Hello, Big thanks to you and Esther. The update that came out today did the trick.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 6, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Justin Ekis <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ricardo, > > If you just installed Java this week, you might try running software update > and then try stanza again. There was a Java update released on Tuesday, and > then another one this morning. Java updates are normally quite rare, and so I > would guess maybe there was something wrong with the first update. > > I hope this is helpful. It's sure good to be participating on the list again. > > Justin > > On Apr 5, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > Thanks Esther, > > Now I'm at a complete loss. The app still won't open. The first time I ran > the app, it said I needed to download Java run time, so I did. The > installation was successful. Then the app wouldn't launch. It doesn't show > up in the app switcher. When I press command tab, I hear it say stanza and > when I go to force quit, its in the table saying not responding. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 5, 2012, at 5:34 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Ricardo, >> >> OK, here's the link to the Stanza.dmg file that I used to install Stanza >> desktop on a 13" MacBook Air running Lion, OS X 10.7.3: >> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/460554/Stanza.dmg >> It shows up under Mission Control right after my Dropbox installation, which >> I think was done in mid-February. Had to do all these from scratch on a new >> machine, because my MacBook Pro went in for service, and I thought it would >> be easier to start fresh instead of using Migration Assistant from a cloned >> backup. So the download came from the CNet site. >> >> I had no trouble opening up the duplicate download that I just tried, >> following the outlined instructions. (Of course, I didn't try to install >> the program again.) I haven't yet applied the latest java updates from >> software update, but that's the only difference I can think of, apart from >> possible machine architecture. >> >> Try this, and let me know what happens. I probably won't keep the link >> active very long, because I prefer to direct people to the original source >> for programs that are available. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi Esther, >>> >>> Yup. >>> >>> I did. Are you running Stanza on snow leopard or Lion? I'm starting to >>> think their is a compatibility issue with Lion. >>> >>> Thanks for any further assistance you can provide. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ricardo, >>>> >>>> Are you sure that you're using the correct download link on the CNet >>>> download page? Try going to: >>>> http://download.cnet.com/Stanza/3000-2056_4-198177.html >>>> Then make sure you use the link that VoiceOver identifies as "Download Now >>>> CNET Secure Download" to start your download. One of the nuisances about >>>> the download.com pages is that there are multiple items labeled as >>>> "download" links on each page, and they point to downloads for other items. >>>> >>>> I just checked that this works, and that the resulting download does open >>>> up correctly. Lexcycle's home pages have been off line since November >>>> 2011, slightly after their final update release of Stanza for iOS 5, so >>>> you can't go there for the downloads of Stanza Desktop for either the Mac >>>> or Windows any more. Sites that point to the source link, such as >>>> MacUpdate, won't work. On the Windows side there are more alternate >>>> sources, but the softonic pages seem to be a reasonable choice for Stanza >>>> desktop: >>>> http://stanza-desktop.en.softonic.com/download >>>> >>>> I was going to put this information into a comment on the AppleVis site, >>>> along with some information on how to navigate, but just never had the >>>> time to complete my draft. I assume you're going to use this for file >>>> format conversions, which is what the app was primarily designed for, as >>>> well as an uploader for the Stanza iOS app. You can use it to read ePub, >>>> but there are some focus issues. Like, if you if you try to use the >>>> bookmarks function to move to a page, you need to move to the first >>>> visible item with VO-Command-Home in order to start reading at the first >>>> paragraph on that page. >>>> >>>> Most of the web navigation commands can be used (enabling the 1 letter >>>> navigation feature in VoiceOver Utility for QuickNav is useful), and >>>> navigation by headers works well. You can navigate by paragraph, line, >>>> sentence, word, character, etc. Hope you're not planning on using this as >>>> an ePub reader, because while it's doable if you take time to work through >>>> the focus quirks, I find the experience annoying, so for straight text >>>> reading (not interacting to review text) Adobe Digital Editions Preview >>>> 1.8 is better, or even the new paid app, Bookle, in the App Store, which >>>> is still somewhat primitive. (You don't have to press an arrow key to >>>> read the next page, the way you currently do in Adobe Digital Editions >>>> Preview, but it's irritating that, for example, you can't move back from >>>> the start of a chapter to the last page in the previous chapter with one >>>> key press -- you get taken to the start of the previous chapter.) >>>> >>>> HTH. Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 6:57 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I've been trying to get Stanza for the Mac with no dice. When I try to >>>>> get it directly from there site, I get a safari can't connect with the >>>>> server message. I downloaded it from download.com but, it crashes with >>>>> out even opening. I have to force quit it. Can someone send me the >>>>> Stanza app via dropbox? I'm appreciate it. >>>>> >>>>> TIA >>>>> >>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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