2008/9/24 Lynne Ziegelbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have a MacBook with Mac OS X 10.5. I downloaded openoffice about a month > ago. I tried to open it today and I get a pop up saying "operation timed > out." I tried to reinstall it and it's still saying the same thing. Now I > have two Icons on my desktop for OpenOffice and I can't get rid of them. > Everytime I try and delete them it says I have to Eject them, but there is > nothing to eject. Can you give me any ideas to get rid of these 2 and get > them off of my computer because they are now taking up space and they don't > even work. > Thank you, > Lynne Ziegelbauer >
Hello Lynne, There are some issues with Leopard and X11/OpenOffice.org. Previous updates of Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x) caused X11 to 'time out', the last update (no.5) even seems to break up the use of X11 altogether, and also poses problems with PDF files... I propose that you install the Release Candidate 2 of the Aqua version of OpenOffice.org. That version doesn't need the X11 windowing utility. You can download the RC2 from GoodDay: http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.0.0rc2/ Which file to chose? Do you have an Intel or a PowerPC Mac? You download the US English version (OOo_3.0.0rc2_MacOSXIntel_install.dmg or ...PPC_install.dmg - so the US English version comes without the language specification in the filename), or the language version of you choice (install_xx.dmg) Download, doubleclick to open the dmg, then drag the program to your applications folder. You can drag the OOo icon from the Applications folder (in Finder) to your Dock for easy access. The final tested&approved version of OOo 3.0.0 Aqua for Mac will be ready in a few weeks. The RC probably still has some bugs, so it's advisable to save you work regularly. To get rid of the OOo 2.4 dmg or installation files that you have on your desktop, drag them to the trash (the bin will turn into an arrow, indicating that you 'eject' something, like what happens if you 'eject' a USB drive or external harddisk). HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 RC1 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 RC1 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
