Ok, Do you know where some might be kept? I've looked around and found a few but I think there might be more.
Alice On Dec 23, 2011, at 4:59 PM, xairbusdriver wrote: > On Dec 23, 6:36 pm, lwr32 <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm running Growl on an iMac with the latest version of Lion. >> >> I couldn't get Growl 1.3.2 to show any apps but BoxcarMac after my iMac >> crashed. Before the crash I wasn't getting any notifications from Growl. >> So, I used the Growl uninstall to uninstall Growl. I reverted all my apps >> framework back too. >> >> Now I have Growl v.1.2.2 back. It use to work great. Now it's not. Here's >> what it sees: >> >> I don't know why it sees another Growl. The Growl uninstaller should have >> removed everything. When I ran Growl 1.2.2 before the update, I hadn't >> upgraded the framework of any apps that Growl Version Detective saw. Growl >> just worked. I'm running Dropbox v1.1.45 and I need it to show up and use >> Growl. >> >> Here's what GVD shows: >> >> Can someone please help. I've written to this discussion group before >> trying to get help with v1.3.2 and nothing worked. Now I'm back to 1.2.2 >> and still not working. >> >> I haven't changed anything in the Display preferences, so I don't know >> what's up with Growl. > > I suspect that you need to do any installing/deleting/removing of any > version of Growl manually. I'm betting that you have two versions of > Growl installed. 1.2.2 is a Preference Panel, the new one is a stand- > alone application. You can use one or the other but having both > installed causes nothing but problems. > > However, you cannot simply choose which version of Growl to install, > there are other pieces of any app that you want to use it with that > must also be installed. The 1.2.2 version uses different pieces than > the new one. Each app's developer should create new code to make his > app work with the new version, until they do, the old version is the > only one you can use with that app...but you can't, then, also use the > new version of Growl. > > Catch 22? Not really, it's just that Growl is not like any other app > you probably have installed. While I said it is a 'stand-alone' app, > that doesn't mean it doesn't need any other apps to operate. It > ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY needs other apps to tell it when something in > that app happens! Otherwise, it will not make any notifications of any > kind about that other app. Period. > > I suspect that what has happened to you is that you installed the new > version, then used the Growl Version Detective to update some/all the > apps that you wanted to get notifications from. Now, you have re- > installed the old version of Growl but are expecting it to use the new > code that was changed with the Version Detective app. I don't think > that will work. > > You need to decide which version of Growl to use. Then, if it's the > old one, you'll probably have to go to the developer's site to get the > older version of their app, the one that worked with the earlier > Growl. Be advised, however, that any new updates to that app will > probably not work with the old version of Growl. The developers are > updating their apps, irregularly and not always in any great hurry, to > work with the new version of Growl. But you can continue using 1.2.2 > as long as you like, just don't expect it to continue working as it > did. > > First, I'd suggest deleting any and all files relating to Growl. Use a > good search tool (something better than Spotlight which will include > practically any other search tool out there, IMHO). Now, decide which > version of Growl you want and re-install it and any app which you > changed with the Version Detective app. Note that this very forum has > a search function, some of your questions may have already been > answered, so try a search with some key words in your previous posts. > Many people don't like to clutter forums by posting "that answer is in > post "XYZ." ;-) Other times, people get too busy with their own > questions and fail to answer others. Not everyone is purfekt lyke met! > 8-O > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Growl Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
