Subject: RE: Some random thoughts on usability(OT)
From: Martin Sevior (msevior@mccubbin.ph.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Wed Aug 16 2000 - 02:45:51 CDT
HI Guy,
I haven't forgtotten you but I realized I have to ask you a
question. DId you install abi from an official abi rpm? Did you build it
yourself? Are you running on Linux or Windows?
I haven't looked at your fonts either. Frankly I don't know if I'll get
the time to look at them. The fonts must be of Type 1 and you need both
*.pfa and *.afm files.
If you are on a Linux machine and this is all OK you need to put your
fonts in the directory /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts and edit the
fonts.dir file. Include your new fonts in the list. You need to change
the number at the top of the file to include your new font description.
You have to include normal,bold,italic and bold-italic files. If you
don't have these, never-mind just put in duplicate entries. Copy the way
"Standard Symbols" is defined ESPECIALLY the "font-specific" encoding at
the end of the list.
I agree that this is all riduclusly complicated. Hopefully this can be
fixed.
Regarding your spell crash, this is fixed in the latest CVS abi...
Good Luck!
Martin
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Guy wrote:
> ooops.
> so i installd the aboword on a win-machine and that what i got after 30 sec.
> of using it.
>
> while pressing the right mouse button on a word.
> *************************************************
> ABIWORD caused an invalid page fault in
> module ABIWORD.EXE at 0167:004156bf.
> Registers:
> EAX=005b1719 CS=0167 EIP=004156bf EFLGS=00010206
> EBX=007bf372 SS=016f ESP=007bf2ac EBP=00000001
> ECX=00025305 DS=016f ESI=007bf2e1 FS=349f
> EDX=00007801 ES=016f EDI=00e6801c GS=0000
> Bytes at CS:EIP:
> 8a 08 40 88 4e ff 84 c9 74 0a 8a 08 88 0e 46 40
> Stack dump:
> 00e6801c 007bf370 007bf480 007bf730 004165a9 007bf2e0 007bf370 00000077
> 00000001 00000110 00000001 007bf480 007bf730 00000001 0055b370 00000000
> *************************************************
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Sevior [mailto:msevior@mccubbin.ph.unimelb.edu.au]
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 9:52 AM
> To: Guy
> Subject: RE: Some random thoughts on usability(OT)
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Guy wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > i had a problem with the abiword that i use for some time now.
> > i went to the abisuite home page and sent a mail regarding hte problem
> > to the e-mail i found there. a rapid reply said to join this mailing list
> > and ask the questions here.
> > so i did. but now. more then a week after. i didn't get any question.
> > now, what kind of support list is this ?
> >
> > you know i hate to do it but i can use more then 'alot' of other
> > word proccesors that there are in the www.
> >
> > so, please if there is a list for 'how to use' the abi word and not 'how
> to
> > program'
> > it i will be happy if you reffer me to it. if there is none. so i get that
> > you don't need any more
> > users, and i will quietly leave.
> >
> > thank you for your time.
> >
>
> Hi Guy,
> We know that abi does not have all the functionality it should or
> we would like it to have. That's what we're working on. If people find abi
> useful now, that's even better. I totally forget seeing your question on
> this list.
>
> The users list is mostly for users to help other users. If there is no
> answer on the users list you could try asking here.
>
> I have no recollection of seeing your question. What was it? If I can't
> answer it (and I may not be able to) I'll tell you immediately.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martin
>
>
>
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