When I upgraded to iWork '09, I found an annoying bug that hurts my typical workflow for Keynote -- working in a wide outline-mode left column. Apparently, once I set a width for the left column in outline mode, the saved file remembers that width, but doesn't properly restore the width when the file is loaded, effectively hiding the scrollbar and part of the text behind the slide and notes right column. Ugh.
After saving and comparing a few good and bad files, I figured out that I could simply delete the preference for the outline-column width from a "bad" file, and get back the default width for the next edit, and that would suffice. So, I wrote this Perl script to automate the process. It should work from the command line in a Terminal window to fix up the broken keynote file. To use this code, put it into a file named fix-keynote or whatever, then invoke fix-keynote followed by the name or names of the Keynote file(s) you want fixed. (A quick way to get the right name is to simply drag the Keynote file into the Terminal window). A backup file is automatically created.
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
After saving and comparing a few good and bad files, I figured out that I could simply delete the preference for the outline-column width from a "bad" file, and get back the default width for the next edit, and that would suffice. So, I wrote this Perl script to automate the process. It should work from the command line in a Terminal window to fix up the broken keynote file. To use this code, put it into a file named fix-keynote or whatever, then invoke fix-keynote followed by the name or names of the Keynote file(s) you want fixed. (A quick way to get the right name is to simply drag the Keynote file into the Terminal window). A backup file is automatically created.
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
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