[DEMUG] text within html comments

Jim & Mary Folsom folsom at hughes.net
Sat Jan 26 16:43:40 EST 2008


Thank you for the idea. I usually use Firefox, but check my web pages  
in other browsers, to see how they look and function. The problem  
occurs in whichever browser I use.
Mary

On Jan 26, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Harry Freeman wrote:

> Greetings ( + )!( + )
>
> You haven't said which browser you are using, however if you are using
> Safari 3.X select the "Safari - Reset Safari" menu and then choose
> which items that you would like reset.
>
> Then try you normal login and see if things are fixed. The items that
> you can reset in Safari 3.X are:
> 	Clear history
> 	Empty the cache
> 	Clear the Downloads window
> 	Remove all cookies
> 	Remove all website icons
> 	Remove saved names and passwords
> 	Remove other AutoFill form text
> 	Clear Google searches
> 	Close all Safari windows
>
> Be sure and select only those items that might be affecting the
> display of you URL's
> I would start with:
> Empty the cache
> Clear the Downloads window
> Remove all website icons
>
> Then see if everything works Okay.
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> On Jan 26, 2008, at 11:47 AM, Jim & Mary Folsom wrote:
>
>> Thank you so much for these suggestions.
>>
>> I did create another user account, login to it, and see if the
>> problem occurred. I put one of my website folders into the shared
>> users' folder, created a new user account for testing, logged out of
>> my account, and logged into the new account. WebDesign functioned
>> perfectly in the new account. I tested it on a couple of website
>> folders.
>>
>> That should mean that the problem is somewhere in the settings in my
>> home folder. I logged back into my regular user account, trashed the
>> preferences folder for WebDesign, and tried it again. Same problem of
>> the includes repeating. Since I am the main account for the computer,
>> does this mean that there is some other file somewhere else on the
>> computer, that I can't get to, related to WebDesign? (besides the
>> com.ragesw.webdesign.plist and the WebDesign Preferences folder)
>> Spotlight doesn't show me anything else.
>>
>> I didn't find anything in the main library. Thanks for any info
>> anyone can provide.
>>
>> Mary
>>
>> On Jan 24, 2008, at 8:54 PM, Steve Bohrer wrote:
>>
>>> No specific info about this, but the fact that it works on your  
>>> other
>>> computer suggests some general debugging you can try. Of course,  
>>> have
>>> backups first, as you may break your web design program as you muck
>>> around it with.
>>>
>>> On the problem computer, create a new user account (Apple  
>>> menu>System
>>> Preferences...>Accounts, and click the "+" icon below the panel at
>>> the
>>> left to add an new account.
>>>
>>> Then put a copy of your web source files in the /Users/Shared
>>> folder, so
>>> you can get them from any local account.
>>>
>>> Next, log out of your normal account and log into the new account.
>>> See
>>> if you can reproduce the problem.
>>>
>>> --- If it works from the new account, then the problem is somewhere
>>> in
>>> the program's settings in your home folder. Typically programs keep
>>> their settings in your home/Library folder. Check Library/ 
>>> Preferences
>>> for an item for the program in question, and also search for other
>>> instances of the program's name in Library.
>>>
>>> If you find such files, quit from your WebDesign program, and try
>>> moving
>>> its Library files somewhere else, e.g. your desktop, and then  
>>> restart
>>> the program and test to see if it works. Try the Library/Preferences
>>> items (if any) first, as they can almost always be automatically
>>> reset
>>> when you restart the program. Next try moving other program files or
>>> folders. (Be aware that you may break the program or cause it to
>>> loose
>>> track of your data if you move it's library files about. Depends on
>>> the
>>> program, and I have no knowledge of the one in question.)
>>> Hopefully, you
>>> can undo your changes if necessary by dragging everything back
>>> where you
>>> found it.)
>>>
>>> --- On the other hand, if the program shows the same error from
>>> your new
>>> account, then perhaps it has a corrupted setting in the system areas
>>> that are common to both user accounts. Programs also store data and
>>> settings in the /Library folder at the top level of the disk (rather
>>> than your home folder's library.) Again, try searching for the
>>> program
>>> name or manufacturer's name in that folder. However, if you delete
>>> things here, you may need to re=install the software to get it
>>> working
>>> again.
>>>
>>> --- On the third hand, perhaps there are some settings or config
>>> files
>>> that are kept with your web data files. Can you bring a copy of the
>>> project folder from the working machine and open it on the broken
>>> machine?
>>>
>>> These steps may at least help point to where the problem is
>>> occurring.
>>> (Or not -- perhaps their tech support did not suggest these sorts of
>>> steps because they know they don't use any such files that could get
>>> garbled.)
>>>
>>> Steve Bohrer
>>>
>>> Mary Folsom wrote:
>>>
>>>> The WebDesign software runs fine on my G4 Powerbook, also  
>>>> running OS
>>>> 10.4.11 No problem at all! So, it must be something in my G4  
>>>> desktop
>>>> computer, but WHAT? I'm having no problems with any other software.
>>>> Does anyone out there in DEMUG world have an answer?
>>>>
>>>
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>> Mary Folsom
>> 73 Calf Point
>> Roque Bluffs ME 04654
>> (207)255-0748
>>
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Mary Folsom
73 Calf Point
Roque Bluffs ME 04654
(207)255-0748

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