http://www.scripting.com/ It's even worse than it appears. en-us Copyright 1997-2007 Dave Winer Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:31:28 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OPML Editor version 0.71 dave@scripting.com dave@scripting.com http://stories.scripting.com/2007/03/11/opmlEditorForWindows.html <p>There's a documented issue with the OPML Editor on Windows running IE7. It's pretty serious, the program crashes as it launches. Exactly what the problem is is not clear, but there is a workaround. </p> <p>1. In the OPML application folder, Appearance sub-folder, there's a file called background.html.</p> <p>2. If you make the file read-only, then the OPML Editor, as its launching, will not be able to rewrite the file, and IE7 will not have a problem. (To make the file read-only, right-click on it in the Explorer, choose Properties, check Read-only, click on OK.)</p> <p>There's deep integration with the browser control and something about it has changed in the new version of the browser. When you make the file read-only, you may see some broken images as the program is booting, but that's certainly preferable to having the program crash. </p> <p>If the updating code weren't in the middle of an upheaval, I'd issue an update right away, at least now there's a workaround.</p> <p>If you have questions or comments, please post them on the <a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/opmlsupport/">opml-support mail list</a>.</p> <p>The usual <a href="http://davenet.smallpicture.com/1995/09/03/wemakeshittysoftware.html">caveats</a> apply. ";->"</p>