Re: [sugar] Abiword on the OLPC?

> [snip]

> > A wiki doesn't *have* to mean a web-based interface, at least not
> > exclusively.
> >
> > There is a wiki markup:
> > http://dev.laptop.org/git.do?p=users/krstic/docformat;a=blob;hb=HEAD;f=document-format.txt
> > -- if Abiword could read and write that markup (even disabling styling
> > controls that aren't supported by the markup) that'd be very useful.
> >
> > The wiki content should be accessible over dbus, and just as available
> > to Abiword as to other user agents. And maybe (?) the backend will
> > handle remote (offline?) editing seamlessly.
> >
>
> This will be no problem at all, including the table and Math
> specficifications since we already use both Latex and MathML for math
> equations. Once the spec is stable and there are a few reference examples
> we'll implement it. We could even make it the default for OLPC if so
> desired.
>
> If someone has a hankering to implement this as an import/export filter
> just drop by the AbiWord ML or our IRC channel and we'll get you started.
>
> Otherwise the AbiWord community will get round to doing it.

I'll do the initial implementation next week if no-one beats me to it.
I'll base it upon the document above (which I know is a work in
progress).

Marc
Received on Tue Oct 24 11:17:02 2006