What's happened to IMSLP?

[birba]

I went to look at some music in the IMSLP and found that I can't download ANYTHING.  In the box above each individual piece, there is no longer a "download" sign!  Has anyone seen this?

[costicina]

Birba, I checked mine, it works without problemes... :- Try again...

[birba]

A pianist friend of mine staying with me for a few days, took out her latest I-pod touch, or whatever, connected and got the download.  I closed down the computer, turned it on again, went to IMSLP, chopin, ballade, when the result came out, for one split second, there was the usual print above each edition.  Then they blanked out!!  Any computer savvy pianist here knows how to explain this?  I think I've grown too dependent on IMSLP for my general well-being.  Just the idea of not having access to it makes me start to shake...

[candlelightpiano]

I don't have any problems with it, either. There's definitely a download sign and when I hit download, it did it. Tried it for Ballade 1. No problems. Perhaps you could try turning off your computer for five minutes, then turning it back on again. Sometimes doing that helps to iron out minor nagging problems.

[oxy60]

Doesn't this just drive you nuts? Since this is browser based access, it is not something to do with your computer. It's the browser or the connection. What about your cookies? Are they enabled? And what about your IP number? Does the site have country restrictions as to where the download can go?

I have similar problems when it comes to watching soccer games. Rights, markets, providers drive us nuts. Everything must line up correctly. And that is with pay per view...

[lostinidlewonder]

I went to look at some music in the IMSLP and found that I can't download ANYTHING. ....

Birba don't scare me. I used imslp today in a lesson so it works... well it did this arvo.... and.... yes it still works now phew.

Maybe update/reinstall your acrobat reader?

[candlelightpiano]

If Birba was able to download before and his friend was able to do it this morning, there shouldn't be any country restrictions. Right? Perhaps cleaning out the browser history might help. I hope it's working now.

[birba]

I turned off the computer again, turned it on, tried it again, and when I click the ballade, for 3 seconds it appears like it usually does.  Then it turns blank. How do you clean out browser history?  Though I don't think that would have anything to do with it.  Maybe tomorrow...

[candlelightpiano]

I doubt clearing browser history will help, either, but worth a try, I guess.

Go to the top left hand corner of Firefox, if that's what you're using. Click dropdown arrow. You'll see HISTORY on RH side. Click that. Click on CLEAR RECENT HISTORY. It should make your browser speed up but nothing more.

When was the last time it worked for you? Perhaps you should try it on Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. You may just be having a problem with your browser or you may need an updated Firefox browser.

[outin]

Did you update your pdf-reader recently? For me the Acrobat reader changed at some point so that the print and save buttons were not where it used to be at the top but instead it appeared at the bottom middle of the screen when I moved the mouse on it. Very annoying...I have several computers, on this one it's luckily normal.
At my work we have an old operating system and many pdf-files open as black screen first and I have to scroll the page, then it appears.

What do you mean by a download sign? That doesn't exist for me either when I make searches, I just click on the name of the piece and it starts?

Have you tried to right-click the file name and choose "save as" from the menu, at least you'll see if that option is disabled?

[candlelightpiano]

The download sign is just a download link that appears at the top of the page but it only seems to appear the first time you try and download a score. After that, it just downloads right away. I also wondered if Birba may have an older version of Adobe Acrobat and needs to update it. But I'm thinking that maybe he should try downloading on Explorer first, see if that works. His Firefox may need updating as well. They're always coming up with newer versions and the old versions sometimes won't work. Though you may be right that maybe the score has vanished to the bottom half of the page if he moves the mouse over it or scrolls down to find it. I've had that happen to me in the past. A nasty quirk of Acrobat, I think. Yes, also right clicking on file name and choosing "save as" is worth a try. I wouldn't be surprised that everything will work fine tomorrow. Hope so, anyway.

[birba]

I've been using internet explorer recently because my computer would block when I used firefox and went to youtube.  So now I tried firefox, and it works.  that is, the blue rectangle above the piece has the info with the downpointing arrow and I can download.  Really strange about internet explorer.  Thanks guys!
p.s. Could someone explain what the difference is between a browser and a server ?

[outin]

Browser is the program you use to read the pages in the internet like IE, Firefox, Opera...

Server is a computer connected to the internet that contains the actual pages you browse. Server is also a computer that helps to connect other computers to internet (you are connecting to the internet through the server of you internet operator).

[birba]

I get browser.  But server?  For example...?

[candlelightpiano]

The server is a fast computer that your internet company uses. You don't have to worry about it. You have no choice in what kind of server that your internet company (cable, telelphone) uses. Hope this helps and I'm very happy you're able to download again. I hope your thumb is much better, too.

It's probably a good idea for you to download Google Chrome as a backup browser since your IE is not the most reliable and your Firefox has been giving you some problems. It's easy to download Chrome. If you'd like to do that, I can probably walk you through the step by step installation.

[birba]

Thank choo.  I have downloaded it.  More than once.  But then it sort of disappears.  How do I keep it?   How do I substitute the google chrome with the regular one?

[candlelightpiano]

How do I substitute the google chrome with the regular one?

What regular one do you mean?

If you've downloaded Chrome, it shouldn't disappear. You should see the Google Chrome icon on your desktop. It's a circle colored yellow, green and red. I have a feeling you didn't complete your download. If you have downloaded it properly, you should see it listed under PROGRAMS. 

Click on Start Button. Click on ALL PROGRAMS. Scroll down the list, both sides of the list, and you should see Google Chrome listed. Is it there?

[birba]

ok.  I found it.  It's listed there.  Now how do I substitute it on my opening page in IE?

[oxy60]

All browsers are pretty much the same. They all act as command interpreters. The page you are accessing contains code (commands/arguments) which your browser reads and displays. Sometimes the code that was written can't be read by a browser and certain items are not displayed or are displayed wrong.

At one point IE wanted to corner the market and made a program to write pages that could only be read by IE. That was when (IE recommended) showed up on web sites.

We all hope that the browser wars with competing code are over but we are skeptical.

BTW: A server only contains data and when you start a browser you are the computer that drives the server. On the internet your computer can only ask remote servers for pages using a certain language, HTTP.  And the page can only arrive in HTML.

[birba]

I really appreciate you taking the time to explain something to me!  But I got lost after the first sentence...My computer skills are VERY limited. 

[candlelightpiano]

ok.  I found it.  It's listed there.  Now how do I substitute it on my opening page in IE?

You mean, you'd rather open with Google Chrome than IE?

Go back to Start, All Programs, Google Chrome. Right Click on Google Chrome. You'll see a list. Click on CREATE SHORTCUT and you should see the Chrome icon on your desktop. Tell me if you can get there.

[candlelightpiano]

I really appreciate you taking the time to explain something to me!  But I got lost after the first sentence...My computer skills are VERY limited.  

Birba, I agree with you! Thanks, Oxy, for your explanation but I don't understand it. My computer skills are average,  but I don't understand computer terminology!

Anyway, you should create a shortcut for Chrome first. Find it again in your programs and right click on it. You should see CREATE SHORTCUT. Click on that and Chrome icon should appear on your desktop. Let me know if you can get this far.  

[birba]

Ok. done.  Now what?

[candlelightpiano]

Double click on the Chrome icon and it will open up. You'll see a white wrench on the top far right hand side of the page. Click on that and a new window opens up. Look down the list for OPTIONS. Click on that. You'll see a page titled BASICS. Look down the list and you'll see DEFAULT BROWSER. You should be able to check a box to make Chrome your default browser.  On the same page, you'll see SEARCH and a bar beside it. Click on the drop down arrow on the right of the bar. A list of search engines show up. Click on GOOGLE. On the same page, you'll see TOOLBAR. Place a check on ALWAYS SHOW THE BOOKMARKS BAR. This means that your bookmarks will show up just beneath the address bar so it will be easy for you to find.

So when you want to browse the internet now, just double click on the Chrome icon. If you don't want to use IE, just don't click on it.  

To bookmark a page, it's easy. Just click on the star icon which is located on the right side of the address bar. Your bookmark will be placed just beneath the address bar so it's easy for you to find.

The address bar is now google so it's easy to search for sites. For example, try IMSLP and see if you can download. Try YouTube.

Please let me know if you were able to do all this. Happy surfing!