Photos won't print from iphoto: Get "no theme" message

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Look in your User/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder for a Themes folder. If you find it there move it to the HD/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder and reboot. Then try iPhoto again. That may save you having to go thru the reinstallation.

Regards

TD

Just lost printing ability after update to '09 v. 8.1.2; no themes message. Found themes right where Old Toad said they should be placed. No help as they don't need to be moved.
No fun having to move things to desktop to print from other programs.
Don't have program disks with me to replace iPhoto and start over.
Any other work a round?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Move the Themes folder to the Desktop and reboot. Then move it into the HD/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder, repair disk permissions and reboot again. Then launch iPhoto and see if you can print. If not there's nothing you can do until you reinstall iPhoto.

What application are you using to print with now? Can you set it as the editor or choice in iPhoto's General preferences and then reset the preferences to use iPhoto for the editing.

If you can do that then edit the photo with iPhoto. When that's completed Control-click on the photo and select Edit in External Editor. That will open the photo in the application you chose so you can print from it. Preview will work nicely if it prints as you want it.

OT

i keep getting unable to assemble book problem with photo filename 888 full resolution version of photo can"t be located or corrupt some photos will print no problem mostly recent ones others from 2009 wont can anyone help i keep my software updated as recently as yesterday so can"t be that

It's best not the thread jack. Your's is not the same problem as the OP has. Start your own topic with a descriptive title so it will elicit responses specifically for that problem.

Thanks for your June 25th advice, above, Old Toad. I have this problem also, and have tried the steps you outline above, to no avail.

Before I go ahead and try to re-install iPhoto, I wonder if you could give me some advice on how to maintain all my current iPhoto Events, folders etc. please? (I have 7000 photos)

As an aside, the problem arose after migrating everything on my old PowerBook (10.5.8) to my shiny new iMac (10.6.4). The themes are definitely still there (I've followed your steps above to the letter), but for some reason iPhoto doesn't seem to be able to see them.

Thanks for your time.

Best regards

Reinstalling iPhoto does not affect the library or it's organization. That's all within the iPhoto Library and not the application. There's no physical connection between the two.

So reinstall the iPhoto application. To do so you'll have to first delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name with either a .PKG or .BOM extension that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder, reinstall iPhoto from the disk it came on and reapply the latest updaters.

But - you should always backup up first and always have a good current backup - things do go wrong (including human error)

LN

Hi old Toad! How are you doing? I have this problem now! I have no themes in the places you mentioned. I have taken off iPhoto with discsweeper and reinstalled iPhoto. I still have same message that I have no themes installed, and I certainly do not. I'm worried about putting the original disc in to put iPhoto back on after deleting it again, then using the new disc' ilife' with the iPhoto 09 on it to update iPhoto. I have a new motherboard fitted and new snow leopard, 10.6.4. I had tiger before. What can I do? Thanks old Toad! D

Did DiskSweeper delete all receipts with iPhoto in the file name? I'd do so manually and try to install again.

Look in the HD/Library/Receipts folder and delete all files with iPhoto in the file name. Then delete the application and reinstall from the iLife 09 disk.

Hi Old toad.
I have had a look in library and have no receipts folder. In disc sweeper i can see themes listed. what do you suggest i try now? thanks! D

Which library folder did you look in? It should be the HD/Library or HD/Library/boms folder and NOT your Home/Library folder.

A typical receipt file will be com.apple.pkg.iPhoto_802.bom or iPhoto_802.pkg. I believe Apple has gone with the .bom (bill of materials) file which would be in the HD/Library/bom folder.

Reinstall iPhoto by deleting the current application and all files with "IPhoto" in the file name with either a .pkg or .bom extension that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts or HD/Library/Receipts/boms folder, reinstalling IPhoto from the disk it came on and reapplying the latest updaters.

Ok thanks o t. Yes it was the home folder ii looked In. I'll check in hd folder. Thanks! D

If you haven't tried to run iPhoto after having run DiskSweeper that preference file may not exist. All I can think of is to try reinstalling iPhoto again.

Hi OT, Have carried out your instructions and it's working now! thanks once again OT! D