"Localised string not found" - Huh?

Mitch wrote:

> In article <MQwwf.23324$iz3.3838@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
> Smith <wilsmith DeleteThis @REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>I've recently (*think* it's only started recently) been getting lots of
>>these messages using Safari or Netscape.
>>The problem, if that's what it is, doesn't seem to affect the web pages'
>>appearance or performance in any way.
>>Anybody explain the messages? What do they mean? How do they arise? Are
>>they a sign of something terrible I should try to deal with on my Mac?
>>TIA
>
>
> Are you using a HOSTS file?

Not knowingly!
I'd never heard of it until your post, so I googled. I've never
downloaded it, though I see there's a Mac version.
Regards,
BS

In article <3DUwf.24056$iz3.15586@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
Smith <wilsmith RemoveThis @REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> > Are you using a HOSTS file?
>
> Not knowingly!
> I'd never heard of it until your post, so I googled. I've never
> downloaded it, though I see there's a Mac version.

A hosts file is a standard networking tool.
It is a file your system loads with networking software that tells the
system what to do for SPECIFIC domains.
It's just a list -- nothing to do with platform, OS, or anything like
that.
For instance, for every pointer to a specific banner provider, just
doesn't load it. It could also have domains that are simply unwanted,
or which you want to point somewhere else.
Most of the time, you just have it point to your local address.

And that's why I thought you might have one -- that the string for a
particular address was not found. It was just a guess.


If you decide to use a HOSTS file, it is fairly easy to install, but in
a very specific way (because the Mac OS protects the place that it goes
from even an admin user). It's a non-destructive thing to try, if you
want.

Of course, you'd rather solve this message first.

Thanks, Mitch.
Still getting the message, still don't know why, but it still seems to
have no effect on anything I can see!
Bill

In article <Kdoxf.25075$iz3.15402@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
Smith <wilsmith.RemoveThis@REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks, Mitch.
> Still getting the message, still don't know why, but it still seems to
> have no effect on anything I can see!
> Bill

Just found a thread on the Apple site discussing this:

http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=f876&search=Go&q=localize
d+string+not+found

Haven't seen the solution yet, but you might take a look around.

In article <Kdoxf.25075$iz3.15402@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
Smith <wilsmith.TakeThisOut@REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks, Mitch.
> Still getting the message, still don't know why, but it still seems to
> have no effect on anything I can see!
> Bill
>

It's been a long while, but I think Pacifist is a tool used to extract
files from the installer; so you'll need to grab that online.

No word yet on how that language file goes missing, or what moves it --
it seems to be a very isolated event.

In article <Kdoxf.25075$iz3.15402@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
Smith <wilsmith.RemoveThis@REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

Another post followed up:

Open the HD icon at the top left.
Go down to "System" (The folder with an X on it)
(Not "System Folder" with a 9 on it)
Then to the Library, Framerworks>WebKit.framework.

Pacifist can be found here: http://www.charlessoft.com/

In article <Kdoxf.25075$iz3.15402@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
Smith <wilsmith DeleteThis @REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

I made a quick archive of that folder from my system:
I don't know if that is a wise way to solve this. Usually, the System
folder doesn't have any customized traits.

Grab it here:

ftp://mac@enternot.net:mac@ftp.enternot.net/English.lproj.zip

Unzip it, then put it here:


System>Library>Frameworks>
WebKit.framework>Versions>A>Resources folder> (here)

And we'll see if that error appears any more.

In article <Kdoxf.25075$iz3.15402@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
Smith <wilsmith.DeleteThis@REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

Pasted from one answer on the Apple forums:


> The problem with "localized string not found" issues is in the
> System>Library>Frameworks>WebKit.framework.
>
> Normally the problem is very specific, within the WebKit.framework. The
> System>Library>Frameworks>WebKit.framework>Versions>A>Resources folder
> should have the folder English.lproj, but it's probably missing. If the
> English.lproj folder is present, then the Localizable.strings file
> within it is missing.
>
> Many people have mentioned the solution of downloading Safari and
> reinstalling after trashing the WebKit.framework. While this solution
> works, it's overkill and also require more updating. This is because
> the downloadable version of Safari isn't the current version, but
> rather requires the Combo Update to be re-run in order to re-update the
> entire Safari. Thus you'd need to Restart and wait for the whole
> Optimization process, a waste of time and effort.
>
> The easier solution is to download Safari and then open the Safari.pkg
> package with Pacifist and navigate within Pacifist to whatever folder
> or file you're missing (hopefully only the English.lproj folder) and
> then highlight it and hit "Install" using Pacifist. If you're only
> missing the English.lproj folder you don't even need to quit Safari or
> Restart or anything, the problem will be fixed as soon as Pacifist
> installs the folder containing the "Localizable.strings" file.

Thanks to Mitch for so much effort.
Have followed your suggestion re Pacifist and English.lproj folder
(which was missing).
Will report back on absence/recurrence of the "not found" message after
a few days of use.
Regards,
Bill

Mitch wrote:

> In article <Kdoxf.25075$iz3.15402@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Bill
> Smith <wilsmith.DeleteThis@REMOVEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Pasted from one answer on the Apple forums:
>
>
>
>>The problem with "localized string not found" issues is in the
>>System>Library>Frameworks>WebKit.framework.
>>
>>Normally the problem is very specific, within the WebKit.framework. The
>>System>Library>Frameworks>WebKit.framework>Versions>A>Resources folder
>>should have the folder English.lproj, but it's probably missing. If the
>>English.lproj folder is present, then the Localizable.strings file
>>within it is missing.
>>
>>Many people have mentioned the solution of downloading Safari and
>>reinstalling after trashing the WebKit.framework. While this solution
>>works, it's overkill and also require more updating. This is because
>>the downloadable version of Safari isn't the current version, but
>>rather requires the Combo Update to be re-run in order to re-update the
>>entire Safari. Thus you'd need to Restart and wait for the whole
>>Optimization process, a waste of time and effort.
>>
>>The easier solution is to download Safari and then open the Safari.pkg
>>package with Pacifist and navigate within Pacifist to whatever folder
>>or file you're missing (hopefully only the English.lproj folder) and
>>then highlight it and hit "Install" using Pacifist. If you're only
>>missing the English.lproj folder you don't even need to quit Safari or
>>Restart or anything, the problem will be fixed as soon as Pacifist
>>installs the folder containing the "Localizable.strings" file.

No problems for several days, after following Mitch's "easier solution"
advice.
Many thanks - annoying problem solved thanks to you!