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In my iDisk/Sites folder, there's a subfolder named deliciouslibrary which contains my MobileMe published site.

The Visit Website option doesn't work. On my copy, nothing happens.

The final DL2 v2.3.3 and MacOS X 10.6.2 version published just fine today, both locally to my iDisk and remotely to my MobileMe Sites folder for Internet access with my iPhone. – Dave Marsh, on December 01, 2009 22:55

I published successfully today using DL2 v2.3.3 and MacOS X 10.6.2, both locally to my iDisk (which syncs among all my Macs) and remotely to MobileMe (to my iDisk Sites folder) for direct access with my iPhone. No issues at all.

Well, it's Dec 1st and I published successfully today with DL2 v2.3.3 and MacOS X 10.6.2. No issues at all, publishing both locally to my iDisk, and remotely to MobileMe (iDisk Sites folder). – Dave Marsh, on December 01, 2009 22:50

I won't be doing my monthly publishing effort until Dec 1st, since it takes hours to sync to all my Macs after it's published. But, I can at least say for now that the final 2.3.3 build 11692 DOES create the drop-down sheet I need to use to configure any changes for the month (which didn't work with v.2.3.2 last month).

I have noticed a new issue (mentioned earlier in this thread) that I DO recall worked with an earlier version just fine. The File/Visit Published Site doesn't do anything anymore. It used to open Safari and visit my MobileMe published library.

I hope Wil can sort out these new MacOS X 10.6 issues. Back in MacOS X 10.5-days everything worked fine.

I tried the 2.3.3 beta 4 today and the File/Visit Published Site doesn't seem to do anything. However, the Configure button at the bottom of the main window and the File/Publishing Setup... selections didn't crash DL2.

I tried the 2.3.3 beta 4 today and the File/Visit Published Site doesn't seem to do anything. – Dave Marsh, on November 20, 2009 22:32

I tried the 2.3.3 beta 4 today and the File/Visit Published Site doesn't seem to do anything. – Dave Marsh, on November 20, 2009 22:32

I tried the 2.3.3 beta 4 today and the File/Visit Published Site doesn't seem to do anything. – Dave Marsh, on November 20, 2009 22:32

If you're backing up with Time Machine, you can simply get the previous copy out of the applications folder. Start up Time Machine, go to Applications folder, go back in time until you find earlier copy you want, select the earlier version, select Restore, and tell it you want to retain your current version + this older version. It will append (original) to the latest copy and place a fresh copy of the older version in the Applications folder for you to play with.

DL2 is modular, so this older copy will read all your regular support files (the DL2 database, preferences, cache, etc.). That's how I reverted until 2.3.2 is fixed. – Dave Marsh, on November 17, 2009 23:01

Gero - DL2 version 2.3 w/MacOS X 10.6.2 is working for me at the moment.

Try moving your two preferences at ~/Library/Preferences/com.delicious-monster.library2.plist & com.delicious-monster.library2.LSSharedFileList.plist to the Desktop, starting up DL2 again to see if that helps. If not, delete the two default preferences it created, and put the two preferences plists you copied to the Desktop back.

My working URL is similar, except that it ends in index.html:

http://homepage.mac.com/username/deli... (with my correct username substitution)

If the Publish button doesn't work in 2.3, try the File menu Publishing Setup... option to configure your publication options, then the File menu Publish to MobileMe.

If you can't publish to MobileMe using the DL2 options, try just publishing to a folder on your local hard disk instead. The Sites folder is just a folder on your iDisk reserved for this public availability, so you could manually copy the updated web site from your local folder to your Sites folder and let iDisk syncing push it up to the MobileMe servers. (Be sure to copy the Sites folder contents to another place on your local hard disk to have a backup if the manual effort blows up.) I did this in September when 2.3 didn't seem to work (failed connecting to MobileMe from within DL2 - it turned out to be an Apple change that they fixed quietly later in the month), but I could access the Sites folder just fine through my iDisk.

I'd also assure you've backed up your DL2 database using the Backup option in the File menu to assure playing around with the application itself doesn't damage your data (it shouldn't, but it's too important to risk). It will save your db to your local UserName/Documents/Personal Backups folder.

Since my DL2 version 2.3 is sort-of working, and yours isn't, I'd also try a clean build of DL2 version 2.3. Leave the stuff alone in ~/Library/Application Support, ~/Library/Caches, and ~/Library/Preferences to permit the rebuilt application to access exactly the same common files as the misbehaving application copy. The application is modular, discrete from the support files it created on in your ~/Library folder, so trying a different copy of the application shouldn't affect your support files (until your get a working copy and can actually get it to change those files, of course).

Good luck. Still waiting to hear back from Delicious Monster on my ticket...

I found that with DL2 version 2.3 and MacOS X 10.6.2 I could publish both to MobileMe and to my iDisk Documents folder, however, it required TWO steps. Start up DL2, click on the Publish button, select Configure, make your choices, then click on the Publish Now button. DL2 will crash, BUT the settings you made are saved. Restart DL2, click on the Publish button, and select Publish Now without making any more changes. This worked for me.

After that finished publishing, I went back and made different settings choices for my second publishing adventure. I didn't try simply quitting DL2 after changing the publishing settings, then restarting DL2 to click directly on the Publish Now button, but that might also work, rather than forcing DL2 to crash attempting to immediately publish after making settings changes.

Good Luck. I hope Wil fixes this for good. It's an irritation to reinvent a work around each month.

Try version 2.3. I restored it from time machine and was able to publish. If you have a problem with the Publish button at the bottom of the window, try the File menu/Publishing Setup & Publish to MobileMe options.

This issue is resolved for me, but I can't find a way to mark it closed.