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Title: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Mike Guilbault on March 18, 2012, 09:35:57 am

I'm at a loss.  I'm sure it's a simple oversight, but when I open LR4, I get a blank screen.  Not totally, blank.... I get the main window but no images,  no panels, no thumbnails and have to hover over the top to reveal the menu.  Nothing shows up until I reveal the menu and hit the Library module, and then it's all back to normal.  This is only happening on my MacPro, but not on my MacBook Pro

Any ideas?  

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Zsolt Arkossy on March 18, 2012, 01:35:47 pm

Hi Mike!

I suggest a simple preference file dump or a LR4 reinstall. Both are fairly simple activities and do no harm.

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Mike Guilbault on March 18, 2012, 01:38:12 pm

How would I do a Preference File Dump?  And wouldn't that 'dump' all my preferences?

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Zsolt Arkossy on March 18, 2012, 01:42:44 pm

Hi Mike!

The preferences file (on the Mac) is the com.adobe.Lightroom4.plist file, located in [user name]/Library/Preferences.
Exit from LR4, make a copy of the file or better copy it to the Desktop (just in case), then delete the file from the original location.
Re-launching LR4, the preference file will be recreated.
This preference file doesn't affect any of your LR4 settings.

If you still have the same problem, try to reinstall LR4.

regards
Zsolt

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Zsolt Arkossy on March 18, 2012, 01:45:10 pm

Just in case you don't see the hidden folder, go to Finder, "Go" menu, "Go to folder..." and in the pop-up screen enter: ~/Library/Preferences

this will show you even the hidden folders.

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Mike Guilbault on March 18, 2012, 01:54:14 pm

Thanks.. I'll give that a try

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Zsolt Arkossy on March 18, 2012, 01:59:33 pm

No problem! Let us know if the issue has been solved. We are here to help!

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Mike Guilbault on March 18, 2012, 02:21:53 pm

hmm...  can't find that file anywhere on my system (used Spotlight to check).  I may have to try a reinstall.

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Zsolt Arkossy on March 18, 2012, 02:27:35 pm

Mike, you will not find the file and the folder as it is hidden in the latest version of Mac OS. Spotlight won't find it either.
That's why I suggested in my previous post to do the following:

Go to Finder, "Go" menu, "Go to folder..." and in the pop-up screen enter: ~/Library/Preferences

Now you will see the hidden folder's content and you should have a "com.adobe.Lightroom4.plist" file in there.

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Mike Guilbault on March 18, 2012, 02:34:56 pm

AH-HAH!  I missed that.  Thanks Zsolt.. that worked!

Much appreciated guys! 

Now to get my OnOne plugin to work... sometimes I hate upgrades. ;)

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Zsolt Arkossy on March 18, 2012, 02:37:04 pm

Happy to hear, Mike!

Do the panels now show up when you launch the program? I hope so... :-)

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Mike Guilbault on March 18, 2012, 02:39:53 pm

Yup... everything is back to normal.  In fact, I was wondering why my "Backup on Exit" wasn't working - thought I had to go in and reset it after the upgrade but hadn't got around to it.  Now it's showing up as it should.

Happy camper now!! :)

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Zsolt Arkossy on March 18, 2012, 02:42:58 pm

Excellent news, Mike!

Let me know if you have any Mac/LR/Backup related questions, I am happy to help!

regards
Zsolt

Title: Re: Blank Screen on Opening LR4
Post by: Richowens on March 18, 2012, 03:03:09 pm

Mike,

There is a dot release coming to fix the plugin bug. Time frame unknown.

Rich