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gtr
May 16, 2012, 4:44:33 PM5/16/12
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I was attempting to enter a new email address for 1&1 by the way, I hit
the odd key, and suddenly it cleared my notes saved the address.
Fine, I went to edit it again and something else odd happened.
Now that address isn't in my address book. I don't care.
But now the search facility doesn't work. No matter what I type in, it
finds nothing, though if I click on an address in the left-hand panel
it will display it in the right.
I don't know what the heck I did, but if someone can help that would be great.
Where is my address book contents saved. I thought it was in Library
or System in my user account. But I note that I have neither a Library
or a System present. So I assume that is the handiwork of Lion.
1) Where is the address book information stored, so I may be able to
get it from backup.
2) How to I get my library/system folders to display in user accounts
Many thanks for any info!
the odd key, and suddenly it cleared my notes saved the address.
Fine, I went to edit it again and something else odd happened.
Now that address isn't in my address book. I don't care.
But now the search facility doesn't work. No matter what I type in, it
finds nothing, though if I click on an address in the left-hand panel
it will display it in the right.
I don't know what the heck I did, but if someone can help that would be great.
Where is my address book contents saved. I thought it was in Library
or System in my user account. But I note that I have neither a Library
or a System present. So I assume that is the handiwork of Lion.
1) Where is the address book information stored, so I may be able to
get it from backup.
2) How to I get my library/system folders to display in user accounts
Many thanks for any info!
gtr
May 16, 2012, 5:05:23 PM5/16/12
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On 2012-05-16 20:44:33 +0000, gtr said:
[ Correction: ]
> But now the search facility doesn't work. No matter what I type in, it
> finds nothing, though if I click on an address in the left-hand panel
> it will display it in the right.
If I click on the left-hand panel the right hand panel does NOT change.
If I change it to single panel mode two left/right buttons appear.
Neither does anything.
I've rebooted. I think I need to get my back up of the addressbook
storage but can't figure out where it is.
[ Correction: ]
> But now the search facility doesn't work. No matter what I type in, it
> finds nothing, though if I click on an address in the left-hand panel
> it will display it in the right.
If I change it to single panel mode two left/right buttons appear.
Neither does anything.
I've rebooted. I think I need to get my back up of the addressbook
storage but can't figure out where it is.
Barry Margolin
May 16, 2012, 5:16:08 PM5/16/12
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simplest to just restory this whole folder.
--
Barry Margolin, bar...@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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gtr
May 16, 2012, 5:26:44 PM5/16/12
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On 2012-05-16 21:16:08 +0000, Barry Margolin said:
> In article <2012051614052390046-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote:
>
>> On 2012-05-16 20:44:33 +0000, gtr said:
>>
>> [ Correction: ]
>>
>>> But now the search facility doesn't work. No matter what I type in, it
>>> finds nothing, though if I click on an address in the left-hand panel
>>> it will display it in the right.
>>
>> If I click on the left-hand panel the right hand panel does NOT change.
>> If I change it to single panel mode two left/right buttons appear.
>> Neither does anything.
>>
>> I've rebooted. I think I need to get my back up of the addressbook
>> storage but can't figure out where it is.
>
> Everything is in ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook. Probably
> simplest to just restory this whole folder.
Thanks, Barry. How do I make ~/Library visible under Lion (10.7.3)?
> In article <2012051614052390046-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote:
>
>> On 2012-05-16 20:44:33 +0000, gtr said:
>>
>> [ Correction: ]
>>
>>> But now the search facility doesn't work. No matter what I type in, it
>>> finds nothing, though if I click on an address in the left-hand panel
>>> it will display it in the right.
>>
>> If I click on the left-hand panel the right hand panel does NOT change.
>> If I change it to single panel mode two left/right buttons appear.
>> Neither does anything.
>>
>> I've rebooted. I think I need to get my back up of the addressbook
>> storage but can't figure out where it is.
>
> Everything is in ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook. Probably
> simplest to just restory this whole folder.
Further updates. While continuing to monkey arround I created some more
new cars but they didn't come up for editing as usual. Eventually I
found them past Z in the alpha list under "#", along with the 1&1 card.
I renamed 1&1 to OneAndOne, but it wouldn't save that way.
I deleted one "No Name", said yes to the "are you sure" panel. But the
panel didn't go away. I quit/restarted the program and continued to
delete the "No Names" and finally the 1&1.
Whereupon the program began working appropriately. Man it does it not
like ampersands in a title! Either that or there is a "make life
intolerable" hotkey that I accidentally hit!
gtr
May 16, 2012, 7:27:39 PM5/16/12
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On 2012-05-16 21:26:44 +0000, gtr said:
> Thanks, Barry. How do I make ~/Library visible under Lion (10.7.3)?
Forget my explicit statement of sloth--I got it.
> Thanks, Barry. How do I make ~/Library visible under Lion (10.7.3)?
Paul Sture
May 17, 2012, 7:54:38 AM5/17/12
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On Wed, 16 May 2012 14:26:44 -0700, gtr wrote:
> Man it does it not like ampersands in a title! Either that or there is
> a "make life intolerable" hotkey that I accidentally hit!
LOL!
> Man it does it not like ampersands in a title! Either that or there is
> a "make life intolerable" hotkey that I accidentally hit!
Watch out Apple! Microsoft have probably patented that "make life
intolerable" hotkey ;-)
--
Paul Sture
Barry Margolin
May 17, 2012, 11:05:23 AM5/17/12
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character in XML, and maybe it doesn't properly convert it when writing
the file.
gtr
May 17, 2012, 11:42:17 AM5/17/12
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On 2012-05-17 15:05:23 +0000, Barry Margolin said:
> Maybe some of the files used by AB are in XML format. & is a special
> character in XML, and maybe it doesn't properly convert it when writing
> the file.
A lifetime in programming taught me that no matter what code you're
> Maybe some of the files used by AB are in XML format. & is a special
> character in XML, and maybe it doesn't properly convert it when writing
> the file.
writing or what you'r doing, one should never put an ampersand anywhere.
I slipped out of gear for a minute. My brain transmission is getting iffy.
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