From: Andrew Dunbar (hippietrail@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Sep 07 2002 - 02:18:58 EDT
--- Dom Lachowicz <doml@appligent.com> wrote:
> FWIW, all builds are bidi capable now.
>
> http://abiword.pchasm.org/builds/nightly/
>
> Last updated Sept 4, which was probably the last
> time Win32 worked before I intentionally slightly
> broke the tree.
I had been assuming this one wasn't up-to-date since
I try it now and then and it still causes Bug 3840
for me. (Crashes loading World.abw) I've just
re-opened it...
http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3840
Andrew.
> Dom
>
> On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 11:16 PM, Andrew
> Dunbar wrote:
>
> > I wonder if sombebody has an up-to-date nightly
> build
> > for Windows. I really want to test a new bidi
> build
> > and it must be a complete installer version. I
> can't
> > get .exe only versions to install on the cybercafe
> > computers.
> >
> > Thanks. Andrew Dunbar.
> >
> >>> On 2002.09.06 13:35 Dom Lachowicz wrote:
> >>> Please consider this a 1-month "head's up". I'd
> >> like to get 1.1.0 out
> >>> the door on Friday October 4, 2002. This will
> be
> >> very much a
> >>> "developer's release." This means that:
> >>>
> >>> * It should be considered unstable (for just
> about
> >> every conceivable
> >>> definition of unstable)
> >>> * Some features may not be fully implemented or
> >> may be buggy
> >>> * Some features that will go into 2.0 may not
> have
> >> been started yet and
> >>> will evolve with the 1.1.x series
> >>> * There will be no string or documentation
> freeze
> >>>
> >>> That said, this release should definitely raise
> >> some eyebrows in the
> >>> community. It will have quite a few good new
> >> features, bug fixes,
> >>> plugins, and other such updates. It should
> >> "reasonably work" for most
> >>> people, given some definition of "reasonably".
> I'd
> >> like to set the
> >>> baseline at "just about all 1.0.x features
> should
> >> work in 1.1.0".
> >>>
> >>> Users should be encouraged to try this release,
> >> but we should steer
> >>> them away from using it in production settings
> or
> >> as their primary WP.
> >>> They do so at their own risk, and doing so (to
> >> quote EAZen) will
> >>> "invoke the wrath of Dom" (whatever that
> >> means...). Until the 1.1.x
> >>> tree has stabilized substantially, we should
> >> strongly advocate using
> >>> the 1.0.x series unless there are some dire
> >> circumstances forcing a
> >>> particular user to upgrade.
> >>>
> >>> Ideally, this series will generate lots of good
> >> bug reports, new
> >>> developer interest, patches, and an increase in
> >> users, all leading to a
> >>> rock-solid and well-endowed 2.0 product.
> >>>
> >>> The tree will close only for a few hours, if
> that.
> >> Tinderbox must be
> >>> green in order to release. Nothing else will be
> >> considered
> >>> show-stopper. Target platforms: QNX, UNIX/GTK+2,
> >> Win32. There will be
> >>> no UNIX/GNOME2 port of this release. More news
> >> will follow as the
> >>> release date draws nearer.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks and keep up the great work,
> >>> Dom
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> A whole series of random thoughts pop up on this
> >> one, and probably to early for atleast half of my
> >> questions, so, I'll itemize.
> >>
> >> A) WooHoo! Feel free to let us know what will go
> in
> >> when you make the decisions.
> >> B) I will emphasize the "unstable," "developers
> >> release, not ready for primetime" and "not to be
> >> used where you need it."
> >> C) Uwog said "invoke the wrath of dom." I
> >> originally said, "*at the risk of invoking the
> wrath
> >> of dom," then changed it to my new favourite
> running
> >> gag, "*at the risk of invoking 'AbiWord II: The
> >> Wrath of Dom'."
> >> D) Will there be a source option with all plugins
> >> included? That would be "boffo good!"
> >> E) ACK! GNOME IS DEAD! HE SAID IT AGAIN! (yet,
> if
> >> you're using gtk<anything>, you're using glib...)
> >>
> >> Look at that, I saved $56 on taxes...so...the
> >> government owes me...no, I still owe the
> >> government...WHAT!? $64,000!?
> >
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