Subject: Re: comments from a user -- #305
From: Aaron Lehmann (aaronl@vitelus.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 16:24:08 CST
Robert,
I believe that the author of the QNX port is working on the slow
scrolling. It is definately a big annoyance and it makes it a hard
descision for me about whether to use LyX or AbiWord for a particular
project (I have been using AbiWord recently :-) ).
When I was poking around looking a the focus stuff, I found the code that
would probably cause this problem. I think it was in
EV_UnixToolbar::synthesize, using GdkRGB (?) for the colormaps. I might
look into it myself if I find the time this weekend.
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Robert Sievers wrote
> This was sent in, and I thought I would pass it along. This user is
> referring to various manifestations of bug #305, but I am not sure whether
> this particular problem has a reasonable solution. If it does, does
> somebody want to claim it. If not, let me know and I will close it as
> non-fixable.
>
> >
> >To the Abiword team,
> >
> >I have tested Abiword. These are the reasons I will not use Abiword.
> >Hope those problems will be corrected, because it seems that abiword
> >could be a good program. Everyone is still waiting for a good GPL word
> >processor.
> >
> >
> >1. Abiword should not install its color map; it's horrible. Whenever my
> >mouse goes out/in from the abiword window, the colors change. There
> >should be an option to stop abiword installing its color map. Or find
> >another solution but your program cannot be used because of this
> >annoyance.
> >
> >2. I guess you know those two problems. The abiword scrolling is awfully
> >slow, and the curser leaves a trail on the screen whenever the screen
> >scrolls up or down.
> >
> >3. Another problem : whenever you click several times on the arrow to
> >select another type font (Times New Roman or Arail, etc) the screen
> >flashes. This problem exist in other situations.
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, there are other minor problems, but these are the main ones.
> >Please tell me if you take note of this problems and if there's already
> >a way to correct it (command line options for example) or when you will,
> >I hope, correct it.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > A user, Zampelli Stéphane.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Robert Sievers
> Open Source Evangelist
>
>
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