Subject: Fw: Abiword for BeOS
From: James Montgomerie (jamie@montgomerie.net)
Date: Thu Mar 01 2001 - 14:57:50 CST
Doh! I ought to learn hot to forward, really...
Jamie.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Montgomerie" <jamie@montgomerie.net>
To: "Per Ronny Westereng" <pr-west@online.no>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: Abiword for BeOS
> Attached below is a conversation [Now 'open to al'l. Or something.] I've
> been having with Per Ronny Westereng the [soon-to-be-ex] chairman of the
> Norwegian BeOS Users Group (http://www.bug-no.org). Feel free to join in
> :-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Per Ronny Westereng
> To: jamie@montgomerie.net
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 9:05 AM
> Subject: Abiword for BeOS
> >
> >
> > Hello again!
> >
> > >Yes, it's certainly still available. If you download AbiWord, it's
> > >current state is pretty obvious (numerous crash bugs, slowness, and
> > >drawing 'glitches'). These are the most pressing problem.
> >
> > >[side note: I'm doing some work on the drawing glitches now - I think
> > >much of the problem lies in the BeOS convention of addressing pixels by
> > >edges].
> >
> > Ok!
> >
> > >After the stability and speed issues are solved, work needs to be
> > >undertaken to bring the BeOS dialogs up-to-date with those on other
> > >platforms.
> >
> > Thats for sure. When it comes to speed issues, I have good experience in
> > optimizing all from 3d engines to graphics interfaces.
> >
> > >If you download AbiWord for oe of the other supported platforms and
give
> > >it a whirl, it really is plain to see where the BeOS defficiencies lie.
> > >I will do that, that would be most describing I guess.
> >
> > >Great. Do you mind if I send a copy of this mail to the AbiWods
> > >Developers mailing list? (You shuld really join the list - details are
> >> in the developer section on www.abisource.com
<http://www.abisource.com>
> >>).
> > No problem, I'm heading over there to join after this mail is sent.
> >
> > If there is not to much resistance, I will happily try to take over the
> role as maintainer
> > of this port. What are your toughts?
>
> That's be great - but note that I'm not actually heavily involved with
> AbiWord (compared to othera anyway). I'm not really sure how my 'P.S.'
> about BeOS support turned me into the point of contact (not that I mind -
> It'll be great to see the BeOS port being actively maintained again).
I'll
> try to help too but (as other will, I am sure, will testify that I always
> say), I'm very busy with other work at the moment (it's my final year of
> University at the moment).
>
> If you want to know anything, don't hesitate to post to the list. They're
a
> helpful bunch (and very tolerant of questions).
>
> Jamie.
>
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