"OpenOffice.org" for Mac OS
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01 Sep 2003 : Yves de Champlain has provided an improved
French translation (la
tradution française par Yves de Champlain) of the
"Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b8 user interface.
31 Aug 2003 : Yves de Champlain has provided a French
translation (la tradution
française par Yves de Champlain) of the "Start
OpenOffice.org" v1.0b8 user interface.
07 Jun 2003 : Released "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b8. Add
support for creating new "OpenOffice.org" documents directly
from "Start OpenOffice.org", even when "OpenOffice.org" is
not running. Add support for converting font files dragged
to "Start OpenOffice.org" application icon into
"OpenOffice.org" font format. Add support for localized
strings. Add support for multi-user launch script. Improved
error reporting. Other bug fixes.
07 Mar 2003 : Released "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b7. Add
support for configuring printers. Add support for multiple
versions of "OpenOffice.org" in the "~/.sversionrc" file.
Improved error reporting.
20 Jan 2003 : Released "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b6. Fix
problems that occur if the "OpenOffice.org" installation
path contains space characters.
15 Jan 2003 : Released "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b5.
Supports the Beta version of "X11.app" from Apple Computer,
Inc.
05 Jan 2003 : Released "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b4.
Supports OroborOSX directly; supports "OpenOffice.org"
v1.0.1 Final Beta.
21 Oct 2002 : Released "Start OpenOffice.org.x11app"
v1.0b1 Launch Menu Item for "OroborOSX" [no longer
required with "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b4].
13 Oct 2002 : Released "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b2.
Supports Direct to PostScript Printing and "OpenOffice.org"
v1.0.1 Beta. Added download link to my ".mac" Public
Folder.
Introduction
"OpenOffice.org" for Mac OS X is a port of the popular
productivity suite of applications open source project, to
Mac OS X.For more information on "OpenOffice.org" for Mac OS
X, visit the "OpenOffice.org"
for Mac OS X web site.
"Start OpenOffice.org" is an application for use with
"OpenOffice.org" for Mac OS X.
Product
Line
Current products utilizing "OpenOffice.org" for Mac OS X
are :
- "Start OpenOffice.org" is a double-clickable Mac OS X
application that allows the user to easily open documents
created by "OpenOffice.org". It also provides an easy way
to just launch "OpenOffice.org".
- Start OpenOffice.org" version française - Yves
de Champlain has provided a French translation (la
tradution française par Yves de Champlain) of the
"Start OpenOffice.org" user interface, on this separate
web page.
The following are the standard application and document
icons provided with "Start OpenOffice.org" :

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System
Requirements
Any Macintosh that supports Mac OS X.
Requirements for the X11 version of "OpenOffice.org"
:
- Mac OS X 10.1.2 or newer (tested with 10.1.5, 10.2.3,
10.2.6)
- X11 X Window system (tested with "XFree86" v4.2.0,
v4.2.1.1, v4.3.0)
- X11 X Window server (tested with "XDarwin" v1.1,
v1.1.1.1, v1.2; "OroborOSX" v0.8b2, v0.8.5; "X11.app"
Beta v0.1, v0.2, v0.3)
- X11 X Window window manager (tested with
"windowmaker" v0.62.1X; "OroborOSX" v0.8b2, v0.8.5;
"quartz-wm" Beta v0.1, v0.2, v0.3)
- "dlcompat" compatibility library (tested with
v10505X, v20020913-10.2)
- "freetype" (optional - tested with v1.3.1X -
libfreetype v6.2, v6.3)
- "fondu" (optional - tested with v021223)
- "ghostscript" (optional - tested with
espghostscript-7.05.5)
- "OpenOffice.org" (tested with v1.0.1 Alpha, v1.0.1
Beta, v1.0.1 Final Beta, v1.0.3)
Most of these items are available from 3rd party sources,
and are part of the "OpenOffice.org" installation.
Download
Files are stored as StuffIt (.sit) binary files, or Apple
Disk Copy device image (.dmg) files, or MacBinary (.bin)
files, or BinHex (.hqx) files. You may require an
appropriate FTP client and/or web browser settings.
The ".mac" (or iDisk Public Folder for user "teague") web
site appears to have more reliable file transfers.
- "Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b8 (released 07 Jun 03).
Due to difficulties with the GeoCities web site
apparently corrupting large file transfers, this version
has been split into two pieces for the GeoCities web site
(only). One piece is the application only; the other
piece is the documentation only. It is recommended you
download both pieces.
The ".mac" (or iDisk Public Folder for user "teague")
web site appears to have more reliable file transfers,
and it is recommended you download the entire "Start
OpenOffice.org" from this site.
[ iDisk
| Application
(HTTP) | Documentation
(HTTP) | FTP]
Online
Support
Visit the OpenOffice.org
Testing Forums for support.
Support is also available via EMail or one of OpenOffice.org
mailing lists.
Online
Documentation
Documentation is not yet available online for "Start
OpenOffice.org". The documentation is provided as part of
the downloadable package.
Change
History
07 Jun 03 :
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b8. Fix problem with the "Application.applescript"
script being too long to edit with Script Editor - moved
some handlers to separate "Utility.applescript".
Add support for creating new "OpenOffice.org"
documents directly from "Start OpenOffice.org", even when
"OpenOffice.org" is not running.
Fix problem with carriage returns in the
"~/.sversionrc" file not being filtered out.
Add support for converting font files dragged to
"Start OpenOffice.org" application icon into
"OpenOffice.org" font format - no longer launch XServer
until necessary. Report "fondu" errors.
Add support for localized strings.
Various tidy-ups.
Make sure documents to be opened are files, and not
folders or disks.
More workarounds for Mac OS X 10.1.x.
Add support for multi-user launch script.
Add support for default module to launch.
Add more checking for launch failures.
Use an alternate setting for X11 DISPLAY environment
variable.
Fix bug in first time use of X11.app.
07 Mar 03 :
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b7. Add support for configuring printers, and
patch the "soffice" script, if necessary.
Add support for multiple versions of "OpenOffice.org"
in the "~/.sversionrc" file.
Various tidy-ups. Check if running on valid
system.
Display Alert if chosen "OpenOffice.org" application
is missing, or can't be found because of a missing
"~/.sversionrc" file.
Re-arranged code to avoid strange problems in Mac OS X
10.1.x. Added special case workaround for Mac OS X
10.1.x.
Display Alert if the XServer or "OpenOffice.org" can't
be launched successfully. Redirect errors and output to a
temporary file rather than /dev/null, and use this file
to provide details when errors are reported.
20 Jan 03 :
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b6. Fix problems that occur if the
"OpenOffice.org" installation path contains space
characters.
15 Jan 03 :
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b5. Add support for Beta version of "X11.app" from
Apple Computer, Inc.
05 Jan 03 :
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b4. Released for "OpenOffice.org" v1.0.1 Final
Beta.
Add support for "OroborOSX".
Add Preferences panel to allow user to select
defaults.
Fix problems with opening "OpenOffice.org" documents
after "Start OpenOffice.org" is running.
Always launch the XServer, if only to just bring the
process to the front (activate).
Various changes to better support Mac OS X 10.1.x.
Wait for "XDarwin" process to be running before
executing "OpenOffice.org".
Let the default XServer be what is chosen at first
launch of "Start OpenOffice.org".
21 Oct 02 :
"Start OpenOffice.org.x11app"
v1.0b1. Initial public release for "OroborOSX" v.08b2,
"Start OpenOffice.org" v1.0b2, and "OpenOffice.org"
v1.0.1 Beta.
13 Oct 02 :
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b2. Added support for Direct to PostScript
Printing and "OpenOffice.org" v1.0.1 Beta.
07 Sep 02 :
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b1. First public release
Known
bugs
"Start OpenOffice.org"
v1.0b8. There are still some problems with Mac OS X
10.1.x. There is a lack of some cleanups and reporting of
font conversion failures with "fondu".
For a list of known bugs in "OpenOffice.org" for Mac OS
X, visit the "OpenOffice.org"
Issues web page.
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