[scribus] downloading stable version of Scribus for Mac

[John Ghormley KJ4UFG]

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Alison Saylor <alison.saylor at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thank you so much for responding!  I have unfortunately tried that
> very sequence three times in a row with the same result.  But the
> reply is very much appreciated!  Thank you!
>
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 5:50 PM, John Ghormley KJ4UFG <kj4ufg at sera.org>
> wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Alison Saylor <alison.saylor at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Would love a response to my last email or this one.  Can not find a
> >> link to download any version of Scribus for Mac other than 1.3.9
> >> Would like to keep using Scribus and not have to switch over to
> >> another DTP program.  Can not use 1.3.9, has made my system crash all
> >> of the three times I tried to open it after downloading it but I have
> >> been successfully using prior versions of Scribus with this same
> >> machine.  Thank you!
> >>
> >
> >
> > I'm not the one to answer your question, but I do have a couple of
> > suggestions.
> >
> > Given I've not noted anyone else complaining about a similar situation, I
> > would suggest:
> >
> > 1.  Delete the entire version on your Mac.
> > 2.  Download the same version again and re-install.
> >
> > It could be possible that you have a corrupted download that caused some
> > faulty code with the instance you downloaded before.  If this doesn't fix
> > the problem, say so and I suspect someone with respond who is more
> familiar
> > with the Mac version.  BTW, 1.3.9 seems to run well for everyone that
> I've
> > heard talk about it, as well as for me.
>
>
OK, well, as I said, I'm not really the one (read that expert) that should
be answering your question.   However, one more piece of information that
may have been in your first post, which may help another who will respond,
is what OS version are you using.

John  KJ4UFG
Walkertown, NC  USA
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