2007/10/26, David Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Oct 25, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Louis solomon wrote: > > > I am operating a Mac system with the OS of 10.4.10. > > > > I currently use Open Office 2.2, with X11. All works fine. > > > > Now, I am ready to download version Open Office 2.3. However, > > before I do > > that, I will be upgrading to the Mac Operating System 10.5. Also, > > it seems > > to me that I can now download Open Office 2.3 without using X11. > > > > Before I start something that I will regret, could someone please > > take me > > through the steps so I can minimize my frustration and errors? > > I don't have access to Leopard, so can only speculate as to > installing it. I would think that most people would be fine just > putting it on top of their existing Tiger system. You will most > likely need to check the optional installs to see if it includes an > updated X11. You see, OO 2.3 is not the version which will run in > Aqua - that's OO 3.0, due sometime next year. In any case, the 2.3 > dmg provides you with an application bundle named "OpenOffice.org > 2.3.app" which you can drag wherever you like. You can park it right > next to 2.2 and have your choice of versions, if you wish. An alias > to /Applications is provided for your convenience. So you can > actually upgrade OO while you're waiting for the OSX upgrade...
Hello X11 is included among the Utilities that come with Leopard (see: http://www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs/) It might be a newer version of X11 than the actual 1.1.3, because on this page: http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/unix.html Apple says about 64-bit technology that: "Leopard is the first mainstream OS to completely and seamlessly support both 64-bit and 32-bit applications on the same platform, making use of all your existing devices. Even major graphical system libraries — including Cocoa, X11, and OpenGL — are available to both 32-bit and 64-bit processes." Some people advise against installing a new OS over the old, but I had no problems whatsoever when I installed Tiger over Panther a few years ago. Better make a back-up of important files though ;-) I hope to welcome a brand new MacBook Pro with Leopard soon... -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo 2.3 RC 3 on a G4 PPC Powerbook Tiger -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
