RH in Mac OS X Leopard environment

First a question:
Is anyone running RoboHelp (i.e., building a project) in Mac
OS Leopard? If so, do you need a Windows emulator? I'm guessing
success would be more likely on an Intel-based Mac than on a PPC
machine.
I opened some WebHelp output packages in Leopard on an Intel
MacBook. Mostly, it works pretty well. There are some differences
in formatting. It doesn't look exactly like the IE display. Text
sizes are different. Navigating doesn't work precisely the same as
in IE.
The big news is that the Search and Index don't default to
the old list style. They display, and the search form works, the
same as in IE. (Reminder: Text looks different.)
Firefox and Safari perform about equally well, but each has
its own quirks.
Some hiccups lin Safari loading a long Index from a large
merged project. Once it's completely loaded, the list of keywords
displays completely. Be patient.
In both browsers the Index type-to-find function works, and
the results correctly list multiple found topics or open a single
found topic. Search results work fine in both.
Firefox needs Esc to stop spinning its wheels. TOC books
won't open and TOC might be inoperable, until you click Esc.
Not sure about Reload from the browser toolbar. Safari
reloads the launch topic rather than the one you were viewing.
Firefox reloads the current topic, but not the associated Nav
Bar. (Note: Possibly this is caused by some patches I've made in
the output. If you're getting a normal reload, please post your
results.)
The breadcrumbs "Home" link gets confused when you have a
subproject up. In my case, Firefox loaded the home page for the
parent project, but kept the subproject's TOC. The browser reload
button didn't fix it.
Text display problems might be solved by tinkering with the
alternative .css stylesheet, if that's what they both use. A
different font might display better (I use both Arial and Verdana.
Verdana may default to Geneva: Sans serif, but shapes and sizes not
like Arial's.)
That's all I had time for; didn't test the Netscape browser.
Didn't test browsing with tabs against same-or-new-window. I'm not
planning to take this any further unless and until I need to
publish for a Mac environment.
If anyone has more experience testing or using Leopard for
WebHelp, please post.
Thanks.
Harvey

We are long time RoboHelp users that have been disappointed
with the search and index display on Mac. They have sucked for many
years. We have had many customer complaints over the years about
the search and index on Mac. All of our complaints to RoboHelp fell
on deaf ears with corporate respondents insisting "it works".
We are currently RoboHelp X5 users and are researching other
solutions. We are looking for a solution cross platform, Windows
and Mac. We are not looking for a Mac authoring environment, just
to be able to run the output on Mac in an equivalent manor,
appearance and with the same functionality. We do need a solution
that is available in German, French and Japanese.
We have been using RoboHelp X5 with HTMLHelp as the output.
Has anyone tried migrating their existing X5 project up to
RoboHelp 7 and then trying to use the output on Mac? The Mac
targets are 10.4 and 10.5. Because the RoboHelp authoring
environment has been and is Windows only, all of our help
development in done on Windows. We are not looking for a Mac
authoring environment, just to be able to run the output on Mac in
an equivalent manor, with similar appearance and with the same
functionality.

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Using Mac OS X Leopard

We got a new iMac, naturally with OS 10.5 for Intel. My qustion is how do you use Mac OS X Leopard ?
1) Photoshop does not work.
Note: I mostly use ImageMagic as my photos (hobby/family) mostly need little correction, but once in a while you want to play with layers and selections!
2)GIMPshop does not work
Note: see 1.
3)Printing to OS X 10.3 shared printer does not work
Note: it works from 10.4 laptop and the command >cupsctl BrowseProtocols='"cups dnssd"'< does nothing to me.
4)SogudiBeta does not work
Note: I know it works for some other people with my setup - but not for everyone and not for me.
5) NeoOffice does not work
Note: I wanted to look at a file and grabbed PPC version from my laptop - it opens and stays at the Dock, but no windows/menues is shown. Is it so Rosetta supposed to work?
6)MatLab cannot find java, so the interface and debugging are broken. Graphics works, but X11 has to be freshly started along with MatLab.
Now, i am a power user, and I might solve at least some of this (and other) issues. But am I supposed to @#$% with or to use new computer? Now 10.5.4 looks more like a PublicBeta.
My problem is that before, I had only PPCs, so I have no suitable 10.4 disks to downgrade. Any thoughts?

Thank you for the interest.
1) I use (in 10.4) exaclty the one which does NOT work (in 10.5) - 7. At least I did not find a solution in google. I once solved the same problem with v6 (classic) which did not work in Classical environment of OS X. I found and removed accelerating plugins incompatible with Classics.
2)You see my needs - I am not a graphical designer! I just want to have convenient set of menus I am used to. So I want shop.app, and not just .app.
3)http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2275 - they know about it, but there solution does not work.
4) it is a luck of an obvious functionality AND the drop of support to the Input Managers in 10.5 which drives me crazy.
5)When the same kind of problems appeared in OS9 -> OSX transition it was the extensions that were broken in Classics. Here I am confused as I do not understand what is broken under Rozetta and how to find it to disable.
6)There is only one thing you should know about MatLab - every next version cost to the user 1000$. Matlab R14 works, I know, but I have to use a remote license and update every 24 hours. But why should I break with my local R13 install I do not understand. I mean once again, like with Photoshop - I need a limited set of features, i could go for Octave (free) but it is again just to spend (=waste) time.
My point is, that the only added functionality is the video playback. It plainly works, and works better. The preserved functionality is Office (via Rosetta). The rest is either yet undeveloped or broken. Looks like we should first install Windows/Linux on a separate partition, then get used to it and then forget about OS X. One need no OS X to have Matlab/Firefox/GIMP.
The 10.5 box I got looked more like a web-enabled TVset and electronic typewriter. The other functionalities are to be built from scratch. Or downgrade to 10.4.

Best Router for both a Mac Pro with Leopard and a Dell

I have posted this question in another forum, but maybe this discussion page is the better one for my question, especially in light of all the connectivity problems I'm reading about for people who have upgraded to Leopard -
Can anyone suggest a good router to purchase that would work with no problems for a Mac Pro with Leopard?
Or, the other side of the coin - what routers have you personally had problems with?
I would be connecting to the router via an ethernet cable, but I'm looking specifically for a g and b router. I need to cover my roommate too - she has a Dell and she uses a wireless usb adapter to connect wirelessly. We have a modem (cable or DSL, I think?) and high-speed internet service.
We were previously using a Netgear router, but suddenly it won't work for more than 10-15 min before it loses connection after we reset it. And this happened before I updated to the Leopard.

Apple AirPort Extreme has served my mixed environment very well. You can buy a refurbished one from Apple and save some $.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=AA9 C1548&nclm=CertifiedMac

Running Mac OS X Leopard Server on iMac

Hi,
I am totally new in Apple World, Can I run Mac OS X Leopard Server on intel iMac?
Simon Zarate

This configuration works.
(For some cases of upgrades, you might need to use a documented upgrade path, where you slide Mac OS X Server files onto the iMac. Details are around; look for the meta-package path and related. Here are the [10.4 upgrade details|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302960], and I expect some similar technical notes might well exist for 10.5, and details are probably in the Mac OS X Server 10.5 upgrade manual, too.)
You may or may not need Mac OS X Server here.
I tend to try to partition user activity from server activity; servers and services tend to be mostly- or always-on, where client boxes come and go, power up or down, lack UPS, etc. Servers get dedicated storage and communications, UPS devices, etc. More cautious upgrades, etc. Server also means you don't have ready access to Time Machine and such; that you have to deal with backups yourself.
If you've never run a server, it's kind of the "deep end of the computing pool", too. There's a whole lot more to deal with, in terms of set-up, operations and other aspects of the platform. As nice as it is, the Mac OS X Server environment still requires management and upkeep.
If it's an internal project (and not exposed to the open internet), you could just load [MAMP|http://mamp.info] onto Mac OS X and move on to the next issue. MAMP provides MySQL, Apache and php.
I'd suggest that you get going with Mac OS X. Then decide if you need a server, and -- if you need always-on, look to something akin to Xserve box. (If you're unsure if you need a server, Occam's Razor says you're probably not ready for a server.)

I am unable to login from my login page after I restarted my mini mac running snow leopard 10.6 server. I am a new user. Need help

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I transferred files from a NAS server to the Mac Mini Snow Leopard Server and now some of the files have Custom Access and can't be opened by some users. How do I fix this?

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Oh, on the losing Internet, try this...
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
10.7 & 10.8…
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x instructions...
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
For 10.5/10.6, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Click OK.
PS. Your English is quite good & completely understandable.

HT1338 Purchased a used macbook pro with Mountain Lion. My old Mac runs Snow Leopard is backed up to Time machine. How do I register the operating system to me and how do I use Time Machine to move my files to the new used computer?

Purchased a used macbook pro with Mountain Lion. My old Mac runs Snow Leopard is backed up to Time machine. How do I register the operating system to me and how do I use Time Machine to move my files to the new used computer?

If you look at the User Tips tab, you will find a write up on just this subject:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4053
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SELLING A MAC A
Internet Recovery, and Transferability of OS & iLife Apps
Selling an Old Mac:
• When selling an old Mac, the only OS that is legally transferable is the one that came preinstalled when the Mac was new. Selling a Mac with an upgraded OS isn't doing the new owner any favors. Attempting to do so will only result in headaches since the upgraded OS can't be registered by the new owner. If a clean install becomes necessary, they won't be able to do so and will be forced to install the original OS via Internet Recovery. Best to simply erase the drive and revert back to the original OS prior to selling any Mac.
• Additionally, upgrading the OS on a Mac you intend to sell means that you are leaving personally identifiable information on the Mac since the only way to upgrade the OS involves using your own AppleID to download the upgrade from the App Store. So there will be traces of your info and user account left behind. Again, best to erase the drive and revert to the original OS via Internet Recovery.
Internet Recovery:
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• It appears, however, that the iLife Apps do not automatically go to the first owner of the Mac. It's quite possible that the original owner, either by choice or neglect, never Accepted the iLife apps in the App Store. As a result, a future owner of the Mac may be able to successfully Accept the apps and retain them for themselves using their own AppleID. Bottom Line: Whoever Accepts the iLife apps first gets to keep them.
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A. If you have any Virtual PCs shut them down. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. They must be shut down from inside Windows.
B. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.
1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
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3. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the right
side.
4. Click on the Clone button. If you are prompted about creating a clone of the Recovery HD be
sure to opt for that.
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startup drive.
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1. De-authorize the computer in iTunes! De-authorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.
2, Remove any Open Firmware passwords or Firmware passwords.
3. Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.
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A. Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS X
1. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.
2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
3. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu; repartition and reformat the internal hard drive.
Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
4. Install OS X.
5. Upon completion DO NOT restart the computer.
6. Shutdown the computer.
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it is three times faster than wireless.
1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
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3. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click
on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
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7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
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I lost my ability to use Microsoft Offic for Mac, when I upgraded my MAC from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion! HELP!

HELP !
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HT1338 I installed Mac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.3 And now my Java is not working, what can I do to fix's this?

I installed Mac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.3 And now my Java is not working,what can I do to fix's this?

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AC "
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