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
