On 01/06/2014 02:00 PM, Craig Bradney wrote: > On 6/01/2014 8:18 pm, Dwain Alford wrote: >> On 01/05/2014 06:18 AM, Arjen wrote: >>> You might want to check settings on Mac if you are allowed to install >>> software from other sources: >>> System Preferences | Security and Privacy | Personal >>> Allow from anywhere? >>> >>> Good Luck >>> Arjen >>> ------------- volgend deel ------------ >>> Een HTML-bijlage is gescrubt... >>> URL: >>> <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20140105/adc24262/attachment.html> >>> ___ >>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>> See also: >>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>> http://forums.scribus.net >>> >>> >> i don't understand. if you are speaking of my comment regarding possible >> issues setting scribus >> prefs, then i did not communicate clearly or you did not understand my >> comment. i had a problem >> setting prefs. i am currently on a dial-up connection, so attaching anything >> is verboten. >> >> i run lion. when i initially set prefs there was not a problem. when i tried >> to change a setting >> later that's when everything went awry. the problem i had in setting prefs >> is that using the mouse >> to choose settings failed to work after the first setting was made. if i >> used the mouse, the >> setting box went blank and would not hold the new setting. i went to work to >> try and determine why >> this was happening. >> >> i uninstalled and reinstalled the dmg file. same thing happened. i searched >> my computer for all >> things scribus and deleted them. reinstalled and when i opened the program, >> the same prefs were >> there again. i installed the pkg file and still the same thing. unless the >> program provider >> provides an uninstall program for mac, the only way to uninstall is to drag >> the program to the >> trash and do a search and destroy for program remnants, which this problem >> seems does not solve. >> >> i ended up having to use my mouse to activate the drop-down menu, then move >> the cursor out of the >> drop-down menu and use my arrow keys to set the prefs, one setting at a time >> (having to close and >> reopen the prefs dialog. this does not happen on windows or linux. >> >> kind of odd, don't you think? >> >> i have a text file with a scribus program crash log i will send at a later >> date. >> >> > If you want to nuke you Scribus preferences entirely, close Scribus, then > delete your > Library/Preferences/Scribus folder under *your* home directory. to get into > that Library folder if > its hidden, hold down Alt and then go to the Go menu of Finder and select > Library. > > Craig > > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net > > hi craig, i did that. i went through every folder on the computer, manually, after two tries at search and find ant the same prefs turned up. strangest thing i had ever experienced. when i get to a high speed connection, i will send the crash report file to you. it's for apple, but it may be of some help to you folks if something like a prefs crash happens again on a mac (imac to be specific) but other that this problem, there are and have been no others. the program runs as expected and does everything swimmingly.
i do appreciate the input and the info. i am a big proponent of open source software and tell others about scribus and other grafix software. fyi, if users know a windows user with coreldraw 14, that program has a macro that will convert cdr files to ai as well as svg (but scribus complains about them) files that import wonderfully into scribus if they have a need for clipart besides openclipart.org. puttin' the word out. cheers, dwain
