Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Sunday 06 February 2005 22:27, + Kate Myers wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > I'm not quite a newbie and trying to install this program has left me > feeling like I've never used a computer before! I went through all the > installation steps, followed all instructions and tips I

Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-02-21 Thread James Plante
Kate, Several folks have recommended NeoOffice/J, and so do I. Go to the address given (www.neooffice.org, I think), and follow the links to the download page. After you download and install, make sure you download the latest patch. The most recent patch includes all subsequent patches, and you

Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-02-09 Thread Hackmiester
Just in case you don't know, X11 is a graphical environment that pretty much every Unix based machine runs. Except OS X. Since OO.o was originally designed for X11, you need X11 on X to run it. Unless you have neooffice. On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:29:00 -0500, Chad Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-02-07 Thread Chad Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not quite a newbie and trying to install this program has left me feeling like I've never used a computer before! I went through all the installation steps, followed all instructions and tips I saw, and I can't get open office to run! When I click on the "start open

Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-02-07 Thread Ed Mansky
OroborOSX is an X11-based window manager for the Mac OSX that OpenOffice for the Mac OSX requires. It can be found here: http://oroborosx.sf.net/ Once installed you should be able to get OO working. Good luck! On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:43:10 + James Tappin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: JT> You wou

Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-02-07 Thread James Tappin
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:43:10 + James Tappin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: JT> You would probably be better off with NeoOffice which is a port of OO JT> that doesn't use X11. Check out http://www.neoffice.org/ That should of course be http://www.neooffice.org/ -- ++--

Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-02-07 Thread James Tappin
On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:27:48 -0500 Kate Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: KM> I'm not quite a newbie and trying to install this program has left KM> me feeling like I've never used a computer before! I went through KM> all the installation steps, followed all instructions and tips I KM> saw, and I

[users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-02-07 Thread Kate Myers
I'm not quite a newbie and trying to install this program has left me feeling like I've never used a computer before! I went through all the installation steps, followed all instructions and tips I saw, and I can't get open office to run! When I click on the "start open office" it keeps asking