This is an index for the Abiword Weekly News publications of 2004. Summaries of major events and the AWN's they refer to will be kept here. Nothing here is final; this is more of an experiment.
- Technical Help : Find answers to questions that may have already been asked before.
- Users : Track users and their contribution to the AbiWord project.
- Patches & Commits : Locate major patches of interest.
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How do I add other spell-check dictionary/languages to AbiWord?
Twiki, answered by Dom,
#177: New (unanswered) FAQ: Installing Additional Dictionaries -
I have a patch I want to offer the developers; what's the preferred format?
Mailing List - Developers, asked by Nathan Bullock, answered by Marc Maurer,
#177: Quick hello and a patch? if you want it. -
I just started keeping my own copy of CVS, but I don't know how to make AbiWord from it.
Mailing List - Developers, asked by Nathan Bullock, answered by Alan Horkan and Marc Maurer,
#177: Retrieved the source code from CVS, now what? -
Can I get a Unix AbiWord that doesn't depend on GNOME?
Mailing List - Developers, asked by Ingo Lantschner, answered by Rui Miguel Silva Seabra,
#178: Abiword w/o Gnome impossible? -
Where does AbiWord find its Fonts?
Mailing List - Users, asked by Johnathan, answered by Dom Lachowicz,
#178: Where does Abiword find it's fonts -
Are there any licensing issues when compiling AbiWord on Windows with MSVC?
Mailing List - Developers, asked by no-one in particular, answered by Dom Lachowicz,
#179: Re: AbiWord, the GPL, and MS Visual C Runtime -
How can I help with the MacOS X port of AbiWord?
Mailing List - Developers, asked by Michael Moore, answered by Hubert Figuiére,
#179: OSX - how can I help? -
How can I subscribe to or unsubscribe from one or more of the mailing lists?
Mailing List - Users, asked by too many, answered by Alan Horkan and Eric Zen,
#179: Confirmation for subscribe abiword-user*++ -
How can I create a new export filter for AbiWord?
Mailing List - Developers, asked by Miguel Canteras, answered by Dom Lachowicz,
#180: Braille plug-in -
What version of fontconfig do I need for AbiWord to run successfully?
Mailing List - Developers, asked by no one at all, answered by Marc Maurer,
#180: Commit (STABLE): require fontconfig >= 2.0 -
Where can I find binaries for Mandrake?
Mailing List - Users, asked by no on in particular, answered by Marcel Pol,
#180: mandrake packages -
What is the preferred format of translations?
Mailing List - Developers, asked by no on in particular, answered by Marc Maurer,
#181: strings to .po -
What's wrong with fonts on MacOS X?
Mailing List - Users, asked by “berico”, answered by Hubert Figuiére,
#182: abiword 2.0 and fonts on Mac OSX 10.2.6 (X11) -
Why aren't my messages getting through to the list
Mailing List - Developers, asked by no one in particular, answered by the AWN,
#183: Request for User Assistance -
How can I get greater printing flexibility on Unix-like systems?
Mailing List - Users, asked by Regis Rampnoux, answered by Dom Lachowicz,
#183: Printing -
How can I work with Amharic in AbiWord?
Mailing List - Users, asked by Joseph van den Reysen, answered by Peter Jacobi,
#183: (no subject) -
How do I handle xft/fontconfig dependencies on a non-XFree86 platform?
Mailing List - Users, asked by Sam Halliday, answered by Sam Halliday,
#183: SunOS and xft/fontconfig -
Why doesn't Windows automatically open .abw files with AbiWord?
Mailing List - Users, asked by Loran, answered by Alan Horkan,
#184: Problem
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Nathan Bullock submits a patch for printing ranges
Mailing List - Developers, 040102:2304,
#177: Quick hello and a patch? if you want it. -
Ryan Pavlik submits a patch for bug 5143
Mailing List - Developers, 040110:1755,
#177: Patch for 5143 (My first!) -
Michael Moore asks how he can begin to learn developing for the MacOS X port
Mailing List - Developers, 040118:0357,
#179: OSX - how can I help? -
Miguel Canteras asks how best to create a Braille plugin for AbiWord
Mailing List - Developers, 040120:1204,
#180: Braille plug-in -
Michael Rosenbruch sends in his first patch, which specifically fixes a GNOME printing problem
Mailing List - Developers, 040121:1010,
#180: Little patch for a printing Problem -
Marcel Pol offers rpms for Mandrake (9.2)
Mailing List - Users, 040123:0653,
#180: mandrake packages
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Unix dialogue to accepts printing ranges.
Created by Nathan Bullock, Committed by Marc Maurer
#177: Quick hello and a patch? if you want it. -
Commit (HEAD): abicocoa: automatic builder for MacOS X
Committed by Hubert Figuiére
#178: Commit (HEAD): abicocoa: automatic builder for MacOS X -
support additional languages during installation
Committed by Kenneth “Jeremy” Davis
#179: commit: NSIS support more languages during Windows installation -
arabic update?
Created by Arafat Medini, Committed by Marc Maurer
#179: Forward: Arabic Translation -
some basic PieceTable stuff we will need for TOC.
Committed by Martin Sevior
#180: commit: Basic stuff we need for Table Of Contents. -
implement XAP Feature
Committed by Hubert Figuiére
#180: Removal GR_Graphics::xorLine and GR_Graphics::xorRect -
Table of Contents
Committed by Martin Sevior
#181: lots of work--including menu items!