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iPhoto has issues since upgrade to Lion

Since moving to Lion I have noticed some issues with iPhoto. The first is that its now no longer possible to crop images selectively. When attempting to do so the mouse cursor turns to a hand but does nothing. The crop outline remains fixed, whatever settings you choose.


The second issue is that the eyedropper tool for correcting colour casts does nothing either, with the mouse cursor remaining as a hand and that's it!


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MacBook Pro 2.0, Mac OS X (10.7), 2 Gig Ram installed

Posted on Jul 28, 2011 1:31 PM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2011 2:32 PM

Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder.


(On 10.7: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)


(Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)


What's the plist file?


For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.

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Jul 28, 2011 2:32 PM in response to celtxian

Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder.


(On 10.7: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)


(Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)


What's the plist file?


For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.

iPhoto has issues since upgrade to Lion

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