Re: Mac compatibility

[chuck ef]

Yes, Laura, I am using OO on Catalina.


From: Steven Ahlers 
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:16 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org 
Cc: laurashook...@hotmail.com 
Subject: Re: Mac compatibility

Laura,

You probably need to download the latest version. Apache OpenOffice has been 64 
bit for MacOS for awhile. Make sure you read and follow all the release notes 
so that you can successfully negotiate the Gatekeeper. ONLY download from: 
https://www.openoffice.org/download/

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> On Jan 23, 2020, at 12:58 PM, Laura Shook  wrote:
>
> Hi, I have been using OpenOffice for years now and love it.  However I have 
> just installed Catalina onto my new MacBook Air and I am so disappointed to 
> see I can no longer use it.  Could you explain if there is a version that 
> will work with Catalina, if so how do I get it and use it, I am not a 
> computer technical person so a very basic answer is good.  My home number is 
> 250 5398079 if you need to call.  Thanks so much Laura
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Re: IOS Catalina

[chuck ef]

When I upgraded to Catalina, OO worked fine. What version of OS did you migrate 
from? What version of OO are you using? When you say “not working,” describe 
what is happening.

Again, OO works fine on Catalina on my 2017 iMac.

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From: Trine Marie Hovind 
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 6:47:32 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org 
Subject: IOS Catalina

Hello!

How can I get my mac to cooperate with Open Office? After upgrading to Catalina 
it does not work anymore.

Kind regards

Trine Marie Hovind

Re: The developer cannot be verified

[chuck ef]

This is the macOS Gatekeeper.

https://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#gatekeeper
Instructions for Downloading and Installing Apache OpenOffice 
4
Instructions for Downloading and Installing Apache OpenOffice 4.0, 4.1 
Versions. As of release 3.4, a JRE (Jave Runtime Environment) is no longer 
packaged with OpenOffice.
www.openoffice.org




From: Mette Forum 
Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 9:10 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org 
Subject: The developer cannot be verified

Hello, I keep getting this message when I try to install OpenOffice on my Mac.

Can you tell me what to do.

Regards Mette


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Re: Catalina

[chuck ef]

FWIW  I am using OO on Catalina. 

I upgraded to 4.1.7 (no coffee going from memory) before switching to Catalina. 

Yes, one must always be aware of Gatekeeper when upgrading OO.

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> On Oct 21, 2019, at 6:01 AM, Andrea Vt  wrote:
> 
> Hm - I do't own a Mac but I remember a Mail from Rory O'Farel some days ago
> 
> Perhaps that solves your problem:
> 
> Rory OF wrote:
> 
> ==
> 
> This is the Apple Gatekeeper problem. see Q05/A05 in
> 
> https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74=89283#p420635
> 
> for details of how to get around this. The same tutorial also has many
> other useful suggestions for OpenOffice on an Apple Mac.
> 
> RoryOF
> 
> 
> =
> 
>> Am 21.10.2019 um 13:01 schrieb DEREK MILLER:
>> Hi
>> I have a Mac and have recently updated to their latest version Catalina.
>> Apache will not work as i am told I need a later version.
>> 
>> Can you help please.
>> Derek Miller
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Re: Running OpenOffice and Microsoft Office at the Same Time: Issue

[chuck ef]

You might try right-clicking the .xlx file and “open with.”

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From: Juliana 
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 5:31:44 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org 
Cc: Juliana 
Subject: Running OpenOffice and Microsoft Office at the Same Time: Issue

Hi Team,

I have been using Open Office. Yesterday, I installed Microsoft Office 365 
Personal. Now I have the following issue:

I cannot open xlxs files. I have to use Open Office and cannot open with 
Microsoft Office. This is true of Words documents too.

Does Open Office take precedence over Microsoft Office?

I need to import xlxs files into JotForm and cannot do so at present.

Could you please help?

Thanks so much,
Juliana

Re: How do I uninstall Apache OpenOffice from my Mac computer?

[chuck ef]

I would think that you go to the applications folder, right-click the open 
office app, and “delete.”

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From: Jadell Fasnacht 
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 6:35:46 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org 
Subject: How do I uninstall Apache OpenOffice from my Mac computer?

Please advise.

Thank you - Jadell

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Re: I cannot open PowerPoint presentations

[chuck ef]

You don't say what exactly you did, but did you try "Open with," or whatever it 
is called on the Windows side? Open Office should come up as an option.

I have never had a problem opening Microsoft Office files that way.


From: vidur dindayal 
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 12:45 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: I cannot open PowerPoint presentations

Help please.

Apache Office 4.1.3. is in my pc ,but suddenly  I cannot open any Power
Point presentations

Help please.

Vidur




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Re: Access to doc on Open Office

[chuck ef]

You will need to reinstall OO on the new machine from the Apache site. 
Presumably you have been backing up the old machine to an external drive - so 
you can migrate those OO files to the new machine from that backup drive.




From: Anne Van Nostrand 
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 4:24 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Access to doc on Open Office


I got Open Office in 2008

I am now on an  iMac OS Mojave device

I am extremely concerned about how I can retrieve the dozens of documents I 
created on Open Office.

How do I do this?

Anne in Boston
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Re: apache open office

[chuck ef]

Yes - I am using 4.1.6 on Mojave now.


From: Bill Anderson 
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 4:31 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: apache open office

Morning,   Does the current version support Imac version 10.14 Mojave?

Thank you

Bill Anderson
m:0418770400
e: wpa.b...@gmail.com

Re: Downloading Open Office Calc and Text program.

[chuck ef]

I am not sure what you are getting at. Did you download OpenOffice: 
https://www.openoffice.org

That should allow you to run your OpenOffice files, right?

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From: Robert Cadden 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:16 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Downloading Open Office Calc and Text program.

I recently purchased a new Mac with the Mojave OS after using the Snow Leopard 
OS for many years. I put all my open office records on a thumb drive thinking I 
would just download compatible Open Office spreadsheet and text programs and 
I’d be able to continue accessing my old Open Office docs. I am able to open 
the Open Office text files by using Text Edit, which I am not fond of using, 
and of course I can’t open my Open Office spreadsheets with TextEdit. Neither 
can I open them with the Apple Numbers program.

Obviously the solution is to download new Open Office spreadsheet and text 
programs that are backwards compatible with my Open Office files. However, I 
can’t seem to find.the correct site to download what I need. I go to the 
“Official Open Office” site and the program I can download is one about maps. 
Can you help me with this problem?

Thank you.

Robert Cadden

Re: Mac compatibility

[chuck ef]

Yes - I have been using it for several years now.


I am on both High Sierra (old machine) and Mojave.


You will need to be aware of the Gatekeeper function on the Mac though - 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491.

Safely open apps on your Mac - Apple 
Support
support.apple.com
The safest place to get apps for your Mac is the App Store.Apple reviews each 
app in the App Store before it’s accepted and signs it to ensure that it hasn’t 
been tampered with or altered.





From: Barbara Davidson 
Sent: Friday, November 9, 2018 6:26 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Mac compatibility

Hello

I have used OpenOffice on a Windows computer for some time - but I have 
switched to a Mac.  Is OpenOffice compatible with Mac please?  I do hope so!

Many thanks

Mrs Barbara Davidson
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Re: Configuration Control Issue

[chuck ef]

Oh I understood their purpose from your previous email (although it seems like 
an odd way to do CM - seems like that should be handled outside of the app). I 
was just not aware of their existence.

I have no idea why the backup process is capturing them, although they are not 
as hidden as one might suspect. I suspect I am doing something incorrectly.

As for the reason you gave below, those are exceedingly uncommon on my end - so 
it is a mystery to me why so many were left behind.

I know that OO would often crash when I would try to open it the first years I 
used it - but I long ago made the app open up at boot up. It only rarely 
crashes now, and never while I am editing the .ods files.  So I do not know 
where they all came from.

It’s just interesting to me - and a reminder to try the backup files once in a 
while.




On Nov 3, 2018, at 3:28 PM, Keith N. McKenna 
mailto:keith.mcke...@comcast.net>> wrote:

On 11/2/2018 6:11 PM, chuck ef wrote:
A reply to Keith McKenna.


Found it. Things work fine. This was just an intellectual issue for me - the 
work around was trivial.


I have never actually tested one of these backup files - I simply copied them 
to the drives. Installing the files onto this new machine was a first. Somehow, 
I don't understand it, but somehow those "lock" files came with the .ods files 
themselves. There were actually several in different backup folders.


For other Mac users, the cmd + shift + "." keys make hidden files visible in 
Finder.


You can also find them in a terminal window but this was easier.


Thanks.

Just to satisfy the intellectual curiosity the .lck files are not backup
files. They are created every time a file is opened in AOO and are used
Lock the file by being opened for write by someone else. The only reason
one should be left behind is if AOO terminated abnormally. The most
common reasons are because of a power surge or power failure or by
closing the on a laptop before AOO has finished all it internal clean
up. Glad we were able to solve your problem.

Regards
Keith

Re: Configuration Control Issue

[chuck ef]

A reply to Keith McKenna.


Found it. Things work fine. This was just an intellectual issue for me - the 
work around was trivial.


I have never actually tested one of these backup files - I simply copied them 
to the drives. Installing the files onto this new machine was a first. Somehow, 
I don't understand it, but somehow those "lock" files came with the .ods files 
themselves. There were actually several in different backup folders.


For other Mac users, the cmd + shift + "." keys make hidden files visible in 
Finder.


You can also find them in a terminal window but this was easier.


Thanks.



From: Keith N. McKenna 
Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:40 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Configuration Control Issue

On 11/1/2018 6:44 PM, chuck ef wrote:
> So, as I mentioned in an earlier email, I bought a new iMac and it is using 
> 10.14.1 (Mojave). I have been in the process of setting it up with files from 
> the old iMac. I use two backup eternal drives (for redundancy). I just today 
> put those files onto the new machine (USB-C is wonderful).
>
>
> As it happens, there are two versions, different dates,  of a spreadsheet (an 
> .ods file) with the same name - in two separate folders, associated with one 
> backup drive or the other. I opened up the one with the older date (as it 
> happened) to address an earlier issue identified another OO user (jerky 
> scrolling in Mojave). I closed that file and tried to open up the other 
> version (with a newer date but same name, though different folder) - I get a 
> message that this file is locked by me blah blah blah - do I want read-only, 
> copy, cancel?
>
>
> Never happened before. I tried quitting OO but that did not release the file; 
> I went back to the older-date version to see if there is something I can do 
> to release it. Nothing.
>
>
> Maybe reboot?
>
>
> Not a big deal in any sense but I am curious about what OO is doing since 
> these are two different files (different dates, different paths) - the only 
> similarity is the name.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
It sounds like AOO did not release the lock file for some reason. The
first think to do s check the directories on each disk that you opened
the file from and see if there is a file of the form.~lck.filename.ods.
If you find one delete it and then try to open the file again.

If there is none or deleting it does not work reply back to the list
with that information and someone will try to walk you through other
possibilities.

Please reply only yo the list address at mailto:users@openoffice.apache.org

Regards
Keith

Configuration Control Issue

[chuck ef]

So, as I mentioned in an earlier email, I bought a new iMac and it is using 
10.14.1 (Mojave). I have been in the process of setting it up with files from 
the old iMac. I use two backup eternal drives (for redundancy). I just today 
put those files onto the new machine (USB-C is wonderful).


As it happens, there are two versions, different dates,  of a spreadsheet (an 
.ods file) with the same name - in two separate folders, associated with one 
backup drive or the other. I opened up the one with the older date (as it 
happened) to address an earlier issue identified another OO user (jerky 
scrolling in Mojave). I closed that file and tried to open up the other version 
(with a newer date but same name, though different folder) - I get a message 
that this file is locked by me blah blah blah - do I want read-only, copy, 
cancel?


Never happened before. I tried quitting OO but that did not release the file; I 
went back to the older-date version to see if there is something I can do to 
release it. Nothing.


Maybe reboot?


Not a big deal in any sense but I am curious about what OO is doing since these 
are two different files (different dates, different paths) - the only 
similarity is the name.


Thanks.

Re: OO on Mac OS Mojave

[chuck ef]

Just FYI.


I only recently upgraded to Mojave (10.14.1) on a new machine and can confirm 
that the scrolling is a bit stilted (jerky). This is on a new machine that 
never had High Sierra (well it did when I bought it, but I quickly upgraded 
after boot up).


It's fine on my other machine (with High Sierra, 10.13.6) - very smooth.


Also, never had issues with external devices.



From: Michael Turner 
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 5:47 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: OO on Mac OS Mojave

Thanks for coming back to me.  Have not noticed any conflict with my Time 
Machine back up HDD on either High Sierra or Mojave & OO.  Really hope you can 
fix the video jerking.  Would like to be informed.

Michael.



On 28 Oct 2018, at 18:49, Howard Blum  wrote:

Thanks for the heads up on the upgrade. I have been holding off on upgrade
giving them time to debug it.

Does the new OS recognize external hard drives? High Sierra couldn't.

On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:25 AM Michael Turner
 wrote:

> Hi,
> I note that using OO on High Sierra OO worked perfectly and smoothly.
> Since upgrading to Mojave the video is not smooth is jerky when moving
> frames across the screen.  My iMac is brand new.  Advice please.
>
> Regards
>
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Re: How do I open your Office

[chuck ef]

I am assuming you are running into the Gatekeeper issue: 
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1.3+Release+Notes#AOO4.1.3ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues


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On Mar 7, 2017, at 4:57 AM, Christopher Cortise 
> wrote:

To whom it may concern:

I have an Apple computer that's giving me some difficulty downloading your 
product how do I open it I have Sierra operating system and having difficult 
without opening Apache open office please send me instruction step-by-step on 
how to open your Apache open office I have used your Apache open office before 
but now is given is difficult I had to re-do my computer hard drive went out on 
me so I got me a new one 1TB.
Sincerely yours
Christopher Cortise
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Re: Is there a MAC version available. If so please fwd. me a link to it. THANKS.

[chuck ef]

There is a macOS version- you will see it at the Apache OO download page. I use 
it all the time. 

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Re: download problem

[chuck ef]

I am assuming you are running into the Gatekeeper issue: 
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1.3+Release+Notes#AOO4.1.3ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues

AOO 4.1.3 Release Notes - Apache OpenOffice Community 
...
cwiki.apache.org
General Remarks. Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 is a maintenance release incorporating 
important bug fixes, security fixes, updated dictionaries, and build fixes.




I have never had a problem opening the app once I told Gatekeeper to allow the 
install. There is however a known (I believe) problem where it will sometimes 
crash on opening - I just keep trying until it opens. I suspect there is some 
sort of resource conflict. This is rare problem but annoying. It will 
eventually open though.



From: Harry Rouch 
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 3:37 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: download problem

Ob 02/25/2017 I downloaded Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3_MaxOS_x86 on my MacBook Air 
and have been unable to open it. It shows up in ln my downloads but when I 
click on it nothing happens.
I want to use thee programs. Can you help?

Harry Rouch harry1...@att.net
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Re: New Open Office Apache program

[chuck ef]

There is a way to disable Gatekeeper from the terminal. I had sent a reply with 
a link to an article describing how to do it - one command line adds the option 
to use apps from any source as before Sierra. 

I think it was in Plante's & Driscoll's thread. Obviously it's not a 
recommended course of action.

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> On Oct 17, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Steven Ahlers  
> wrote:
> 
> That's good to know, but there are many iMacs and AirBooks that can't upgrade 
> to Sierra.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Larry Gusaas  wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 2016-10-17, 3:47 PM Steven Ahlers wrote:
>>> 
>>> That's also safer, since you're not totally disabling the Gatekeeper which 
>>> is there to prevent malware from loading itself.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> You can no longer disable Gatekeeper in Sierra. That option has been 
>> eliminated.
>> 
>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Larry Gusaas  wrote:
>> 
>> On 2016-10-17, 2:44 PM Andrea Pescetti wrote:
>> 
>> On 15/10/2016 James Plante wrote:
>> You may copy and edit my post and use it to amend the release notes if 
>> you like.
> Thanks! Done at
> 
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1.3+Release+Notes
> 
> Regards,
> Andrea.
 There is a much simpler process.
 
 1. In Finder, Control-click or right click the icon of the app.
 2. Select Open from the top of contextual menu that appears.
 3. Click Open in the dialog box. If prompted, enter an administrator name 
 and password.
>> 
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>> 
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Re: New Open Office Apache program

[chuck ef]

Well, I downloaded 4.1.3 this morning, and aside from the usual Gatekeeper 
issue, it opens and I am in business with my (much used) budget spreadsheet 
again.


So there is no real new issue with Gatekeeper in macOS unless you want the 
option of allowing it to open anything from anywhere all the time (not 
recommended). Then you will need to do the terminal thing described in the link 
below.


My word, 4.1.3 opens quickly now. 4.1.2 was such a slug for some reason.



From: chuck ef <chuck...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 8:06 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: New Open Office Apache program

I have not tried to instal 4.1.3 yet but apparently Apple did make changes to 
Gatekeeper due to vulnerabilities found last year - I am echoing what I just 
Googled. You might do the same.

I did find this among many other things: 
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/
[https://cdn1.tekrevue.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gatekeeper-sierra-unidentified-developer.jpg]<https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/>

How to Disable Gatekeeper in macOS Sierra - 
TekRevue<https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/>
www.tekrevue.com
Gatekeeper, first introduced in OS X Mountain Lion, is a Mac security feature 
which prevents the user from launching potentially harmful applications. In 
macOS Sierra ...




I hope to try it later today.

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On Oct 15, 2016, at 1:03 AM, Jim Driscoll 
<jimdriscol...@gmail.com<mailto:jimdriscol...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Dear Sir,

I have a new Apple Mac Pro computer. I previously had to get special permission 
from Apple to open your old Open Office program. I made a permanent change to 
my Apple computer to access other down loaded programs.

Now Apple in their updates has changed my computer back to no new programs 
unless approved by Apple.

I downloaded your new Open Office Apache updated program and you made it seem 
so simple, like Apple would give me no problems. Apple again shut your program 
down. Now I have no access to my documents.

I need help. This time Apple will not help.

Any recommendations on computers because I am selling all my Apple iPhones, my 
2 MacPros and various other Apple devices. Apple dumped 236 of my CD downloaded 
songs in a transfer from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6s. They did this transfer at the 
store with no backup. So it was Apples software that dumped the songs. Apple 
can now be described as Sub Rosa Crooks.

Jim Driscoll
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Re: New Open Office Apache program

[chuck ef]

I have not tried to instal 4.1.3 yet but apparently Apple did make changes to 
Gatekeeper due to vulnerabilities found last year - I am echoing what I just 
Googled. You might do the same.

I did find this among many other things: 
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/

I hope to try it later today.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 15, 2016, at 1:03 AM, Jim Driscoll 
> wrote:

Dear Sir,

I have a new Apple Mac Pro computer. I previously had to get special permission 
from Apple to open your old Open Office program. I made a permanent change to 
my Apple computer to access other down loaded programs.

Now Apple in their updates has changed my computer back to no new programs 
unless approved by Apple.

I downloaded your new Open Office Apache updated program and you made it seem 
so simple, like Apple would give me no problems. Apple again shut your program 
down. Now I have no access to my documents.

I need help. This time Apple will not help.

Any recommendations on computers because I am selling all my Apple iPhones, my 
2 MacPros and various other Apple devices. Apple dumped 236 of my CD downloaded 
songs in a transfer from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6s. They did this transfer at the 
store with no backup. So it was Apples software that dumped the songs. Apple 
can now be described as Sub Rosa Crooks.

Jim Driscoll
jimdriscol...@gmail.com
971-678-1905


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Re: Open Office "Quits Unexpectedly" in Sierra

[chuck ef]

I admit that I am very confused here. I have gotten this sort of thing since I 
first started using OO - I can't recall now which version of OS X that was - 
about three years ago. But OO does sometimes quit on the first attempt and 
always has in my experience. I have usually associated it with trying to open 
it first thing after I boot-up. OO is one of the first things I open up after I 
bring my machine up in the morning. Resources are tied up and perhaps the app 
gives up the ghost too quickly.


I just try again and it opens. Though modestly annoying, it is by no means a 
true problem. OO is quite functional even in macOS Sierra.



From: Ariel Constenla-Haile 
Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 10:01 AM
To: Mike Claridge; users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Open Office "Quits Unexpectedly" in Sierra

On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 02:53:25PM +0100, Mike Claridge wrote:
> Thanks for your help.  The report is automatically sent to Apple
> anyway.  The report is as below.  Hope this is what you need.

This is already reported on
https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127143

Unfortunately I cannot reproduce it, and there is no solution nor
workaround other than trying to start OpenOffice inside Terminal.app
with a particular module so that you avoid the Start Center, for
example, to open the word processor:

/Applications/OpenOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/swriter

This might not help at all, other users reported further crashes or
painting glitches.


Regards
--
Ariel Constenla-Haile
La Plata, Argentina

Re: Open office not working with macOS Sierra

[chuck ef]

Well, I have no idea what you are talking about. So far as I know, OO was never 
compatible with iOS - but I am basing that only on previous correspondences. I 
am just a user, not an Apache volunteer and I only use OO on my desktop.


And as I said before, my iMac uses macOS Sierra and OO is working just fine. 
What you mean by "doesn't load" is not clear. If you are downloading a new 
version, I hope that you are aware of Gatekeeper. But if you are trying to open 
an existing OO version after upgrading to Sierra, I have no clue what your 
problem is. Mine works fine.


Are you trying to open OO on a Mac? Or are you trying to open it  on an iOS 
device (iPad, iPhone)? That latter is nonexistent so far as I know. The former 
is fine.



From: Mike Claridge 
Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 1:22 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Open office not working with macOS Sierra

iOS mistake - it is Open Office that cannot be used.  Open Office will not open 
still in Sierra and from the comments on the internet others are experiencing a 
similar problem.  Open Office remains unusable and will be losing users unless 
the problem is fixed.


> On 6 Oct 2016, at 16:06, Mike Claridge  wrote:
>
> Open office will not load - i.e. "Quits unexpectedly" so iOS now not useable.


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Re: Open office not working with macOS Sierra

[chuck ef]

I am using OO on macOS Sierra with no  problems. It's open right now.


Now I periodically get the "quits unexpectedly" thing - in fact it happened 
this morning. I just try again and it's fine. I think that is an old problem, 
at least it has been happening to me since I first started using OO three years 
ago or so.

Not sure what iOS has to do with it though.

From: Mike Claridge 
Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 10:06 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Open office not working with macOS Sierra

Open office will not load - i.e. "Quits unexpectedly" so iOS now not useable.
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Re: end of Apache?

[chuck ef]

Ugh! No!

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> On Sep 2, 2016, at 1:39 PM, Felmon Davis  wrote:
> 
> 
> folks,
> 
> the following statement is of interest to users of OpenOffice:
> 
> Contemplating the possible retirement of Apache OpenOffice
> 
> Outgoing Apache OpenOffice project management committee (PMC) chair Dennis 
> Hamilton has begun the discussion of a possible (note possible at this point) 
> shutdown of the project. "In the case of Apache OpenOffice, needing to 
> disclose security vulnerabilities for which there is no mitigation in an 
> update has become a serious issue. In responses to concerns raised in June, 
> the PMC is currently tasked by the ASF Board to account for this inability 
> and to provide a remedy. An indicator of the seriousness of the Board's 
> concern is the PMC been requested to report to the Board every month, 
> starting in August, rather than quarterly, the normal case. One option for 
> remedy that must be considered is retirement of the project. The request is 
> for the PMC's consideration among other possible options."
> 
> more details at: 
> I think the article is from 09/01/2016.
> 
> f.
> 
> -- 
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> 
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Re: [Issue 127072] dictionary is installed but contains no words

[chuck ef]

No Andrea - I received for copies too. Someone wants to make a point. 

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> On Aug 15, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Andrea  wrote:
> 
> I got this mail 4 times ... Does my mailer have a problem? If not, no problem 
> at all ;-)
> 
>> Am 15.08.2016 um 17:56 schrieb Keith N. McKenna:
>> Katherine Todd wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am contacting you as advised by Mr McKenna (see Below) during a
>>> discussion about an issue I’m having with Openoffice. I have followed Mr
>>> McKenna’s instructions regarding resetting the profile but I’m still
>>> having no luck – the pathway listed [under Paths Used by Openoffice]
>>> does not actually give the correct location for the program (see
>>> attached capture) – I have been unable to located the program data in
>>> order to reset the profile. It seems very strange to me that the program
>>> itself would identify a pathway that doesn’t exist...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [the original issue was that the English UK dictionary has been
>>> installed but appears to contain no words – when I run spellcheck it
>>> underlines every single word and has to suggestions)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I assume that this is something to do with Windows 10 as I have never
>>> had such an issue before and this is a relatively new laptop with
>>> Windows 10 installed.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If you can give any advice on how to reset the profile in windows 10 or
>>> on any other way to get the spellcheck working I would be extremely
>>> grateful!  This request is urgent, I need to be able to spellcheck job
>>> applications to be submitted asap.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Many many thanks!
>>> 
>>> Sent from Mail  for
>>> Windows 10
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *From: *bugzi...@apache.org 
>>> *Sent: *14 August 2016 19:56
>>> *To: *katherine_t...@msn.com 
>>> *Subject: *[Issue 127072] dictionary is installed but contains no words
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127072
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Keith N. McKenna  changed:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   What|Removed |Added
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   Hardware|Other   |PC
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --- Comment #3 from Keith N. McKenna  ---
>>> 
>>> (In reply to katherine_todd from comment #2)
>>> 
 Hi Keith,
>>> 
 
>>> 
 Ive followed the link that you provided to reset the user profile but I
>>> 
 wasn't able to - in fact it started to go wrong here: \Users\>> 
 name>\AppData\
>>> 
 
>>> 
 Roaming\ isn't located inside the AppData folder, i actually have this:
>>> 
 C:\Users\Default.migrated\AppData\Local?? and roaming is located here :
>>> 
 C:\Users\Default.migrated\Roaming - it doesn't contain Openoffice either.
>>> 
 
>>> 
 I cant actually find Openoffice in there at all - I'm assuming that this
>>> 
 could have something to do with my problem?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> To find the path to your profile do the following
>>> 
>>> Start OpenOffice
>>> 
>>> click tools->option
>>> 
>>> In the left pane of window that opens be sure that the entry OpenOffice is
>>> 
>>> expanded. If it isn't click the plus sign next to it.
>>> 
>>> Once it is expanded click paths
>>> 
>>> The right pane will show a list with the headings type path
>>> 
>>> The first entry should be AutoCorrect followed by a string.
>>> 
>>> EXAMPLE
>>> 
>>> AutoCorrect C:\Users\Keith
>>> McKenna\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice\4\user\autocorr
>>> 
>>> That string is the path into the OpenOffice profile.
>>> 
>>> Now open Windows Explorer and navigate through the path until you find the
>>> 
>>> OpenOffice folder.
>>> 
>>> From there follow the steps in the original link to reset the profile.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If you are stilling having difficulties resetting the profile. A better
>>> place
>>> 
>>> to get help would be posting your question either the user mailing list at
>>> 
>>> mailto:users@openoffice.apache.org or the User Forum at
>>> 
>>> http://forum.openoffice.org/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> You are receiving this mail because:
>>> 
>>> You are on the CC list for the issue.
>>> 
>>> You reported the issue.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> Kathrine;
>> 
>> The program itself and the profile are separate. The instructions I gave
>> you are to find the profile. If you follow the path given in in the
>> paths section of the preference window it should point you to the
>> profile folder. Can you type the full path for the Auto Correct entry
>> from your paths entry. Once we see that we should be able to help you
>> better with this issue.
>> 
>> You 

Re: Open Office for Mac

[chuck ef]

Did you take care regarding Gatekeeper? I use a Mac and it installs fine.

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> 
> To Whom It May Concern, 
> I downloaded open office for mac using the instructions on the page.  It 
> won’t install onto my new mac.  I need help and get very frustrated using 
> forums.  Can you help me?
> 
> Kind Regards.
> 
> Brandy
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Re: El Capitan question

[chuck ef]

I use the latest OO with the latest El Capitan (4.1.2 and 10.11.4 I think - I 
am away from my desk) and it's just hunky dory. 

You are running into Gatekeeper  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491

I think it is system preferences but like I said, not at my machine right now. 
You just click on enabling Gatekeeper to allow you to open the disk image that 
you downloaded.

Hope this helps - going from memory is always fraught with inanities.

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> On May 31, 2016, at 4:07 PM, Norma Boswell  wrote:
> 
> I downloaded a 2014 version of OO, even though the explanation on your 
> official site said it works only through Yosemite (I upgraded to El Capitan). 
> Another user’s question mentions he downloaded a 2016 version for Windows 10. 
> Is there a 2016 version for Macintosh (El Capitan)? 
> My computer told me it will open downloads only if they came from the Mac App 
> Store.
> Thanks from Norma Boswell
> rosy...@owt.com 

Re: El Captain Release?

[chuck ef]

4.1.2, the current version, works fine with El Capitan- at least on my Mac.

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> On Apr 26, 2016, at 4:03 PM, Rin Rockwell  wrote:
> 
> Will there be a version of OpenOffice compatible with OS X El Captain in the 
> future?
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Re: Change read only files to allow me to edit and save revisions

[chuck ef]

I believe the shell is BASH. It is on mine at any rate.

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> On Apr 22, 2016, at 2:23 PM, Johnny Rosenberg  wrote:
> 
> 2016-04-22 20:53 GMT+02:00 Eldon Fredericks :
> 
>> Should have described operating system. I’m using a mac with os x 10.11.4
>> (el Capitan). Any suggestions? The files were created with the Seagate
>> drive connected directly to my laptop. Now I have the Seagate connected to
>> the router so I can get at the files from both my laptop and my iMac.
> 
> Do you have the same problem from both your laptop and your iMac?
> 
> And by the way, iMac has Bash, doesn't it?
> 
> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> freder
>> 
 On Apr 22, 2016, at 1:06 PM, Johnny Rosenberg 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 2016-04-22 18:47 GMT+02:00 Eldon Fredericks :
>>> 
 I have a whole bunch of files, both Open Office Writer and Open Office
 Calc files created by me and stored on a Seagate drive connected to my
 wireless router.
 
 I can see those files and I can retrieve them but I cannot modify nor
>> save
 them.
 
 Is there a way to modify read only files to allow editing and saving?
>>> 
>>> Depends on why you can't modify them and what operating system you are
>>> running. If those files belongs to a different user (root, for instance),
>>> then you probably wouldn't be able to open them at all, unless you have
>>> group read rights. If, for some reason, your files doesn't have any write
>>> rights, the same problem will occur. This is easily fixed for all your
>>> files with a one-liner in Bash, if you are on Linux or similar, using a
>>> combination of find and chmod. For instance by looking for all files in a
>>> certain directory (and sub directories) named (using regular expressions)
>>> ”.*\.od[st]”, and change their permissions with chmod +w.
>>> 
>>> And don't forget to do the same on your backup to AFTER you made sure
>> your
>>> one-liner actually works…
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> 
>>> Johnny Rosenberg
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 
 Thanks for any help.
 
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Re: "Crashes"

[chuck ef]

That's interesting, Johnny. Your system is better than mine but you get the 
same problem. No big deal; next try works. But I thought my system was too old.

And yes 10 to 15 secs to open. 

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> On Jan 19, 2016, at 10:12 AM, Johnny Rosenberg  wrote:
> 
> 2016-01-19 12:25 GMT+01:00 Lennart Olsson :
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I am so tired of all these frequently happening crashes on my Open Office.
>> They happen repeatedly every week and when I press the button for restoring
>> the files, the message says that they are restored and I press 'Continue'
>> and when I want to open the file, the same thing happens over and over
>> again.
>> 
>> Moreover, it usually takes an unnaturally long time to open the programme.
>> Is it on the net? I thought it was in my personal lap top, but then it
>> should not take such time, should it?
> 
> As far as I know, it shouldn't, but it does for me too. Opening Apache
> OpenOffice Calc takes approximately 10-15 s (!) on my system: 16 GB RAM,
> Intel i7, Ubuntu 14.04.
> 
> On my system, Apache OpenOffice almost always crash when I do something
> with the styles window open.
> 
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Johnny Rosenberg
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Mr. Lennart Olsson
>> Skogsvägen 3,
>> SE-912 31  VILHELMINA
>> Sweden
>> 
>> 

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RE: Compatibility

[chuck ef]

Been using it since it came out on my Mac desktop and MacBook Air, both with 
10.11.2.
The only problem I have is one that has been an issue since the beginning of my 
use of Apache OO. Sometimes, when too much stuff is open, OO crashes when I try 
to open it. I simply try it again and violà it works. No big deal.


> From: lestrangewest.elizab...@gmail.com
> Subject: Compatibility
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 10:21:06 +
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> 
> Good Morning
> 
> Is AOO 4.1.2 compatible with my Mac OS X el Capitan 10.11.2 please.  Is it 
> safe to download?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Elizabeth
  

RE: Apple El Capitan

[chuck ef]

I am on El Capitan and 4.1.2 - everything is hunky dory so far.


> From: stua...@wlu.edu
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Subject: Apple El Capitan
> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:38:23 +
> 
> Is my current Open Office Apache open to the new Apple Capitan OS?  Can I 
> install El Capitan and expect no difficulties with Apache? 
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RE: need help opening openoffice

[chuck ef]

Ha! Leave the snide remarks at home

 Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 07:25:23 -0400
 From: james.kn...@rogers.com
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 Subject: Re: need help opening openoffice
 
 On 07/23/2015 08:17 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
  If they have half a brain they will.
 
 Well, they are Mac users.  They need things dumbed down.  ;-)
 
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Re: Inserting 100 small text files into doc

[chuck ef]

Johnny - your suggestion should work on Mac OS if one is willing to use the 
terminal, right?


 On May 2, 2015, at 4:47 PM, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 2015-05-02 23:01 GMT+02:00 Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.com:
 
 At 11:13 02/05/2015 -0400, Dave Mainwaring wrote:
 
 Inserting 100 small text files into doc
 Need to insert 100 plus small account record files into a single
 document. Any simple easy way to do this?
 
 That depends on whether your text files are plain text or word processor
 text documents. If they are plain text, this may be a simple job for your
 operating system. In Windows, for example,
 copy a+b c
 creates a file c containing a concatenation of the contents of files a and
 b. You could write simple code to include multiple files if they were
 systematically named
 
 If text files and on Linux, here's what I would try to do:
 1. Put them all in a new, or at least empty, folder, perhaps using my
 favourite file manager.
 2. Open a terminal in that folder.
 3. cat *  NewFile
 Done.
 
 NewFile will now contain all text from the hundreds of files in that
 folder. Open it in Apache OpenOffice and do whatever you want with it.
 
 
 Kind regards
 
 Johnny Rosenberg
 ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ
 
 
 
 
 In any case, you could use
 copy * z
 to create a file z containing a concatenation of all the files whose names
 match *. So
 copy *.txt z.txt
 would assemble all plain text files from the current folder.
 
 It's then a trivial task to convert a plain text file into whatever you
 mean by doc or document.
 
 I trust this helps.
 
 Brian Barker
 
 
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Re: CVE-2015-1774: OpenOffice HWP Filter Remote Execution and DoS Vulnerability

[chuck ef]

Must be

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 On Apr 26, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Larry Gusaas larry.gus...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 On 2015-04-26, 2:27 PM chuck ef wrote:
 Tried it (again) as advertised and the search did not turn it up. However, 
 as I said, simply going to the folder did turn up the specified file.
 
 Works for me every-time. Checked in other apps and search works for anything 
 in the Contents folder.
 
 Must be user error.
 
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 From: larry.gus...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: CVE-2015-1774: OpenOffice HWP Filter Remote Execution and DoS 
 Vulnerability
 Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:47:18 -0600
 
 The search function in Finder works AFTER you have clicked on Show Package 
 Contents.
 
 The instructions have to be followed in the order given. Otherwise the 
 search won't work.
 
 -- 
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 Larry I. Gusaas
 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
 Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
 An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs. 
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RE: CVE-2015-1774: OpenOffice HWP Filter Remote Execution and DoS Vulnerability

[chuck ef]

Tried it (again) as advertised and the search did not turn it up. However, as I 
said, simply going to the folder did turn up the specified file. 

 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 From: larry.gus...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: CVE-2015-1774: OpenOffice HWP Filter Remote Execution and DoS 
 Vulnerability
 Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:47:18 -0600
 
 On 2015-04-26, 12:19 PM chuck ef wrote:
  In the bulletin below:
  ...on Mac it is named libhwp.dylib (step-by-step instructions: go to the 
  Applications folder in Finder; right click on OpenOffice.app; click on 
  Show Package Contents; then search for the file libhwp.dylib with 
  Finder's search function, or Look for it in the folder Contents/MacOS; 
  then delete the file)
  That library is indeed in Contents/MacOS; however, using the Finder 
  search function on libhwp.dylib did not turn anything up. I presume Apple 
  hides those things. (I am on an iMac, 10.10.3.)
  I found that library, renamed it, and then brought up a spreadsheet and a 
  document - seems OK. Just FYI.
 
 The search function in Finder works AFTER you have clicked on Show Package 
 Contents.
 
 The instructions have to be followed in the order given. Otherwise the search 
 won't work.
 
 -- 
 _
 
 Larry I. Gusaas
 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
 Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
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RE: CVE-2015-1774: OpenOffice HWP Filter Remote Execution and DoS Vulnerability

[chuck ef]

In the bulletin below: 
...on Mac it is named libhwp.dylib (step-by-step instructions: go to the 
Applications folder in Finder; right click on OpenOffice.app; click on Show 
Package Contents; then search for the file libhwp.dylib with Finder's search 
function, or Look for it in the folder Contents/MacOS; then delete the 
file)
That library is indeed in Contents/MacOS; however, using the Finder search 
function on libhwp.dylib did not turn anything up. I presume Apple hides 
those things. (I am on an iMac, 10.10.3.)
I found that library, renamed it, and then brought up a spreadsheet and a 
document - seems OK. Just FYI.


 Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:41:13 +0200
 From: pesce...@apache.org
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 Subject: Re: Fwd: CVE-2015-1774: OpenOffice HWP Filter Remote Execution and 
 DoS Vulnerability
 
 Simon Phipps wrote:
  Does this defect also affect OpenOffice.org or only Apache OpenOffice? The
  text at http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2015-1774.html does not
  say specifically.
 
 Updated, thanks.
 
 Andrea
 
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RE: Open Office disappeared

[chuck ef]

I recently did an update to 10.10.2 and my OO stuff was fine - Nothing lost. 
FWIW.


 Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:51:27 +0100
 From: m...@lockedbags.org
 Subject: Re: Open Office disappeared
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org; sora...@comcast.net
 
 On 30/1/15 at 1:51 AM, sora...@comcast.net (Susan Anderson) wrote:
 
 I did an update (not an upgrade) on my Mac and when it finished 
 I realized that Open Office is missing.  How do I get it back.  
 I have many important documents on it.
 
 A phone number would be great.  I find it much easier for 
 someone to walk me through an issue.  FAQ's (for whatever issue 
 I've had to research) have NEVER had my question nor any type 
 of clear answer.
 
 I can't just reinstall it if it means losing all the documents 
 that are in it.
 
 Susan Anderson
 
 
 
 Hello Susan,
 
  From what you write, it sounds like you updated your Operating 
 System, not Open Office in itself. Is this correct?
 
 In any case, updates/upgrades should not delete any contents 
 --unless of course you had to restore your data from some older 
 backup, which did not include all your current (pre-restore) HD contents.
 
 Could you check your Applications folder and see if Open Office 
 is still there. If so, and if the reason you think it's no 
 longer there is that it doesn't fire up when you click on file 
 icons that used to be associated with OO, then you might have to 
 reset your Open with... preferences.
 
 If any of the above sounded a bit mysterious, could I suggest 
 that you get personal assistance. For this, you can make an 
 appointment at any Apple store, or contact your closest MUG 
 (Macintosh Users Group).
 
 HTH,
 
 marina
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RE: Mac OS Yosemite

[chuck ef]

Been working fine for me ... Although I have noticed that Calc in 4.1.1. 
sometimes crashes on opening if I have too many things already open. But I 
suspect that is because my machine is old - only 4 GB of RAM. So I open it 
first thing and no problems. 
I started with 4.1.0 sometime early last year (I think) when I was still on 
Mavericks and lazily migrated over to 4.1.1 quite sometime after I upgraded to 
Yosemite - seamlessly. 
Cheers.

 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:36:04 +0100
 From: xen...@skyviewmail.com
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 Subject: Re: Mac OS Yosemite
 
  
 
 absolutely! 
 
 ---
 *
 http://pedalmegone.wordpress.com
 *
 
 On 2015-01-28 14:11, Peter Moorhouse wrote: 
 
  Does the latest Open Office software work on Yosemite?
  
  I have been a user on Windows, but now moved to a Mac.
  !
  
  Peter Moorhouse
  
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Re: Apple Yosemite 10.10.1

[chuck ef]

I am on Yosemite and have been using 4.1.0 just fine. I am very lazy but I 
finally downloaded 4.1.1 this morning. All seems well so far. That Magic Mouse 
problem seems fixed which is lovely. Cheers to the Apache developers!

Sent from my iPhone

 On Dec 2, 2014, at 9:37 AM, Jack Orcutt j.orc...@icloud.com wrote:
 
 I was thinking of downloading your program but do not see that it supports 
 Apple Yosemite 10.10.1. Can this program still be installed and functional?
 
 Thanks,
 
 Jack Orcutt
 
 
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RE: question

[chuck ef]

I am still using 4.1.0 because I am a slacker. But it is working just fine on 
Yosemite. I wish I could say the same for iTunes.

 Subject: Re: question
 From: j...@jt-mj.net
 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 23:15:03 -0500
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 
 
  On Nov 28, 2014, at 21:19, Eden Bart edencb...@gmail.com wrote:
  
  Will Open Office be made available for Max OS X Yosemite? And if so, when?
 
 I [and I suspect many others on this list] are running 4.1.1 on Yosemi with 
 no problems so far.
 
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 can do whatever we know how to order it to perform. -Ada Lovelace (1842)
 
 
 
 
 
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RE: Activation codes

[chuck ef]

I think, if I understand what you are referring to, that is an OS X thing that 
you can't get around. I am on OS X too. It has nothing to do with Apache per 
se, if I understand you. Apple simply requires users who download things from 
non-approved sources to verify that they really want to do that. 

 Subject: Re: Activation codes
 From: j...@jt-mj.net
 Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:27:25 -0500
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 
 
  On Nov 22, 2014, at 09:13, Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org wrote:
  
  An update and a clarification: we expect to deliver signed binaries by the 
  end of 2014 (see dev list) and when I speak about signed binaries, I mean 
  signed binaries that Windows recognizes as such: all past versions of 
  Apache OpenOffice are signed, but not in a way that Windows will recognize 
  out of the box.
 
 Will the OS X versions get rid of the need for overriding the safety switch?
 
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RE: OS X Yosemite Compatibility

[chuck ef]

Well, I haven't switched to 4.1.1 yet - I am extraordinarily lazy. But I did 
migrate to Yosemite this past Friday and 4.1.0 seems to be fine. I may be 
mistaken but I don't think that x.1 and x.0 are all that different except for a 
nice magic mouse fix. I have been working around that problem so I haven't 
upgraded to x.1.


 From: daniel.ranich8...@yahoo.com.INVALID
 Subject: OS X Yosemite Compatibility 
 Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 08:42:31 -0400
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 
 Good morning. I have been using OpenOffice for many years getting away
 from Microsoft’s Works. Converted all my word  excel files into OpenOffice.
 
 In January I switched to a Apple iMac desktop computer and quickly downloaded
 OpenOffice.
 
 Question: I have the opportunity to upgrade for free to the new OS X Yosemite 
 from
 Maverick and would like to know if Openoffice 4.1.1 will work on Yosemite. I 
 use it 
 daily and need to access the spreadsheet I made for my checking, savings and 
 credit
 card entries.
 
 Thank you for your great product and your help.
 
 Dan Ranich
 
  

RE: Will AOO 4.0.1 (or 4.1.1) work with Mac OS X 10.9.5?

[chuck ef]

I am using OO with 10.9.5 as I write ...


 From: rang...@southernphone.com.au
 Subject: Will AOO 4.0.1 (or 4.1.1) work with Mac OS X 10.9.5?
 Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:43:37 +1000
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 
 Greetings all,
 
 I’ve been using AOO happily and gratefully for some years now and wish to ask 
 my first question.
 
 Apple advise me that an OS X update should be installed (OS X 10.9.4 to 
 10.9.5) and, in practice, this update is obligatory.  
 
 Will I be able to read the AOO files I have created to date when the OS X 
 update is installed, please?
 
 I remain
 
 Yours sincerely, Paul Collins.
 
 P.S.  All my attempts to login to https://forum.openoffice.org/ have 
 failed, hence this direct email request for advice.  Attempts to (re) 
 register are thwarted as email address already exists, etc.
 
 
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Re: Re: Calc issues, Mac OS X 10.9.4‏

[chuck ef]

Thanks to those who replied.

To Martin, I have written much software over the years that was indeed 
confused. And while I am often confused, I have no soul - many people have 
told me this so it must be true. 
Anyway, as I mentioned in the previous email - 
Cut-And-Paste issue: I had (prior to sending my email) opened the MS 
spreadsheet from within OO and have been working with that. That was and is the 
work around. 
Column confusion when using Apple's Magic Mouse: Apparently this is a known 
issue. I have been using the scroll bar at the bottom of the OO spreadsheet as 
a usable work-around.

As for the suggestions -Cut-And-Paste Issue:1.) Insert From file worked. 
Thanks.2.) Memory: default was 20MB, 5.2MB per object and 20 objects. Seems 
like a lot. I don't think any given sheet  in the file I was converting would 
exceed those parameters. But I tried increasing the number of objects to 50 to 
no effect (Note that I assumed that an object might be something like a text 
box - but I found out that the select all I was using did not port the text 
boxes over from a very simple sheet anyway - I had to do that manually unlike 
Excel, where the select all will cause the text boxes to port over to a new 
Excel sheet.)3.) I tried some simple sheets - they mostly were able to be 
copied over but curiously, one with about 100 lines, four columns did not. The 
only common thread between those that worked and didn't was that I had used 
freeze window panes in those that didn't work. Getting rid of that freeze 
though didn't help. 4.) A couple of users suggested more patience with the 
paste, since a lot of conversion may be going on. Since there is no status 
indicator other than a brief blip in the menu Edit indicating the paste 
selection, I waited, and waited and waited - went on to other things. Nothing. 
Not sure how long I should wait. Seems odd to me though that the conversion 
that takes place when I open the Excel file from within OO (many sheets, not 
just the one I was trying to paste) takes maybe 10 secs to complete. So I 
suspect patience is NOT the issue. 
Column confusion:It was suggested that I, in addition to the use of the scroll 
bar that I had already discovered, enter the desired column number in the upper 
left window. That did work. Good suggestion. So two work-arounds there until 
the known issue is fixed. 
So I guess the bottom-line is that there is something fishy and unknown in 
cutting-and-pasting a single sheet from Excel to Calc. 
__Original Email:I am an OO newbie so 
bear with me. 
I am on an iMac using 10.9.4 and I have never used OO before. I downloaded 
4.1.0. I am trying to migrate an MS Excel spreadsheet to Calc. It will be nice 
to get away from MS. 
Anyway, I have noticed two problems right off the bat - maybe they are known 
already and I simply need to be vectored to the appropriate Apache site. But in 
the even that they are not known already 
1.) I seem unable to cut-and-paste large amounts from my current MS Excel 
file into OO Calc. I can do a small set of cells. When I do a 'select all' in 
Excel and try to paste into Calc, however, nothing happens. 
Work around: Open the Excel spreadsheet from within Calc. That is OK but not 
particularly satisfying when I later have to paste more in from some other 
source. But it is OK for now.
2.) I use a so-called Apple Magic Mouse. Excel often is jittery when I 
accidentally slide a finger across the top of the mouse - columns zoom by but 
it is recoverable, though irritating. However, Calc does not seem to be able to 
recover so easily. It can get confused quickly (by a minor though quick finger 
swipe across the mouse - speed of swipe seems to be the issue) and head off 
into columns unknown. I try scrolling back with the mouse (sliding a finger 
across the top of the mouse like a track pad) but it does not seem to be able 
to get back to Column 'A'. It just seems lost (three-letter columns will come 
down to two-letter columns but then go back to three-letter and so forth, sort 
of drifting even though I am making a determined effort to scroll back to the 
origin).
Work around: Use the Calc scroll bar at the bottom of the Calc spreadsheet. 
Again, that is OK but not very satisfying. I was also able to recover by 
reloading (from the Calc menu) but that would probably not be a good solution 
for this apparent column tracking problem if it occurs before I have had a 
chance to save my work - I have not tried that though.
Has anyone seen this before? Am I retracing old issues?


  

RE: Calc issues, Mac OS X 10.9.4‏

[chuck ef]

OK - I am only playing with 4.1.0 right now so I might give it go. See how the 
weekend goes. Thanks. 

 Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:04:46 +0200
 From: pesce...@apache.org
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 Subject: Re: Calc issues, Mac OS X 10.9.4‏
 
 On 25/07/2014 chuck ef wrote:
  Column confusion when using Apple's Magic Mouse: Apparently this is a
  known issue. I have been using the scroll bar at the bottom of the OO
  spreadsheet as a usable work-around.
 
 If you want to test whether OpenOffice 4.1.1 will fix this issue (as 
 Johnny wrote, this is what we expect: we consider the issue to be fixed 
 for 4.1.1 as per https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191 ) 
 you can try a development snapshot: see
 http://www.openoffice.org/download/devbuilds.html
 
 Please note: development snapshots are unofficial versions and are not 
 meant for end users, and we ask that they are used only for QA purposes. 
 I trust you are able to cope if something goes wrong. Otherwise, please 
 wait for OpenOffice 4.1.1 to be officially released next month.
 
 Regards,
Andrea.
 
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Calc issues, Mac OS X 10.9.4

[chuck ef]

I am an OO newbie so bear with me. 
I am on an iMac using 10.9.4 and I have never used OO before. I downloaded 
4.1.0. I am trying to migrate an MS Excel spreadsheet to Calc. It will be nice 
to get away from MS. 
Anyway, I have noticed two problems right off the bat - maybe they are known 
already and I simply need to be vectored to the appropriate Apache site. But in 
the even that they are not known already 
1.) I seem unable to cut-and-paste large amounts from my current MS Excel 
file into OO Calc. I can do a small set of cells. When I do a 'select all' in 
Excel and try to paste into Calc, however, nothing happens. 
Work around: Open the Excel spreadsheet from within Calc. That is OK but not 
particularly satisfying when I later have to paste more in from some other 
source. But it is OK for now.
2.) I use a so-called Apple Magic Mouse. Excel often is jittery when I 
accidentally slide a finger across the top of the mouse - columns zoom by but 
it is recoverable, though irritating. However, Calc does not seem to be able to 
recover so easily. It can get confused quickly (by a minor though quick finger 
swipe across the mouse - speed of swipe seems to be the issue) and head off 
into columns unknown. I try scrolling back with the mouse (sliding a finger 
across the top of the mouse like a track pad) but it does not seem to be able 
to get back to Column 'A'. It just seems lost (three-letter columns will come 
down to two-letter columns but then go back to three-letter and so forth, sort 
of drifting even though I am making a determined effort to scroll back to the 
origin).
Work around: Use the Calc scroll bar at the bottom of the Calc spreadsheet. 
Again, that is OK but not very satisfying. I was also able to recover by 
reloading (from the Calc menu) but that would probably not be a good solution 
for this apparent column tracking problem if it occurs before I have had a 
chance to save my work - I have not tried that though.
Has anyone seen this before? Am I retracing old issues?