Thanks, Ronni. I have to go out for the morning, will try this afternoon. Severin On 13/08/2012, at 7:51 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Severin, > > You mentioned: >> Ronni, further information. The Droplets work when I boot in Safe mode. >> However Finder still asks for password when I put anything in the Trash. >> Not >> so from the alternative user account (when not in Safe mode). >> Severin > There are certain places where you must authenticate, but your Desktop isn't > one of them (unless you are moving it from a folder that denies deleting > things). > > I would suggest you reset the Home Directory Permissions and ACLs. > > Resetting the home folder permissions with the Reset Password utility will > reset both the owner and the permissions. > > 1. Restart your Mac holding ⌘+R to boot into Lion Recovery, which will bring > you to the Repair Utilities screen. > > 2. Open Terminal from the Utilities menu. > > 3. In Terminal, enter resetpassword and hit return key to open the Reset > Password utility. > > 4. Choose your hard drive icon at the top, then choose your user from the > drop-down menu below. > DO NOT RESET the password here. > > 5. At the bottom of the window, under "Reset Home Directory Permissions and > ACLs", click the "Reset" button. > This may take awhile if you have a lot of files in your home folder. > > This should solve your permissions problems for most apps. However, it's > possible you may have a few apps which had saved files with special > permissions that are different from the user's default permissions (like > preferences or application support files). > For those apps, you may need to delete their preferences or reinstall the app. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 12/08/2012, at 11:05 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Yes, those are the current permissions >> Thanks >> Severin >> >> On 12/08/2012, at 5:39 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Severin, >>> >>> Just a quick reply as I need to do more clients work for tomorrow. >>> >>> Mountain Lion does ask for authorisation and for you to authenticate if you >>> are moving or deleting any that is system related. >>> I've noticed it does this more than in Lion. >>> You might have some permissions problems, but first check what Permissions >>> you have on your Hard Drive and your User Home Folder? >>> HD - system "Read & Write" >>> wheel "Read only >>> everyone "Read only >>> >>> User Home Folder - sev (me) "Read & Write >>> staff "Read only" >>> everyone "read only" >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> >>> On 12/08/2012, at 2:06 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Ronni, yes, Droplets work fine in a fresh account. Interestingly, I note >>>> that I am in general getting requests from Finder for authorisation when >>>> moving files or just trashing them. Seems to happen when nothing is >>>> locked and read and write is enabled for everything in sight. I suspect >>>> that this may be the trouble, the droplet writes to an existing folder, >>>> but where does it come from? I can find no setting that is relevant. >>>> Severin >>>> >>>> On 11/08/2012, at 5:03 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, I have still to try that >>>>> Severin >>>>> >>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 4:52 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, the first thing I did when trouble arose was to recreate them. >>>>>> They worked previously in Lion too. As I noted earlier, the Action >>>>>> (script) runs fine when you use it in the File/Automate/ Batch mode but >>>>>> fails when that script is made into a Droplet(Applet). On dragging and >>>>>> dropping a file to it in the dock it gives it gives one half hearted >>>>>> bounce then nothing. Normally it would open Photoshop and carry on. I >>>>>> am sure Adobe will come out with fix in due course, clearly there is >>>>>> something in Mountain Lion that jars with Create Droplet function, or >>>>>> rather running that droplet. >>>>>> Severin >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 4:39 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Severin, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So Droplets - File > Get Info shows Kind: Application (32-bit) >>>>>>> These droplets were not originally created in CS6, is that correct? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You have tried in a new User Account (as Daniel suggested); do your >>>>>>> existing droplets work fine in the new user account? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You have now re-created them in CS6 but they are still indicating they >>>>>>> have been created in 32-bit? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Did you also try (as Daniel suggested) System Preferences > Security & >>>>>>> Privacy - General and 'Allow applications downloaded from:' and >>>>>>> changing it to 'Anywhere' to see if that makes a difference to the >>>>>>> droplets? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 4:07 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> That is the first statement at the beginning of Get Info for the >>>>>>>> droplet. Droplets are drag and drop applications that you create >>>>>>>> within Photoshop from Actions, which are essentially scripts. The >>>>>>>> Droplet looks like an application in the Finder etc. >>>>>>>> Severin >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 3:08 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Well, how did you see that Droplets is 32-bit mode as you mentioned >>>>>>>>> previously? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Photoshop CS6 is only 64 bit application on Mac OS >>>>>>>>> On Windows, it is a 32 and 64 bit application. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 3:01 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> There is no checkbox as in other applications. It just says "Kind: >>>>>>>>>> Application (32 bit)" >>>>>>>>>> Severin >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 1:25 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> If you Uncheck 32-bit it will run in 64-bit mode. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 12:40 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The 64 bit option is not available in the Get Info window. >>>>>>>>>>>> Photoshop CS6 is right up to date according to Adobe Updater and >>>>>>>>>>>> of course I have tried recompiling the droplets. HMMMM!!! >>>>>>>>>>>> Enjoy the sunshine, a wonderful 22C here for lunch outside today >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>>> Severin >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 7:47 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Change it to run in 64bit Mode in the Get Info window. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/08/2012, at 10:35 PM, Severin Crisp >>>>>>>>>>>>> <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Have just noticed that the Droplets are 32bit. Could that be >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the trouble? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Severin >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/08/2012, at 5:46 PM, Daniel Kerr >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do they give an error message when tried to be used? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It could be they're treated as "little applications" that don't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pass Gatekeeper. You could try System Preferences -Security and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "allow all" (applications) to see if it lets you use them then. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (sorry not very clear instructions as not near computer at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise possibly another type of coding difference. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thats one quick thought worth a try. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Will think more later when free if that doesn't help :) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Daniel >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4s >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Daniel Kerr >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MacWizardry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ** For Everything Apple ** >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/08/2012, at 5:40 PM, Severin Crisp >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I find that my Photoshop CS6 droplets do not work in Mountain >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lion, were fine in Lion. I see this is a recognised problem >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with no very clear solution yet. I find that the same Actions >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on which I base my failing Droplets (File/Automate/Create >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Droplet…) in fact perform correctly under File/Automate/Batch… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Strange, the action and dialogs seem vitally identical. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone a comment to offer? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Severin Crisp > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ________________________________________________________ Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. 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