I understand why you must feel frustrated at this point! I'm not an
expert, just a Mac user who did manage to install OOo and get it up
and running last week.
It sounds like you've got X11 correct. I just click on the yellow
light in the upper left-hand corner of the X11 window and let it drop
to the Dock, it doesn't bother me then. I figure it's best to leave
it open in case it ever gives me some kind of error message.
I have not tried to force-quit OOo or its Install, so I can't help
you there.
I'm running 10.4.7 on an eMac (obviously PPC, not Intel). I
downloaded and installed all the software updates after installing
from the DVD. Then when I tried to install OOo, I got a message that
I didn't have X11 installed. When I tried to download X11 from the
Apple site, it said I couldn't do that because I already had a newer
version of X11 installed. I couldn't find it anywhere, but Spotlight
could. I dragged it from the Spotlight window to the trash, secure
emptied the trash, then re-installed X11 from my DVD, after which it
appeared in my Utilities folder. Then OOo worked fine. When you re-
installed the OS, did you get the software updates? I don't know if
that would help or make things worse (since I had to trash X11 then
and re-install it from my DVD), I'm just sharing what worked for me.
When I downloaded OOo, two icons appeared on my desktop. I forget if
I installed OOo from the Disk Image or from the other one, or if it
just opened when I clicked on its icon, (I really should write these
things down when I do them, as a "just in case" for later).
I have to run right now, but here are some links that might help:
the mini How-To can be downloaded from:
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html
the small How-To can be downloaded from:
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/support.html
There is a giant-sized manual somewhere that someone on the list
pointed me to, that covered all the different operating systems, and
I found the answer to my problems in an appendix that applied to Mac
OS problems. I downloaded it as a PDF file and can't find the link to
right now - I can send you the PDF file off-list later today or
tomorrow morning if you want it and no one else points you to it in
the meantime.
"List of OpenOffice.org Mac OS X issues and problems" is at:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/
List_of_OpenOffice.org_Mac_OS_X_issues_and_problems
but I don't think installation problems are covered there.
Hopefully someone more expert will help at this point... if you can,
be patient, don't fork out the hundreds of US$$$ for that other
office suite yet. OOo really does work on a Mac, the open-source
community really is great, but sometimes you have to put in a bit of
time instead of $$$.
Fran
On Aug 30, 2006, at 7:02 AM, Bosco Daude wrote:
I tried all that and it still didn't work. So I re-installed OS X.4
with X11
and then trine to reinstall Open Office. Same problem again.
When I choose force quit it shows Open Office as a droplet. Is that
normal?
How can I get this thing to work once and for all?
As for the X11 window that opens up everytime, I tried to type the
command
they mention in the setup guide to no avail...
HELP!!!
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Fran Mennick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoyé : 29 août 2006 13:35
À : [email protected]
Objet : Re: [users] Open Office won't open
I just installed OOo on an eMac running 10.4.7. When I tried to open
it, I got a message about a problem with X11. Do you know if you have
X11 installed? It's not part of the basic installation package. If
you have it installed, it should be in Applications -> Utilities.
If not, insert your system install disk, scroll down to "optional
installs", click to open, click to continue, agree, continue, until
you come to a list of things to install. Click on the triangle next
to "Applications," check on "X11" and install. Of course make sure
not to have any applications running and install from an
administrator account.
This solved the problem for me.
Fran
On Aug 29, 2006, at 10:28 AM, Bosco Daude wrote:
Hi,
I’ve installed Open Office on a eMac using X10.4 and I just can’t
get it to open. The Open Office logo does appear in the
Applications folder but when I click on it, nothing happens. The
top of the screen does display Open Office but I cant get anything
to open besides a small annoying window I cancel. Help!!! I don’t
want to have to buy the Microsoft suite $$$
Thanks
Bosco Daude, estimateur
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