Webmaster Mode Stopped Working

imexhouse · #1 03-14-2008, 04:25 AM

Webmaster mode for my store based on ver. 4.0.19 has stopped working.
Well, I should say, it's not working fully any longer.
The console loads, but there's no "highlighting" on mouseover and no template names are displayed at the bottom of the page (status bar).
At the same time, my other store, based on ver. 4.1.8 has had no such problems. I've gone through most of the .tpl files looking at timestamps in hopes of locating a file that I might have inadvertantly changed, but haven't found any.
Just talked to the people administering the server, but they have made no changes on their side.
What would cause such a behaviour?

Thanks,

Jack

imexhouse · #2 03-15-2008, 04:37 PM

Anybody? Any idea, whatsoever?
I'm not asking for guarantees here, gentlemen (and ladies)

Duramax 6.6L · #3 03-15-2008, 04:57 PM

did you make any changes to your .htaccess file?

imexhouse · #4 03-16-2008, 06:54 AM

I may have, but what kind of change would cause webmaster mode to fail?
You know, I just restored my .htaccess file from the backup I made when webmaster mode was working. Cleared the cache, restarted IE and still no cigar

Duramax 6.6L · #5 03-16-2008, 07:42 AM

I made a change to my .htaccess file where I stopped access to capitalize files.

Stopped webmaster mode from working.

Have you made any changes to the store.

imexhouse · #6 03-16-2008, 07:54 AM

I'm constantly changing things around, but for the past three nights, I've been going over all the files with a modified timestamp to the time webmaster mode was working, and just can't find anything....
I do get 'object expected' errors in IE7 when the webmaster mode loads.
They don't happen in FF.

imexhouse · #7 03-16-2008, 05:06 PM

No mouseover effect at all in webmaster mode...

kube · #8 03-16-2008, 05:49 PM

What about comparing source to see what the difference is? From, say, a copy that works from a test install.

And to remove any doubt about htaccess... why not temporarily rename the file and then see if webmaster works.

Duramax 6.6L · #9 03-16-2008, 05:50 PM

Just a question, did you update anything on your home computer?

imexhouse · #10 03-16-2008, 05:57 PM

Just regular updates - Windows and Java...
But, my 4.1.8 store's webmaster mode works fine. Renaming .htaccess doesn't help.
In IE7, I'm getting those "object expected" javascript errors every time I load webmaster mode. I don't get those in 4.1.8
I disabled javascript references in the <head> of single/home.tpl, and I'm not sure what else could be loading that conflicts with webmaster mode.