Keith,
See my post to Olivia; apparently the version you want is the version
3.0 Beta 2 from:
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/
look for MacOSXIntel Aqua 157 MB
These installs only work for Intel Macs -- others would have to
compile and build from the source files.
This beta is newer than the one from the download links page I gave,
and is presumably less stable, but with more accesiibilty support.
Cheers,
Esther
On Aug 20, 2008, at 9:47 AM, KEITH BROWN wrote:
many thanks. will download the correct version and have a go.
cheers
Keith
On 20 Aug 2008, at 20:21, Esther wrote:
Hi Keith,
I haven't tried installing or using Open Office, but it seems to
me that you've downloaded the wrong version. You want to get the
beta version that runs in the Mac's (AQUA) environment, not the
Unix port which uses the X11 (graphical imaging) environment. X11
is built into all Macs, but can't be controlled with VoiceOver
because, although the terminal command are just like the ones we
issue from terminal, the visual graphics-based interface part is
not accessible.
Try going back to the download page and choosing the
OpenOffice.org Aqua version instead of OpenOffice.org X11:
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/index.html
I gather that you only need to move the application file to your
application directory.
Incidentally, there are a number of applications that can work in
both X11 and in the Mac Quartz window environment. TeXShop is one
of these. If you get the wrong interface setup these apps appear
to be inaccessible, although they're not really.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Esther
On Aug 20, 2008, at 8:53 AM, KEITH BROWN wrote:
OK tried installing open office but i get an x11 window popping
up. can anyone help?
thanks
Keith
