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Offline bentoni

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Stationery pad always blank
« on: February 03, 2010, 11:49:25 AM »
I am running PM 4.6.2.1, on an Intel MacBook Pro with OS 10.5.8. Each time I invoke the ingest dialog box, all the fields are blank, and un-checked. I should be able to check and fill the fields I always use, and see them pre-filled whenever I ingest new photos, but I have to start from scratch every time. I have searched all the preferences for a box I may have left un-checked, or something simple like that but with no solution. Can anyone help me with this?
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Re: Stationery pad always blank
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2010, 11:50:55 AM »
Quote from: bentoni on February 03, 2010, 11:49:25 AM
I am running PM 4.6.2.1, on an Intel MacBook Pro with OS 10.5.8. Each time I invoke the ingest dialog box, all the fields are blank, and un-checked. I should be able to check and fill the fields I always use, and see them pre-filled whenever I ingest new photos, but I have to start from scratch every time. I have searched all the preferences for a box I may have left un-checked, or something simple like that but with no solution. Can anyone help me with this?

If you close the IPTC Stationery Pad dialog and re-open it immediately is it blank then?

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Re: Stationery pad always blank
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2010, 02:39:49 PM »
Yes. No matter what I do, it always reappears blank.
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Re: Stationery pad always blank
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2010, 04:53:19 PM »
Quote from: bentoni on February 03, 2010, 02:39:49 PM
Yes. No matter what I do, it always reappears blank.

Are you able to make a Snapshot and reload it?  Use the button with a lightning bolt on it to save and load Snapshots.

Otherwise, if you make any other changes to settings (like Preferences) or the main IPTC Stationery Pad (from the Image menu), do any of those changes stick?  If not, have you somehow lost permission to write to your Preferences folder or the Photo Mechanic Preferences file?

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Re: Stationery pad always blank
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2010, 02:43:10 PM »
Yes, a snapshot of the stationery pad can be recalled, but the basic preferences of the Ingest dialog box are always lost. (folder name, destination folder paths, etc.) 
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Re: Stationery pad always blank
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2010, 03:45:01 PM »
Quote from: bentoni on February 04, 2010, 02:43:10 PM
Yes, a snapshot of the stationery pad can be recalled, but the basic preferences of the Ingest dialog box are always lost. (folder name, destination folder paths, etc.) 

Have you tried repairing permissions on your system?

It sounds like PM is unable to write to its preferences files.

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Re: Stationery pad always blank
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2010, 09:35:13 AM »
Yes, I tried that earlier, but it did not help. Perhaps I'll delete the preferences file and restart.
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