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iWeb 3.0.4 problem with blank site content

Thought I was thur the danger zone with Lion and iWeb but this persky problem has come up.


I have one site that will not open, even after choosing it from the start menu. The result is a blank window and the inablity of finding the work space... first thought was it was opening the page in a differ space enviroment, know I am concerned my site is lost. Has anyone got a good answer?


May other sites will open and publish fine.



Thanks in advance

dan

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Sep 26, 2011 10:17 PM

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Sep 27, 2011 11:29 AM in response to Dan Tombs

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.


If your sites are in separate domain files then for switching between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.


Just launch the applicaiton, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.


do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"

delay 1

tell application "iWeb" to activate


You can download an already compiiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.


WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.


If the above doesn't help your situation try the following:


  1. delete the iWeb preference files, com.apple.iWeb.plist and com.apple.iWeb.plist.lockfile, that resides in your Home(User uploaded file) /Library/Preferences folder.
  2. go to your Home(User uploaded file)/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete its contents.

  3. User uploaded file

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  4. launch iWeb and try again.


You may want to use Web Switch Domain to open iWeb in step 3.



OT

Sep 28, 2011 11:44 AM in response to Dan Tombs

You could try the following but you should remove all the domain files from the iWeb folder except for the problem one. Then try this:


  1. move the problem domain file from your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
  2. launch iWeb, create a new test site, save the new domain file and close iWeb.
  3. go to the your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
  4. move your problem domain file from the Desktop back into the iWeb folder.
  5. launch iWeb and try again.


Then you can replace the remaining domain files. A long shot but might help.

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