Re: KeyViewer Error

2012-08-22 Thread Bruce Johnson 

On Aug 22, 2012, at 12:05 PM, Anders Fager / Gottick wrote:

>> 
>> It means that it couldn't find the actual KeyboardViewer program, which is a 
>> built-in component of OS X.
>> 
>> I would first look to see if there is an icon for KeyboardViewer in the 
>> /System/Library/Compnents folder.
>> 
> 
> These is not. All I got is "KeyViewer.app" in the Aplications folder.

A sudden thought...if this application has a generic app icon, maybe it IS the 
one from /System/Library/InputMethods and that's why the Finder cannot find it, 
and the error you're getting form the finder is not as meaningful as I 
thought...

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Re: KeyViewer Error

2012-08-22 Thread Bruce Johnson 

On Aug 22, 2012, at 12:05 PM, Anders Fager / Gottick wrote:

>> 
>> It means that it couldn't find the actual KeyboardViewer program, which is a 
>> built-in component of OS X.
>> 
>> I would first look to see if there is an icon for KeyboardViewer in the 
>> /System/Library/Compnents folder.
>> 
> 
> These is not. All I got is "KeyViewer.app" in the Aplications folder.
> 
>> If so make sure you didn't actually move the KeyboardViewer.app out of the 
>> KeyboardViewer.compnent package, that would cause this sort of error.
> 
> Can not find anything named  "KeyboardViewer" anything.
> 
> I guess I have to re-install the thing.

Maybe. 

I have a system running the same OS Version, and I don't have either an 
application in the Applications folder or that component, but it does pop up 
when I select "Show Keyboard Viewer" from the menu bar icon, once I enabled it. 
Using Activity monitor I found that the application package is actually here:

/System/Library/Input Methods/KeyboardViewer.app

I suspect the references to the /System/Library/Components location may be from 
an older version of the OS? It's in /System/Library/Input methods in 10.7 as 
well, and /System/Library/Components doesn't have the KeyboardViewer.component 
bundle, either.

Since your Finder is looking someplace else I suspect it's confused. 

Before you go to the hassle of re-installing your OS or the application, create 
a new user on your Mac and see if that user CAN use the KeyboardViewer. If so 
the problem lies somewhere in your user preferences and re-installing the OS 
will do no good.

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Re: KeyViewer Error

2012-08-22 Thread Anders Fager / Gottick 

22 aug 2012 kl. 19.43 skrev Bruce Johnson:

> 
> On Aug 22, 2012, at 10:24 AM, fa...@gottick.com wrote:
> 
>> OSX.6.8 on a 2,4 Ghz Intel
>> 
>> I'm trying to use KeyViewer and gets this message :
>> 
>> Can not find item
>> "System:Library:Components:KeyboardViewer.component:Contents:SharedSupport:KeyboardViewerServer.app"
>> of <> of application "Finder".
>> 
>> Edit / Ok
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Anyone who can explain (slowly) what this mean? :-D

Thanks for your reply.

> 
> It means that it couldn't find the actual KeyboardViewer program, which is a 
> built-in component of OS X.
> 
> I would first look to see if there is an icon for KeyboardViewer in the 
> /System/Library/Compnents folder.
> 

These is not. All I got is "KeyViewer.app" in the Aplications folder.

> If so make sure you didn't actually move the KeyboardViewer.app out of the 
> KeyboardViewer.compnent package, that would cause this sort of error.

Can not find anything named  "KeyboardViewer" anything.

I guess I have to re-install the thing.

Thanks


Anders

> Otherwise you need to re-install it, RE-installing OSX is a surefire way of 
> doing it, although you might be able to use PAcifist to do it from your OS X 
> installer disk. If you do that router immediately re-apply the 10.6.8 combo 
> update, to make sure any updates are applied.
> 
> It MIGHT be a corrupted application cache, you could try running applejack 
> before re-installing it if the app is where it's supposed to be.
> 
> 
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> College of Pharmacy
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> 
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Re: KeyViewer Error

2012-08-22 Thread Bruce Johnson 

On Aug 22, 2012, at 10:24 AM, fa...@gottick.com wrote:

> OSX.6.8 on a 2,4 Ghz Intel
> 
> I'm trying to use KeyViewer and gets this message :
> 
> Can not find item
> "System:Library:Components:KeyboardViewer.component:Contents:SharedSupport:KeyboardViewerServer.app"
> of <> of application "Finder".
> 
> Edit / Ok
> 
> --
> 
> Anyone who can explain (slowly) what this mean? :-D

It means that it couldn't find the actual KeyboardViewer program, which is a 
built-in component of OS X.

I would first look to see if there is an icon for KeyboardViewer in the 
/System/Library/Compnents folder.

If it's there right-click, and select 'Show Package Contents' and see if the 
application package is in the Contents/Shared Support folder.

Did you perchance, follow directions like these?



If so make sure you didn't actually move the KeyboardViewer.app out of the 
KeyboardViewer.compnent package, that would cause this sort of error.

Otherwise you need to re-install it, RE-installing OSX is a surefire way of 
doing it, although you might be able to use PAcifist to do it from your OS X 
installer disk. If you do that router immediately re-apply the 10.6.8 combo 
update, to make sure any updates are applied.

It MIGHT be a corrupted application cache, you could try running applejack 
before re-installing it if the app is where it's supposed to be.


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KeyViewer Error

2012-08-22 Thread fa...@gottick.com 
OSX.6.8 on a 2,4 Ghz Intel

I'm trying to use KeyViewer and gets this message :

Can not find item
"System:Library:Components:KeyboardViewer.component:Contents:SharedSupport:KeyboardViewerServer.app"
of <> of application "Finder".

Edit / Ok

--

Anyone who can explain (slowly) what this mean? :-D

Anders

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