Barbara: Might I also suggest reading the Mac FAQ and Installation help available from the Mac Porting web page at http://porting.openoffice.org/mac ?
James McKenzie -----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Jan 12, 2007 9:38 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [users] Seem to have lost OO > >James, > >Thank you for 'the word,' and for responding so quickly! I've been readying >these posts for a day now and am very impressed with how helpful y'all are, > >Unfortunately, your Terminal command didn't find it . . . so I will download >a second time AND drag the app to my Applications folder IMMEDIATELY! > >Barbara > >> Barbara: >> >> This is why we recommend installing to the Applications folder. >> >> However, this will not help your situation, so I will give the following >> VOLUNTEER advice: >> >> 1. Go to the Applications folder. >> 2. Open the Utilities folder. >> 3. Find the Terminal application and open/start it. >> 4. Type in the following command: >> find . -name '*.dmg' >> This will search all of the folders for the current user >> for files ending in .dmg to include the Trash. >> If you do not find this file, you can revisit the >> OpenOffice.org site and download it a second ( >> or if needed a third, fourth, fifth, etc. time.) >> >> Please, after downloading the .dmg file, place the >> OpenOffice.org 2.1 item in your Applications folder. >> >> If you wish, to remove it, instructions can be >> found at the Mac Porting FAQ site which can be accessed >> from http://porting.openoffice.org/mac >> >> James McKenzie >> MacOSX QA Testing Coordinator >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Sent: Jan 12, 2007 9:14 PM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: [users] Seem to have lost OO >> > >> > I have Mac OS 10.4.8 and installed X11 first. Yesterday I had the .dmg on >> >my desktop and successfully opened the application, played a bit, and >> closed >> >it. I did not move it to my applications folder. >> > >> >Today I can find no trace of the .dmg drive icon or the application. Lots >> of >> >Library files. I've checked the Trash, but I'm not sure what it was named. >> > >> >Feeling like an idiot, I hope someone can help me. I sure don't want to >> take >> >the time to download it all a second time. >> > >> >Also, I opened and tried to print a tutorial .pdf, but it came out with >> words >> >all over the place and not making sense. >> > >> >Barbara >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
