Steve,
Thank you! I don’t remember why I used the link I did. I agree your
suggestion is much better, and I’ll change it in the v7.3 drafts.
Jean

On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 at 06:09 Steve Fanning <stevefann...@libreoffice.org>
wrote:

> Hi Jean,
>
> I have updated Chapter 1 of the Base Guide accordingly.
>
> However, I have a built-in dislike of web addresses like this that
> include the version number of the software to be downloaded. What
> happens when versions 18, 19, 20, ... come along. Will we have to update
> the text of the guides each time?
>
> Can I offer the following alternative text, which seems to side-step
> this potential irritation?
>
>   * "For macOS, you need to install Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK),
>     not just the JRE. Download links can be found by selecting the macOS
>     option at: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/.";
>
> I've used this revised text in the Base Guide but can change again if
> anybody has other ideas.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 22/01/2022 23:46, Jean Weber wrote:
> > In the WG and GS, I am adding a row to the table about "Using LO on
> > macOS" and I suggest this be added in all books.
> > Between the row for Ctrl (Control) and the row for F11, insert:
> > Alt    ⌥ (Option)      Used with other keys
> >
> > Here is the latest info for macOS regarding JRE. Previous versions of
> > GS and WG had info that is now out of date, and Base doesn't seem to
> > have anything about macOS; I don't remember which of the other books
> > mention this.
> >
> > For macOS, you need to install Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK),
> > not just the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Download links can be
> > found at:https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#jdk17-mac
> >
> > Jean
> >
>

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