# Something is wrong with Publishing Setup

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930 "2025-12-02T14:55:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/1 "2025-12-02T14:55:08Z")

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The buttons are not working. The only way out of the dialog box is to press the Escape key.

 ![Screenshot 2025-12-02 at 8.51.31 AM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/3/d311bc8ee8f100dd6cf19f189cd640be93f72918.png)

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/2 "2025-12-02T15:33:13Z")

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Hi @bruce

Tested here and the buttons seem to be working.

Can you post a screen recording of what you’re seeing on your end?

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**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/3 "2025-12-02T15:55:27Z")

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I am also suffering this - buttons not working

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/4 "2025-12-02T15:57:31Z")

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/5 "2025-12-02T16:14:29Z")

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Huh that is strange.

Can you click on that folder icon next to “strikes”? How about the folder icon before that (the home folder)?

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/6 "2025-12-02T16:49:02Z")

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Those don’t work.

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**Author:** ![Ulrich](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ulrich/32/29764_2.png) [@Ulrich](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Ulrich)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/7 "2025-12-02T19:04:36Z")

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Double:

> [@Small Publishing issue](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/small-publishing-issue/52847):
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> The Close button won’t work. Pressing Esc closes the message window. Just entered wrong credentials and then i pressed Browse

This seems to behave on more buttons in the publishing area…

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/8 "2025-12-02T19:53:23Z")

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Wonder if it’s a macOS Tahoe issue.

I’m still on Sequoia.

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/9 "2025-12-02T22:22:54Z")

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Tahoe 26.1 here.

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**Author:** ![pfroelicher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@pfroelicher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pfroelicher)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/10 "2025-12-03T02:09:09Z")

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I have the same behaviour, many dialog boxes only close with keyboard esc or enter, not clicking on buttons

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**Author:** ![Ulrich](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ulrich/32/29764_2.png) [@Ulrich](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Ulrich)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/something-is-wrong-with-publishing-setup/52930/11 "2025-12-12T07:22:38Z")

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Fixed with Version 1.6.0

Thanks
