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How can I edit the title for my Blogger (or Blogger-compatible) weblog posts?

Can I set default settingsÑallow comments, text filter, and so onÑfor my posts?

How do I edit the time and date for a post?

How do I set the category for a Blosxom post?

Why canÕt I upload images to my weblog? It doesnÕt appear in the popup list of weblogs.

IÕm trying to edit a local weblog with a localhost URL, but it doesnÕt work. How can I make this work?

How do I publish my weblog to my .Mac iDisk?

MarsEditÕs preview window seems to be caching my style sheet. How can I tell it to reload it?

How can I edit the title for my Blogger (or Blogger-compatible) weblog posts?

For now you have to use the browser-based system to set titles for Blogger posts.

In the future, MarsEdit will support the Atom editing API, which will then allow you to edit titles in MarsEdit. (This is a high priority.)

Can I set default settingsÑallow comments, text filter, and so onÑfor my posts?

Yes. You can set these once in MarsEdit so you donÕt have to set them every time you create a new post. See How to set default options for new posts.

How do I edit the time and date for a post?

This feature doesnÕt exist yet, but we plan to add it in the future.

How do I set the category for a Blosxom post?

Use the category popup menu in the document window toolbar. If the category popup menu doesnÕt appear...

  1. Make sure a document window is in front.
  2. Choose View > Customize ToolbarÉ.
  3. Drag the category popup menu into your toolbar.

Why canÕt I upload images to my weblog? It doesnÕt appear in the popup list of weblogs.

Not all weblog systems support image uploading.

Technical details: if a weblog supports the MetaWeblog editing API, then it should support a method named metaWeblog.newMediaObject, which supports uploading of files and images. But not all systems support this API.

IÕm trying to edit a local weblog with a localhost URL, but it doesnÕt work. How can I make this work?

Use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. Also make sure you have the port correctÑfor instance, Radio UserLand uses port 5335, so your RPC URL should look like this: http://127.0.0.1:5335/RPC2

How do I publish my weblog to my .Mac iDisk?

MarsEdit relies on other software (such as TypePad, Blosxom, and WordPress) to create your weblog. MarsEdit is an editor: it doesnÕt create pages and upload them to your .Mac iDisk.

There are other software packages which publish weblogs to your .Mac account, such as iBlog, BlogWave Studio, and Tangelo.

MarsEditÕs preview window seems to be caching my style sheet. How can I tell it to reload it?

WebKitÑthe Safari renderer, which MarsEdit usesÑmaintains a cache on disk. HereÕs how to clear it:

  1. Quit MarsEdit.
  2. Delete the folder at ~/Library/Caches/MarsEdit/
  3. Launch MarsEdit.

MarsEdit should re-download your style sheet next time you view a preview.