I'm thinking that users either have a corrupt font and/or using an
old version of X11.
I don't have a PPC machine to test. However with my past knowledge
this is likely to have been a problem with an old version. However it
shouldn't happen with 2.2. The corrupted fonts issue was fixed about
the 14 November 2006 by an update by Apple to X11. Also
OpenOffice.org 2.1 did not exhibit the problem.
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/news/news2006.html
In fact do the users have the latest version of Java installed? Users
require the latest version of Java to be able to run OpenOffice.org 2.2.
On my Intel machine it is the following java version:
shaun-mcdonalds-computer:~ shaunmcdonald$ java -version
java version "1.5.0_07"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_07-164)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_07-87, mixed mode, sharing)
Please see http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=74906
Shaun
On 15 Apr 2007, at 16:20, Jacob Haddon wrote:
this is not the problem james. see below.
one of the users is a 10.3 user, the rest are 10.4
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=55568&highlight=
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=55320&highlight=
-j
--- James Mcken
zie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Eric/Graeme:
This also happens if you are running the program
from the disk image folder.
As a reminder, you MUST drag the application to the
Applications folder
BEFORE running it. If you do not do this, the
result will be a corrupt
program that will not run even if you drag it over
afterwards. You will
have to redownload the program in order to use it
and remove the
OpenOffice.org 2.2 folder from the Library folder
which is accessed from
your user folder and then accessing the Application
Support folder inside
this folder. The UNIX directory structure is
~/Library/Application\ Support/OpenOffice.org\ 2.2
and can be used from within the Terminal program (if
anyone wants to make
this easier to understand, please write up a FAQ ans
send it to Shaun McDonald to
be added to the web site.)
The reason for corruption is when the application
attempts to update itself, the
disk image stops the process (you are not root and
cannot be but the folder is
owned by this user) during the Font updates and this
makes the program unusable at
this point and into the future. This is a known
problem with this type of distibution
where the program updates its own folders (maybe
this is an issue....)
James McKenzie
-----Original Message-----
From: "eric.bachard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Apr 13, 2007 8:14 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [mac] Disappering App 2.2 on 10.4.9
Hi Graeme,
Graeme Morris a écrit :
Hello.
When it was first released, I attempted to start
up OOo 2.2 running on
Tiger. The App disappears a few seconds after
launch (opening X11 if
not already open).
X11 issue, probably.
I originally posted a message on the OOo Users
mailing list. At the
time I was running an older version of 10.4 and
it was suggested I
update to 10.4.9, which I have done. I'm running
on PPC (Dual 1.8 G5s).
Ok.
I have been using both X11 & OOo since before I
upgraded to Tiger when
it first came out.
(I also mistakenly downloaded the X11 update
package (X11Update2006.pkg)
but I'm told that my system doesn't need this
update.
Can you please :
1) rename the X11User.pkg folder, located in
/Library/Receipts ?
2) then install this X11 version :
WARNING : please confirm you are using a PowerPC
before to install it**
http://ftp.cusoo.org/MacOSX/Utilities/PowerPC/X11User.pkg.zip
.. and let us know if everything is ok ?
FYI, you can directly discuss with us on IRC :
server : irc.freenode.net
channel : #ooo_macport
Regards,
Eric Bachard
**For Intel version, please install :
http://ftp.cusoo.org/MacOSX/Utilities/Intel/X11User.pkg.zip
instead
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