Open Office Install for Dummies

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by chemistry_geek

NeoOffice was recently updated to be functionally equivalent to OpenOffice 2.0. I have both installed on my computer, but use NeoOffice because text/graphics look more Mac-like with anti-aliasing, and it uses the Command key rather than the Control key. Other than those differences, they seem to be functionally identical, except that NeoOffice is a native Mac application and does not require X11.

http://www.neooffice.org/

Where did you read about the NeoOffice update? I read this on the NeoOffice main page:

1 February 2006: NeoOffice 1.2 is released. This release now includes all of the features in the NeoOffice 1.2 Beta release plus fixes for many of the bugs found by users. Like the NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha and Beta releases, this release uses Apple's Java 1.4.x release and is based on the OpenOffice 1.1.5 code which gives NeoOffice the ability to import Open Document files. NeoOffice 1.2 can be downloaded here. If you already have NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha or Beta installed, you can download a small upgrade patch here.

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[fryke]

Originally Posted by tomdkat

Do you mean the OpenOffice installer creates a hidden folder in the Applications folder? Why would you care if it did or not?

Generally speaking, apps on Unix tend to store local settings in a hidden directory (folder) in the user's home directory (folder) so different users can have different settings even though the app is installed in a central/global location.

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I would care because that invisible folder is ~300 MB in size and it's not obvious to the user that he should get rid of it when deleting OOo in order to remove the software. It's not a settings folder, m'dear, it's the actual application that's being hidden, so that it seems as if the OOo.app is a nice Mac OS X-like application.

[chemistry_geek]

Originally Posted by tomdkat

Where did you read about the NeoOffice update? I read this on the NeoOffice main page:

Peace...

Oops, my mistake, I am sincerely sorry for posting the error...

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by fryke

I would care because that invisible folder is ~300 MB in size and it's not obvious to the user that he should get rid of it when deleting OOo in order to remove the software. It's not a settings folder, m'dear, it's the actual application that's being hidden, so that it seems as if the OOo.app is a nice Mac OS X-like application.

Wait a minute. Please excuse my ignorance (I'm still new to this Mac stuff) but you're telling me when I dragged the OO icon from the install .dmg file to the "Applications" folder in Finder, it didn't install OO in Applications but in the home directory in a hidden directory instead?

EDIT: Scratch that. I re-read your post. I get it now. Sorry for the confusion. It's NOT cool that OO installs itself in a hidden directory in "Applications".

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[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by chemistry_geek

Oops, my mistake, I am sincerely sorry for posting the error...

No need to apologize. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.

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