Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
Don't think so Artyboots ... you can click on <File> <New From Content Catalog> and access all of it.
What really gets me is the hours spent downloading the content to my computer ... only to find out that Xara doesn't actually download it to your computer.
Thought I had found another way to access the saved content, only to find that all of the folders were empty. What were they downloading to my computer all that time???
Thoroughly angry, but I'll try to keep it civil here ... even though it is extremely difficult for this half cajun / half NDN to do.
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
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Dijenga
What really gets me is the hours spent downloading the content to my computer ... only to find out that Xara doesn't actually download it to your computer.
The content was downloaded to %appdata%/../local/xara/WebDesignerPremium/12/cache/.
It is possible that you decided to do some Windows spring-cleaning and deleted it; the Xara application hasn't done that but Xara has done something awry and I have flagged it to them.
Once downloaded, you can save onto a DVD or place in some other folder; I would like Xara to then allow easier linking to an off-line Folder other than Disc designs, which adds the items but uses the full Windows pathing.
Acorn
Acorn
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
No. My online content is blank and returning various errors.
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Originally Posted by
Dijenga
Don't think so Artyboots ... you can click on <File> <New From Content Catalog> and access all of it.
What really gets me is the hours spent downloading the content to my computer ... only to find out that Xara doesn't actually download it to your computer.
Thought I had found another way to access the saved content, only to find that all of the folders were empty. What were they downloading to my computer all that time???
Thoroughly angry, but I'll try to keep it civil here ... even though it is extremely difficult for this half cajun / half NDN to do.
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
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Originally Posted by
Artyboots
No. My online content is blank and returning various errors.
Not taking about your on-line content above, I was referring to your computer Cache folder.
Acorn
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
Was replying to Dijenga, Acorn,
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Acorn
Not taking about your on-line content above, I was referring to your computer Cache folder.
Acorn
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
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Originally Posted by
Artyboots
No. My online content is blank and returning various errors.
Same here. I was just looking at the folders and didn't look inside of them. I copied all folders and moved to a new directory I created in the root directory of my hdd.
Tried to access the content, nothing. Opened the folders, all were empty.
Not a good thing, and sorry I misunderstood your post.
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
Did you Update ( or create) as Xara after navigating to the new location has to compile a XML document for the references.
Jim
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
Guys, take a look at my first post. Xara did remove all the contents in the Local Designs Gallery that I had downloaded a few months ago. I saw it happening when right-clicking the folders and selecting "Download All" in order to update the contents. At first I didn't quite get what was going on but then discovered that everything was gone and that I had to re-download all of it again.
I don't think it's intentional but, rather, some big glitch that they haven't been able to fix yet.
The lack of clear communication about it all is quite typical of Xara the company, leading to frustration, misunderstandings and even conspiracy theories.
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
Hi Guys,
I'm sorry about this problem, it was the result of an incomplete server update after a fault on the server (checksum data on the file content which is required by the Local Designs Gallery). I'm sorry I didn't spot this more quickly, it was a bit of a shock to see the effects of this bug if you had a large number of local files. We'll be implementing some remedial steps to prevent this happening again (e.g. a diagnostic check and server documentation update).
The problem appears to be fixed now - please let us know if anything is still not right.
Kind regards,
Marc
Re: Contents Local Designs Gallery Gone
Oh Marc, web design wouldn't be the same without the occasional heart-attack. i've given up and come to the garden centre. It's your fault I'm eating chocolate cake right now.
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Originally Posted by
MarcP
Hi Guys,
I'm sorry about this problem, it was the result of an incomplete server update after a fault on the server (checksum data on the file content which is required by the Local Designs Gallery). I'm sorry I didn't spot this more quickly, it was a bit of a shock to see the effects of this bug if you had a large number of local files. We'll be implementing some remedial steps to prevent this happening again (e.g. a diagnostic check and server documentation update).
The problem appears to be fixed now - please let us know if anything is still not right.
Kind regards,
Marc