All:
There is a known issue with Mac OS X OpenOffice.org because of corrupted
fonts that were distributed with the November 5 refresh of X11. If you
have NOT installed this update, DO NOT. Apple will release a new
refresh soon. If you HAVE installed this refresh, you will need to
disable the corrupt fonts. This will require logging onto your Mac with
a user that has administrative permissions. If you have enabled the
root administrative account, DO NOT USE THIS ACCOUNT.
Do the following:
1. Open the Terminal program from the Applications -> Utilities folder.
2. Change directories to the location of the corrupt fonts. Type in
the following command:
cd /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF
3. Create a directory in which to place the corrupt fonts. It has been
suggested to use the names Vera.bad or Vera.save. All that matters is
that the directory NOT contain the letters .ttf. Since this is a system
directory, you must use the sudo program. Type in the following:
sudo mkdir Vera.bad
After pressing the Enter key you will have to enter the user's password.
4. Move the Vera font files into this directory. Again the sudo
command must be used. Type in the following:
sudo mv Vera*.ttf Vera.bad
5. Check that the files were moved. This requires the use of the list
(ls) command. Type in the following:
ls Vera*.ttf
No files should be listed.
If you are running X11, shut it down from the X11 menu by selecting the
X11 item in the top menu then Quit X11.
A message will be posted to this mailing list when a fix is available
from Apple or the X11 fonts are disabled for use with the OpenOffice.org
program.
If this does NOT fix the problem, please post a message in the
[email protected] mailing list or the list as it is described at
GMANE or Google Groups. Please be advised that this list is staffed by
volunteers and not paid technical support staff.
James McKenzie
Mac OS X QA/Test Team Lead
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