Theming failing on 10.9.5

[messismore]

Hi, since upgrading from 10.9.4 to 10.9.5 cDock has stopped working for me. When applying a theme, the dock will restart, but retains it's stock theme. I am using cDock 9.4.1, so it shouldn't be related to #5.

Is it possible to attach log files here or should I email them?

Thanks, Felix

[w0lfschild]

Nope you can't attach logs here.

Probably a permissions or password issue on your end.

[messismore]

Logs: https://db.tt/2qElWf7k​

It asked for my password after auto updating iirc. Resetting cDock via the extra settings window did not help…

[w0lfschild]

You need to enter the correct login when asked. Your logs don't have the helper app logs which means you haven't installed SIMBL which is required.

It should automatically ask you when you open cDock but you can also open the app here:

/Applications/cDock.app/Contents/Resources/helpers/cDock-Helper.app

[messismore]

Opening cDock does not ask for a password, opening the helper app manually does.

I had manually removed SIMBL because I suspected it was an old version from before cDock. The logs claim to have installed files, but it still does not work.

New logs:​ https://db.tt/8hD1sBb4​

Thank you for your help

[R-S-T]

Same behavior with me. No theme under 10.10.4... If there is anything I can try, please let me know!

[w0lfschild]

If cDock is not working make sure these 2 files are in place

/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/cDock.bundle
/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax

You can see if cDock is loading by opening Console and searching for Dock. If it has loaded you'll see something like OS X 10.10, cDock loaded...

[R-S-T]

files are in the correct location.

in console I found this: 10.08.15 10:24:43,296 cDock[2632]: App did finish launching 10.08.15 10:24:43,336 SIMBL Agent[692]: warning: failed to get scripting definition from /Applications/cDock.app; it may not be scriptable. 10.08.15 10:24:43,342 cDock[2632]: Performance: Please update this scripting addition to supply a value for ThreadSafe for each event handler: "/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax" 10.08.15 10:24:48,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: cDock(2632) System Policy: deny file-write-unlink /Users/RS/Library/Saved Application State/org.w0lf.cDock.savedState/restorecount.plist 10.08.15 10:24:54,408 NotificationCenter[706]: Dock connection interrupted! 10.08.15 10:24:54,409 NotificationCenter[706]: Dock connection invalid!

with 9.4.1 colorful sidebar is not working, but did in 9.4. The option stays unchecked every time I open „extra settings“

Am 10.08.2015 um 01:41 schrieb Wolfgang Baird notifications@github.com:

If cDock is not working make sure these 2 files are in place

/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/cDock.bundle /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax You can see if cDock is loading by opening Console and searching for Dock. If it has loaded you'll see something like OS X 10.10, cDock loaded...

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/25#issuecomment-129261537.

[messismore]

files are in the correct location.

same here

Console:

10.08.15 16:57:36,425   cDock[36187]    App did finish launching
10.08.15 16:58:00,456   com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[730]  (com.apple.Dock.agent[800]) Exited: Killed: 9
10.08.15 16:58:01,505   Dock[36716] Performance: Please update this scripting addition to supply a value for ThreadSafe for each event handler: "/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax"
10.08.15 16:58:03,153   Dock[36716] Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x7e03] flags: 0x10 binding: BundleBinding [0x7d03] URL: file:///Applications/Microsoft%20Office%202011/Office/Microsoft%20Office%20Reminders.app/ bundle identifier: com.microsoft.outlook.officereminders request size:176 scale: 1
10.08.15 16:58:03,473   Dock[36716] Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0xaf03] flags: 0x10 binding: BundleBinding [0xae03] URL: file:///Applications/arRsync.app/ bundle identifier: com.arrsync.arrsync request size:176 scale: 1
10.08.15 16:58:04,432   Dock[36716] Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x11b03] flags: 0x10 binding: BundleBinding [0x11a03] URL: file:///Applications/Max.app/ bundle identifier: org.sbooth.Max request size:176 scale: 1
10.08.15 16:58:05,312   Dock[36716] Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x18303] flags: 0x10 binding: BundleBinding [0x18203] URL: file:///Applications/UnRarX.app/ bundle identifier: com.peternoriega.unrarx request size:176 scale: 1
10.08.15 16:58:05,957   Dock[36716] Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x1bb03] flags: 0x10 binding: BundleBinding [0x1ba03] URL: file:///Applications/Zinio%20Reader%204.app/ bundle identifier: ZinioReader4.9310D8F796442B71068C511E15D70529A702D19D.1 request size:176 scale: 1
10.08.15 16:59:41,385   com.apple.dock.extra[36718] <NSXPCConnection: 0x7fe811f38350>: received an undecodable message (no exported object to receive message). Dropping message.

[w0lfschild]

Well it looks like SIMBL is open you can try opening terminal and running:

killall -Kill Dock; sleep 1; osascript -e "tell application \"Dock\" to inject SIMBL into Snow Leopard"

[R-S-T]

This is the answer i got. Still not working

osascript: OpenScripting.framework - scripting addition "/Users/RS/Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax" cannot be used with the current OS because it has no OSAXHandlers entry in its Info.plist. 27:57: execution error: Dock got an error: Application isn’t running. (-600)

Am 11.08.2015 um 01:41 schrieb Wolfgang Baird notifications@github.com:

Well it looks like SIMBL is open you can try opening terminal and running:

killall -Kill Dock; sleep 1; osascript -e "tell application \"Dock\" to inject SIMBL into Snow Leopard" — Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/25#issuecomment-129647717.

[w0lfschild]

Then just run

osascript -e "tell application \"Dock\" to inject SIMBL into Snow Leopard"

then move your mouse over the dock.

[R-S-T]

did not change anything in the behavior of cdock. Still no colorful sidebar or themes with 9.4.1

Am 11.08.2015 um 01:48 schrieb Wolfgang Baird notifications@github.com:

Then just run

osascript -e "tell application \"Dock\" to inject SIMBL into Snow Leopard"

then move your mouse over the dock.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/25#issuecomment-129648536.

[w0lfschild]

Could be a SIMBL issue, I dunno it's hard to say. Could also be stuff not installing because of permissions or something else...

Do yall actually have a 'normal' password could be related to this issue: https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/22

[messismore]

Do yall actually have a 'normal' password could be related to this issue: #22

Yup.

Real strange, never had a problem prior to 10.9.5…

Is there alternative SIMBL versions I could try?

[R-S-T]

version 9.5 brought back colorful sidebars. still no themes…

Am 12.08.2015 um 07:48 schrieb Wolfgang Baird notifications@github.com:

Could be a SIMBL issue, I dunno it's hard to say. Could also be stuff not installing because of permissions or something else...

Do yall actually have a 'normal' password could be related to this issue: #22 https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/22 — Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/25#issuecomment-130177667.

[w0lfschild]

What do you get from entering this in terminal?

defaults read com.apple.dock hide-mirror

[R-S-T]

zero

Am 13.08.2015 um 19:47 schrieb Wolfgang Baird notifications@github.com:

What do you get from entering this in terminal?

defaults read com.apple.dock hide-mirror

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/25#issuecomment-130777156.

[w0lfschild]

Okay well then that's the problem for whatever reason the bundle is failing to change that.

Enter: defaults write com.apple.dock hide-mirror -bool TRUE

cDock should work after that.

[R-S-T]

Sorry, still no themes….

Am 13.08.2015 um 20:25 schrieb Wolfgang Baird notifications@github.com:

Okay well then that's the problem for whatever reason the bundle is failing to change that.

Enter: defaults write com.apple.dock hide-mirror -bool TRUE

cDock should work after that.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/25#issuecomment-130789704.

[w0lfschild]

Did you re-apply using cDock?

[R-S-T]

sure

Am 13.08.2015 um 20:40 schrieb Wolfgang Baird notifications@github.com:

Did you re-apply using cDock?

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/w0lfschild/cDock/issues/25#issuecomment-130795890.

[ghost]

I'm echoing the situation with no themes on 10.9.5 - I switched back due to the Flavours application but even without it cDock is not injecting itself into the Dock.

Edit - that isn't exactly true btw.. the Dock just still retains the default look and on top of that the applied theme . The transparent theme does nothing as such because the default look of the Dock is not removed.

[w0lfschild]

@allannyholm

Set this in terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock hide-mirror -bool TRUE; killall -Kill Dock

The bundle should do that automatically but I suppose it's not for you.

[ghost]

Thanks. After a couple of reboots it now works.