essentially, you have allow the "Welcome to iPhoto '09" window to display every time iPhoto opens (i.e., don't uncheck "Show this window when iPhoto opens"), and do not close iPhoto when in the Places view.

dave1939

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Jun 16, 2009 6:35 AM in response to Richard Liu

So far, so good. Strange fix, but I'll take it.
I have an appointment later this morning with a Genius at an Apple store; if they can shed any light, I'll post it.

RVK2009

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Jun 16, 2009 6:58 AM in response to Richard Liu

That must have took you awhile to see that pattern. I agree strange fix, but good job figuring that workaround.

Jun 16, 2009 9:12 AM in response to AjaxOdessa

I am having the same problem on my iMac with iphoto/Safari 4

BUT

I have iPhoto and Safari 4 installed on my MacBook Air and do NOT have any problems with the map feature. NOTE: the iPhoto welcome screen is still ON.

Odd....

Jun 16, 2009 12:21 PM in response to neilmccrossen

i have the same problem

Old Toad

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Jun 16, 2009 12:56 PM in response to neilmccrossen

For what it's worth here's the fix that worked for me:;

After deleting the plist and once again being able to zoom and pan Google maps and to "Find on map," I've tried only gradually reconfiguring iPhoto to how it was when the problems arose, hoping to discover the user configurable options that cause them. I was not able to provoke the problem by configuring any option in the preferences. The problems seem related to something iPhoto does to preserve the application state when I quit iPhoto. It seems that, as long as I do not quit in the Places view AND as long as I do not uncheck "Show this window when iPhoto opens" in the Welcome to iPhoto window, I can quit iPhoto, restart it, and the maps are fine. Just not quitting in the Places view is not sufficient. Eventually the problems reoccur. It also seems that, to regain the use of Google maps, it is sufficient to recheck the "Show this window ..." option in Help/Welcome to iPhoto AND to close iPhoto in a view other than Places.

Thanks to Larry for finding that in this topic and posting it further: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9605093#9605093.

To get that welcome window to come up you'll need to delete iPhoto's preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist. Then follow the instructions above when you launch iPhoto. Weird, yes, but it worked for me.

Jun 16, 2009 2:16 PM in response to neilmccrossen

same problem with dragging the map. iphoto 8.0.3 and safari 4 installed

Jun 16, 2009 6:39 PM in response to neilmccrossen

From what i understand it might very well be a Safari 4 problem. DId you recently upgrade to Safari 4.0? Let me know. I was told how to fix it and I did and it lasted for only a few minutes. The fix did work but did not hold. VERY frustrating. Apple is aware of problem and trying to find a fix

Jun 16, 2009 7:13 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks Old Toad...You certainly don't have an old 'mind.' Brilliant temporary solution. Thanks so much. I wish I found your post a few days ago. No Apple genius was able to help me. I guess you're the true genius. Thanks again......

LarryHN

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Jun 16, 2009 7:52 PM in response to applemac77

It is apparently related to Safari 4

Is this post the one that you tried? - http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9605093#9605093.

It has been reported to have long lasting positive effects

LN

Old Toad

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Jun 16, 2009 8:29 PM in response to applemac77

Don't thank me thank the original poster that Larry came across and brought to a wider audience. It takes a lot of people to peruse all of the posts to find those that will help others in similar situations.

However, I've found that the fix is short lived. I make sure I didn't close iPhoto in the Places mode but had to delete the iPhoto preference file again. It's tenuous at best.

Jun 16, 2009 11:25 PM in response to Old Toad

I'm the original poster of the "solution". Remember, it's not sufficient just to avoid closing iPhoto in the Places view. You must also allow the Welcome to iPhoto window to display every time iPhoto opens, i.e., don't uncheck the option after it displays the first time after deleting the plist. Also, you can "get it back" from the Help menu.

Jun 17, 2009 9:25 AM in response to LarryHN

Well I've just trashed safari 4, as I don,t use it anyway and the map search is working again 🙂

LarryHN

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Jun 17, 2009 10:41 AM in response to John Hills1

Well I've just trashed safari 4, as I don,t use it anyway and the map search is working again

Well - that may be one solution

LN

Map not moving & Google Search not working