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Q: Notification center widgets don't respond when clicked

I can see and receive notifications fine, and I can add/remove/move all the widgets, but when I try to click any of the widgets they don't respond to the mouse click. For example with the calculator widget, I can provide input from the keyboard and it works, but if I try to click the buttons with the mouse nothing happens (the number I click will highlight and remain that way). If I try to add or delete a clock from the World Clocks the plus and minus buttons will highlight when clicked but nothing will happen.

 

Any help would be much appreciated!

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 31, 2014 12:24 AM

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Q: Notification center widgets don't respond when clicked

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  • by Linc Davis,Helpful

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Dec 31, 2014 7:40 AM in response to blonde_1
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    Dec 31, 2014 7:40 AM in response to blonde_1

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

              SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

              View ▹ Show Log List

    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take an action that isn't working the way you expect. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

    Some private information, such as your name or email address, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • by blonde_1,

    blonde_1 blonde_1 Dec 31, 2014 9:38 AM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 31, 2014 9:38 AM in response to Linc Davis

    12/31/14 11:22:25.437 AM locationd[55]: Couldn't find a requirement string for masquerading client /System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/PlugIns/com.apple.ncplu gin.weather.appex

    12/31/14 11:22:25.438 AM locationd[55]: could not get apple languages array, assuming english

    12/31/14 11:22:25.540 AM locationd[55]: Location icon should now be in state 'Active'

    12/31/14 11:22:25.558 AM locationd[55]: Couldn't find a requirement string for masquerading client /System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/PlugIns/com.apple.ncplu gin.weather.appex

    12/31/14 11:22:25.559 AM locationd[55]: could not get apple languages array, assuming english

    12/31/14 11:22:26.462 AM locationd[55]: NETWORK: requery, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, items, fQueryRetries, 0, fLastRetryTimestamp, 441739202.4

    12/31/14 11:22:29.128 AM com.apple.ncplugin.calculator[1343]: The function ‘CGContextErase’ is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system performance.

    12/31/14 11:22:29.226 AM sandboxd[284]: ([1343]) com.apple.ncplug(1343) deny hid-control

    12/31/14 11:22:36.617 AM locationd[55]: Location icon should now be in state 'Inactive'

    12/31/14 11:22:38.770 AM com.apple.ncplugin.weather[1342]: The function ‘CGContextErase’ is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system performance.

    12/31/14 11:22:38.888 AM sandboxd[284]: ([1342]) com.apple.ncplug(1342) deny hid-control

    12/31/14 11:23:10.379 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.ncplugin.weather[1342]) Extension remained dirty for too long after trying to exit. Killing.

    12/31/14 11:23:10.379 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.ncplugin.calculator[1343]) Extension remained dirty for too long after trying to exit. Killing.

     

     

    I tried clicking the "add" icon for the weather widget, and tried clicking some numbers in the calculator.  The "deny hid-control" had attached reports that I can post as well if necessary.

    And an extra note: I tried logging into the guest user and everything worked fine there.

  • by blonde_1,Solvedanswer

    blonde_1 blonde_1 Dec 31, 2014 9:49 AM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 31, 2014 9:49 AM in response to Linc Davis

    After looking at the full reports for the "deny hid-control" error, I found that some Ink events were running (see report below). I went into the Ink preferences in System Preferences and turned off "Allow me to Ink in any application", and that seems to have fixed my problem. I don't have any tablet plugged in, so I don't know why this was running. Could this be a bug in Ink?

     

     

     

    com.apple.ncplug(1343) deny hid-control

     

     

    Process:         com.apple.ncplug [1343]

    Path:            /System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/PlugIns/com.apple.ncplu gin.calculator.appex/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.ncplugin.calculator

    Load Address:    0x103590000

    Identifier:      com.apple.ncplugin.calculator

    Version:         1 (1.0)

    Build Info:      9-CalculatorNC~11000000000000

    Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)

    Parent Process:  launchd [1]

     

     

    Date/Time:       2014-12-31 11:22:29.214 -0600

    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)

    Report Version:  8

     

     

    Thread 0:

    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff9035452e mach_msg_trap + 10

    1   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8ab79073 _CGSPostEventRecord + 244

    2   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8abcbb44 encode_event_record_for_posting + 41

    3   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8aaa717e CGSEncodeEventRecord + 110

    4   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8abcba7c CGSPostEventRecord + 568

    5   Ink                           0x00007fff8b605fb9 -[InkClientSideEvent repostCGEventToCGConnection:markAsReposted:] + 161

    6   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f6aa7 -[InkContext dispatchQueuedEvent:withDisposition:andRepostType:isFinalDispatch:] + 412

    7   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f670e -[InkContext metaDispatch:triggerEventDisposition:] + 300

    8   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f636d -[InkContext inspectEvent:] + 743

    9   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f5063 _InkInspectCarbonEvent + 304

    10  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff881803ad InkPreflight + 450

    11  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff8817c85e AcquireEventFromQueue + 497

    12  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff881700f5 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 234

    13  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff8816fffb _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71

    14  AppKit                         0x00007fff865776d1 _DPSNextEvent + 964

    15  AppKit                         0x00007fff86576e80 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 194

    16  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c6e0e -[NSViewServiceApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 70

    17  AppKit                         0x00007fff86c9c5ba -[NSWindow trackEventsMatchingMask:timeout:mode:handler:] + 267

    18  AppKit                         0x00007fff86e57b2e -[NSDragEventTracker trackEvent:usingHandler:] + 1524

    19  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a964b -[NSCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 2016

    20  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a8b71 -[NSButtonCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 491

    21  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a8139 -[NSControl mouseDown:] + 714

    22  AppKit                         0x00007fff86ca1f4f -[NSWindow _reallySendEvent:] + 12827

    23  AppKit                         0x00007fff8672c50c -[NSWindow sendEvent:] + 368

    24  AppKit                         0x00007fff866de096 -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 2238

    25  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c68ab -[NSViewServiceApplication sendEventWithoutCatch:withForwarding:] + 652

    26  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c6fbd -[NSViewServiceApplication sendEvent:withForwarding:] + 29

    27  AppKit                         0x00007fff8656ae98 -[NSApplication run] + 711

    28  AppKit                         0x00007fff865562d4 NSApplicationMain + 1832

    29  libxpc.dylib                   0x00007fff8f7d0ef2 _xpc_objc_main + 793

    30  libxpc.dylib                   0x00007fff8f7d2a9d _parse_sysctl_once + 0

    31  Foundation                     0x00007fff9066821a service_connection_handler + 0

    32  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f881676 -[PKService run] + 493

    33  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f881357 +[PKService main] + 55

    34  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f8816b8 +[PKService _defaultRun:arguments:] + 17

    35  libdyld.dylib                 0x00007fff8b39a5c9 start + 1

  • by umx,

    umx umx Feb 8, 2015 2:14 PM in response to blonde_1
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Feb 8, 2015 2:14 PM in response to blonde_1

    Thank you. I encountered unresponsive sharing widgets in Safari and switching off "Allow me to Ink in any application" solved the issue. Very helpful!

  • by hsj1989,

    hsj1989 hsj1989 Feb 8, 2015 2:17 PM in response to blonde_1
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Feb 8, 2015 2:17 PM in response to blonde_1

    After looking at the full reports for the "deny hid-control" error, I found that some Ink events were running (see report below). I went into the Ink preferences in System Preferences and turned off "Allow me to Ink in any application", and that seems to have fixed my problem. I don't have any tablet plugged in, so I don't know why this was running. Could this be a bug in Ink?

     

     

     

    com.apple.ncplug(1343) deny hid-control

     

     

    Process:         com.apple.ncplug [1343]

    Path:            /System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/PlugIns/com.apple.ncplu gin.calculator.appex/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.ncplugin.calculator

    Load Address:    0x103590000

    Identifier:      com.apple.ncplugin.calculator

    Version:         1 (1.0)

    Build Info:      9-CalculatorNC~11000000000000

    Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)

    Parent Process:  launchd [1]

     

     

    Date/Time:       2014-12-31 11:22:29.214 -0600

    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)

    Report Version:  8

     

     

    Thread 0:

    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff9035452e mach_msg_trap + 10

    1   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8ab79073 _CGSPostEventRecord + 244

    2   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8abcbb44 encode_event_record_for_posting + 41

    3   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8aaa717e CGSEncodeEventRecord + 110

    4   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8abcba7c CGSPostEventRecord + 568

    5   Ink                           0x00007fff8b605fb9 -[InkClientSideEvent repostCGEventToCGConnection:markAsReposted:] + 161

    6   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f6aa7 -[InkContext dispatchQueuedEvent:withDisposition:andRepostType:isFinalDispatch:] + 412

    7   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f670e -[InkContext metaDispatch:triggerEventDisposition:] + 300

    8   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f636d -[InkContext inspectEvent:] + 743

    9   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f5063 _InkInspectCarbonEvent + 304

    10  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff881803ad InkPreflight + 450

    11  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff8817c85e AcquireEventFromQueue + 497

    12  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff881700f5 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 234

    13  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff8816fffb _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71

    14  AppKit                         0x00007fff865776d1 _DPSNextEvent + 964

    15  AppKit                         0x00007fff86576e80 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 194

    16  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c6e0e -[NSViewServiceApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 70

    17  AppKit                         0x00007fff86c9c5ba -[NSWindow trackEventsMatchingMask:timeout:mode:handler:] + 267

    18  AppKit                         0x00007fff86e57b2e -[NSDragEventTracker trackEvent:usingHandler:] + 1524

    19  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a964b -[NSCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 2016

    20  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a8b71 -[NSButtonCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 491

    21  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a8139 -[NSControl mouseDown:] + 714

    22  AppKit                         0x00007fff86ca1f4f -[NSWindow _reallySendEvent:] + 12827

    23  AppKit                         0x00007fff8672c50c -[NSWindow sendEvent:] + 368

    24  AppKit                         0x00007fff866de096 -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 2238

    25  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c68ab -[NSViewServiceApplication sendEventWithoutCatch:withForwarding:] + 652

    26  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c6fbd -[NSViewServiceApplication sendEvent:withForwarding:] + 29

    27  AppKit                         0x00007fff8656ae98 -[NSApplication run] + 711

    28  AppKit                         0x00007fff865562d4 NSApplicationMain + 1832

    29  libxpc.dylib                   0x00007fff8f7d0ef2 _xpc_objc_main + 793

    30  libxpc.dylib                   0x00007fff8f7d2a9d _parse_sysctl_once + 0

    31  Foundation                     0x00007fff9066821a service_connection_handler + 0

    32  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f881676 -[PKService run] + 493

    33  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f881357 +[PKService main] + 55

    34  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f8816b8 +[PKService _defaultRun:arguments:] + 17

    35  libdyld.dylib                 0x00007fff8b39a5c9 start + 1

  • by hsj1989,

    hsj1989 hsj1989 Feb 8, 2015 2:20 PM in response to blonde_1
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Feb 8, 2015 2:20 PM in response to blonde_1

    After looking at the full reports for the "deny hid-control" error, I found that some Ink events were running (see report below). I went into the Ink preferences in System Preferences and turned off "Allow me to Ink in any application", and that seems to have fixed my problem. I don't have any tablet plugged in, so I don't know why this was running. Could this be a bug in Ink?

     

     

     

    com.apple.ncplug(1343) deny hid-control

     

     

    Process:         com.apple.ncplug [1343]

    Path:            /System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/PlugIns/com.apple.ncplu gin.calculator.appex/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.ncplugin.calculator

    Load Address:    0x103590000

    Identifier:      com.apple.ncplugin.calculator

    Version:         1 (1.0)

    Build Info:      9-CalculatorNC~11000000000000

    Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)

    Parent Process:  launchd [1]

     

     

    Date/Time:       2014-12-31 11:22:29.214 -0600

    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)

    Report Version:  8

     

     

    Thread 0:

    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff9035452e mach_msg_trap + 10

    1   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8ab79073 _CGSPostEventRecord + 244

    2   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8abcbb44 encode_event_record_for_posting + 41

    3   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8aaa717e CGSEncodeEventRecord + 110

    4   CoreGraphics                   0x00007fff8abcba7c CGSPostEventRecord + 568

    5   Ink                           0x00007fff8b605fb9 -[InkClientSideEvent repostCGEventToCGConnection:markAsReposted:] + 161

    6   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f6aa7 -[InkContext dispatchQueuedEvent:withDisposition:andRepostType:isFinalDispatch:] + 412

    7   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f670e -[InkContext metaDispatch:triggerEventDisposition:] + 300

    8   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f636d -[InkContext inspectEvent:] + 743

    9   Ink                           0x00007fff8b5f5063 _InkInspectCarbonEvent + 304

    10  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff881803ad InkPreflight + 450

    11  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff8817c85e AcquireEventFromQueue + 497

    12  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff881700f5 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 234

    13  HIToolbox                     0x00007fff8816fffb _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71

    14  AppKit                         0x00007fff865776d1 _DPSNextEvent + 964

    15  AppKit                         0x00007fff86576e80 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 194

    16  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c6e0e -[NSViewServiceApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 70

    17  AppKit                         0x00007fff86c9c5ba -[NSWindow trackEventsMatchingMask:timeout:mode:handler:] + 267

    18  AppKit                         0x00007fff86e57b2e -[NSDragEventTracker trackEvent:usingHandler:] + 1524

    19  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a964b -[NSCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 2016

    20  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a8b71 -[NSButtonCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 491

    21  AppKit                         0x00007fff867a8139 -[NSControl mouseDown:] + 714

    22  AppKit                         0x00007fff86ca1f4f -[NSWindow _reallySendEvent:] + 12827

    23  AppKit                         0x00007fff8672c50c -[NSWindow sendEvent:] + 368

    24  AppKit                         0x00007fff866de096 -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 2238

    25  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c68ab -[NSViewServiceApplication sendEventWithoutCatch:withForwarding:] + 652

    26  ViewBridge                     0x00007fff902c6fbd -[NSViewServiceApplication sendEvent:withForwarding:] + 29

    27  AppKit                         0x00007fff8656ae98 -[NSApplication run] + 711

    28  AppKit                         0x00007fff865562d4 NSApplicationMain + 1832

    29  libxpc.dylib                   0x00007fff8f7d0ef2 _xpc_objc_main + 793

    30  libxpc.dylib                   0x00007fff8f7d2a9d _parse_sysctl_once + 0

    31  Foundation                     0x00007fff9066821a service_connection_handler + 0

    32  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f881676 -[PKService run] + 493

    33  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f881357 +[PKService main] + 55

    34  PlugInKit                     0x00007fff8f8816b8 +[PKService _defaultRun:arguments:] + 17

    35  libdyld.dylib                 0x00007fff8b39a5c9 start + 1

  • by sporkman999111,

    sporkman999111 sporkman999111 Apr 22, 2016 1:21 PM in response to blonde_1
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 22, 2016 1:21 PM in response to blonde_1

    Thank you!


    I got totally derailed on other threads about this that devolved into nonsense about piracy and such.  This was the fix - simply disabling Ink.  No idea why it was on, I have no functioning Wacom these days.  I suppose there's still a bug, basically whatever security measure is in place is only wanting Ink to have mouse control in the sandbox (in my case, Markup in Mail.app messages) regardless of whether Ink is in use or not.  And even if it is in use it seems one should have access via any pointing device...