Os X 10.4.2 Sherlock And Dashboard

craig.harmon · #1 September 16th, 2005, 11:30 PM

Ever since I installed Dashboard widgets for translation my "languages" in Sherlock will not load. I would prefer Sherlock. Is there a way to recover Sherlock.

MisterMe · #2 September 17th, 2005, 07:11 AM

Delete the file com.apple.Sherlock.plist from your account's Library/Preferences folder

craig.harmon · #3 September 17th, 2005, 09:06 AM

So I REMOVE what I want to recover???

Is that right?

Craig

bobw · #4 September 17th, 2005, 09:30 AM

Just drag it to the Desktop so you'll still have it if you want to put it back.

craig.harmon · #5 September 17th, 2005, 10:01 AM

Well . . . that certainly did not have the desired results. Previously Sherlock translation was inoperative, now it is no longer visible, though on restart a new <com.apple.Sherlock.plist> is loaded to my account's Library/Preferences folder.

Now what I REALLY want to do is to USE Sherlock Translation AND NOT a dashboard widget. It is my feeling that Sherlock is (was) better than Dashboard. How can i get SHERLOCK TRANSLATION back?

Craig

bobw · #6 September 17th, 2005, 10:14 AM

You can put the old plist file back in, restart and try.

bobw · #7 September 17th, 2005, 10:34 AM

You could also drag Sherlock out to the Desktop and do a Custom install of Sherlock from the Tiger DVD and see if that works.

JockF · #8 September 29th, 2005, 07:56 PM

I am having the same problems with Sherlock translations under 10.4.2 - I tried reinstalling Sherlock with Pacifist - the re-install was fine but the problem still exists.

This appears to be a Tiger specific problem as I have an older Ti-Book running 10.3.9 and Sherlock and the translation channel work fine.