I have messed up/hidden tooltips per this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2333111?answerId=11414310022#11414310022 . It works fine if I create a different user. I have followed the advice and deleted prefs, deleted application and reinstalled, and even deleted my cache files with Applejack and have had no luck crushing this bug.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
It would be best if you just described your problem and the steps you've taken to try and fix it rather then fererence an old thread. Also include your hardware/software setup.
regards
Per the previous referenced thread:
"Whenever I hover over a button in Aperture a tooltip should appear, saying what the button does. It actually appears but as a tiny black box with some cropped white dots in it. I guess these are the cropped fonts, since the tooltip is simply too small."
Same issue I have with the meta information tooltip hovering over images. The tooltip should show some configurable meta information about the image. The only thing I see is a tiny black box."
And per the instructions there, and above, I have:
deleted Aperture prefs
deleted Aperture application and reinstalled
deleted my cache files with Applejack
Tried launching under a different user and the problem does not recur.
So the problem is with the Image Tooltips? The box does appear but is corrupted? Post a screen shot of what the box looks like.
You could also try running Font Book. select all the fonts and run Validate Fonts, though as it works as a different user I doubt this will fix it but it can't hurt.
Look to see if you have a Commands Sets Folder in ~/Library/Application Support/Aperture . If so drag it out to the Desktop and restart Aperture.
Hi Frank.
I had already run the Font Book font validation and that didn't help, though many duplicate fonts are not squashed.
In ~/Library/Application Support/Aperture, I only have Adjustment Chain Presets, Import Presets, MetadataSets. No Command Sets
Here's a screen shot. The ToolTip doesn't show anywhere in Aperture. Right now at least, it is most annoying to me when not showing over buttons.
(A dried cherry.)
Any help appreciated.
So it works ok in another account. What happens in say Safari in the account that is failing. Do the tooltips in Safari work ok?
What happens if you create a new library under the account that isn't working. Does it work in a new library?
It works fine in another account on this computer. Safari tooltips are fine. Creating a new library in the same user but a different location also does not work.
I'm quite stumped. đ
One last go for broke idea, with Aperture not running go to ~/Library/Application Support and drag the Aperture folder to the desktop, also drag the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Aperture.plist file to the desktop.
Restart Aperture. Dragging those out will basically give you a clean user Aperture environment.
If that doesn't work you'll need two chickens and a goat for the next step đ
thanks for trying!
[goes off to look for chickens, a goat, and a kukri.]
I guess dragging the Application Support/Aperture folder and the plist file out didn't help đ˘
Short of an OS re-install I can't think of anything else at this point.
good luck
PS Re: the kukri, I was thinking more along the lines of setting up a petting zoo, but whatever works đ
I have to same thing happening, the tooltips over the controls and the images are wonky. They appear as a small black box with white dots like so:
see the botched tooltip in the image above in the upper left corner above the grid button tool.
My fonts checkout ok. I've deleted the plist file as suggested by Frank. Tooltips in other apps work fine and Aperture behaves fine when using another User account. I created a new Aperture library under my account and the tooltips are still wonky. I removed all the contents of ~/Library/Application Support/Aperture and restarted Aperture that did not help either. Any one? Ideas? I am running a fully updated version of Lion and Aperture.
Thanks
Still no solution for me, either. Wish I had one.
Do you have fonts in your Macintosh HD > Users > [Home] > Library > Fonts folder or is it empty?
~/Library/Fonts is empty. Should something be there?
~/Library/Fonts is normally empty. It is where you would install fonts for your own use.
Here's a crazy thing to try: In Aperture Preferences turn off tooltips, it's in Appearance. Confirm that tooltips are off. Quit Aperture, restart Aperture confirm tooltips still off. Turn tooltips back on. No real reason to think this will do anything but its easy and worth a shot.
Yes, should be empty. Was just checking to see if there was something in there causing the issue.
I have messed up/hidden tooltips
