Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Software - Troubleshooting and Discussion > GUI Customization > (Yet another) ShapeShifter/APE problem...

(Yet another) ShapeShifter/APE problem...
Thread Tools
siMac
Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 19, 2006, 09:08 AM
 
Since rebooting this morning APE has died on me, taking all my haxies with it.

The APE preference pane seems to be running, but no haxies work:



I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling APE (both 1.5.1 and 2.0.1) and SS but it won't work. In the continuing absence of any kind of support from the software distributors (seven question FAQs notwithstanding) does anyone here have any suggestions on what might have gone wrong?
|\|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 71|\/|3
     
simz
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Sep 2005
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 19, 2006, 09:55 AM
 
Have you tried deleting all the files associated with APE and SS? Such as the .plist.
     
siMac  (op)
Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 19, 2006, 11:10 AM
 
I uninstalled both using their own uninstall routines, then deleted everything that Spotlight turned up that contained 'unsanity' in my Home/Library folder.
|\|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 71|\/|3
     
Gerrit Vanoppen
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2004
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 19, 2006, 11:34 AM
 
Was APE installed for all users ? If so, you could create a new account - install SS in that one and see if things work. Depending on the outcome, your solution can be a) system level or b) user level.
Crossing fingers for you here…
     
siMac  (op)
Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 21, 2006, 04:47 AM
 
OK it's definitely APE that is broken, I tried installing just ClearDock and it doesn't work. In a new account things work fine, however.

I don't understand what could be causing this, I haven't changed anything recently - it just stopped working. Whatever it is, it survives a complete uninstallation/reinstallation of everything APE-related.

At least we know it's a user-level problem. Now where do we go from here?
|\|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 71|\/|3
     
Gerrit Vanoppen
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2004
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 21, 2006, 12:14 PM
 
My suggestion would be to scan the new user's Prefs folder, view them as a list by date.
Hopefully you'll find some APE related files, so you might find out what (corrupt ?) files to track down on your own user's account.
     
siMac  (op)
Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 21, 2006, 02:00 PM
 
But I removed everything to do with APE and Unsanity from the computer, Prefpanes, plists, .apes, application support files, reg files.... everything. Then rebooted. Then reinstalled just Cleardock and it doesn't work.

Something somewhere is conflicting with APE, but I'll be damned if I know what.
|\|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 71|\/|3
     
brianwilson
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: St. George, UT
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 21, 2006, 02:05 PM
 
Hi,

Have you tried this?

http://www.unsanity.com/support.php?vf=43

If you check Activity Monitor, do you see the "aped" process listed?

Email me at brian at unsanity and we'll figure this out.
// brian @ unsanity
     
Gerrit Vanoppen
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2004
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 21, 2006, 02:08 PM
 
You could launch Console (should be in the Utilities folder by default) and read some logs in search for conflict descriptions.
I'm a complete n00b in this app, but perhaps someone…
     
siMac  (op)
Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jul 21, 2006, 04:31 PM
 
Good idea, will check on monday (it's my work machine that's affected).
|\|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 71|\/|3
     
   
Thread Tools
 
Forum Links
Forum Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:58 PM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2017 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.8 © 2000-2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.,