On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 14:25 -0500, Chad Smith wrote: > On 1/18/06, Pavel Janík <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Chad Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:43:37 -0500 SNIP! > X11, on the other hand, does not come preinstalled, nor is it a part > of the default install of OS X. It is included on the disc, but you > have to purposefully (a) know it's there (b) know how to find it and > (c) ask for it specifically - before you get it. And you can't just > download it or install it by itself in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). If you > try to download it from the Apple website, it will download, but when > you try to install it, the system tells you that you "already have > newer software installed" and doesn't give you any choice but to stop. > To install X11 on a system that is already running Tiger, you have to > *reinstall Tiger* to do it, potentially losing data and/or > preferences.
No problem for me. I have done it simply and easily since 10.1 up to 10.4.4 now. > If you were to end up with a Mac OS X system that doesn't have Java - > you can easily get it through Software Update or from Apple.com. As you can for X11. > Do you use a Mac, Pavel? Do you know what I'm talking about? If not, > then it is no longer you don't understand why I said what I said. If > you've ever tried to install X11 on a Mac that already has Tiger, then > you shouldn't have to ask. Hahahahahaha!! Sorry, could not help myself there. Obviously Chad, you do not know who Pavel is or what he does for OpenOffice.org. Regards Jonathon -- OOo Tips: http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/tips.rss OOo Knowledgebase: http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au Training4Linux: http://www.training4linux.com Cybersite Consulting: http://www.cybersite.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
