I've been using Fireworks for about 7 years (Mac and PC
current problem is on Mac) so there's not a lot I don't know about
it although I admit I haven't spent a lot of time learning new
features in CS3 but for the first time I have a layer I am unable
to unlock.....It shows the lock I click to unlock and it just fades
the lock. Its an un-unlockable lock. I can lock and unlock other
layers no problem but this one layer is stuck. If it helps this WAS
a sublayer when it was originally locked. Now it is at the root
level.
I really really really do not want to delete whats in this
layer but I can't get into it.
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Christian3D, Feb 24, 2013 5:24 AM
Hi, are you trying to unlock a template of some kind? I ask
because
another Fireworker had a problem with unlocking a template
folder. My
copy of FWsCS3 has just locked me out with that wretched
'Hand'
cursor problem, so I'm going to have to do a system re boot,
if that
cures it (usually does) I'll have another look and see if I
can
fathom it out.
Peter
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"seanmayhew77" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in
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| I've been using Fireworks for about 7 years (Mac and PC
current problem is
on
| Mac) so there's not a lot I don't know about it although I
admit I haven't
| spent a lot of time learning new features in CS3 but for
the first time I
have
| a layer I am unable to unlock.....It shows the lock I click
to unlock and
it
| just fades the lock. Its an un-unlockable lock. I can lock
and unlock
other
| layers no problem but this one layer is stuck. If it helps
this WAS a
sublayer
| when it was originally locked. Now it is at the root level.
|
| I really really really do not want to delete whats in this
layer but I
can't
| get into it.
|
This is what worked for the other guy who had a problem with
this.
1. Open up the image source file in Fireworks CS3
2. Then look to the top right of the screen/workarea,
3. Click on "Pages" then on layout[Master Page],
4. Then select "layers" proceed to unlock the sections you
need to work
with.
Peter
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| Hi, are you trying to unlock a template of some kind? I ask
because
| another Fireworker had a problem with unlocking a template
folder. My
| copy of FWsCS3 has just locked me out with that wretched
'Hand'
| cursor problem, so I'm going to have to do a system re
boot, if that
| cures it (usually does) I'll have another look and see if I
can
| fathom it out.
|
| Peter
| ______________________
| "seanmayhew77" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote
in message
| news:g7l18h$fi4$1@forums.macromedia.com...
|| I've been using Fireworks for about 7 years (Mac and PC
current problem
is
| on
|| Mac) so there's not a lot I don't know about it although I
admit I
haven't
|| spent a lot of time learning new features in CS3 but for
the first time I
| have
|| a layer I am unable to unlock.....It shows the lock I
click to unlock and
| it
|| just fades the lock. Its an un-unlockable lock. I can lock
and unlock
| other
|| layers no problem but this one layer is stuck. If it helps
this WAS a
| sublayer
|| when it was originally locked. Now it is at the root
level.
||
|| I really really really do not want to delete whats in this
layer but I
| can't
|| get into it.
||
|
|
Just FYI, if anyone else has this problem. I just had this same problem with a layer in Fireworks CS5 and I tried what estilan suggested above. It worked like a charm!
Another helpful tip... if you click the alt/option key on the lock toggle it will lock or unlock all your layers. Note though,,, sometimes your sublayers will still remain locked. Usually repeating the Alt click + lock toggle will release the sublayers as well.
*Note all things locked in the master page layer(s) have to be unlocked and edited when you are in the master page.
