We also still intend to Abi-fy gnumeric, but likewise,
we've occupied our time with other things.
--On Thu, Mar 25, 1999 at 06:01:22PM +0100, Drazen Kacar wrote: > Return-Path: <owner-abiword-dev@abisource.com> > Received: (from majordomo@localhost) > by postman.abisource.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA14208 > for abiword-dev-outgoing; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:01:38 -0600 > Received: from svarozic.srce.hr (dave@svarozic.srce.hr [161.53.2.157]) > by postman.abisource.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA14204 > for <abiword-dev@abisource.com>; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:01:34 -0600 > Received: (from dave@localhost) > by svarozic.srce.hr (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA04263 > for abiword-dev@abisource.com; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:01:22 +0100 (MET) > Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:01:22 +0100 > From: Drazen Kacar <dave@srce.hr> > To: abiword-dev@abisource.com > Subject: [Status of gnomeoffice components ?] > Message-ID: <19990325180122.A4251@svarozic.srce.hr> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95i > X-Face: 'UIE}WabGB0+U>p-#(hp<_+AD2{H],=qR*jHfm$/e]l0(kU3oOYc5lqG6gg>[\h^IOc{'siD6#!T&loIShgmYHz3#+*D38:|`~\BE,(W~Ol9BDfDwk'lKJ;Z{sY8E9(ME.E]'wvNO`$n#,;9Z`tOFcW/nHZq!BOSrM>V?C<5DTw=<$<xxB~RP@|-Co<|COgeVi1ozw_W>{c{M2V+|)0jSUl&!+8%8nIBF(u:E>SZWM^e > X-Attribution: Dave > Sender: owner-abiword-dev@abisource.com > Precedence: bulk
> Since all I do these days seems to be proxying between various mailing lists, > here's one from the gnome list. I'm also very interested in ABiWord's Gnome > integration. Comments? > > ----- Forwarded message from Havoc Pennington <rhp@zirx.pair.com> ----- > > > On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Daniel Persson wrote: > > > > since the subject Gnome Office was brought up - whats the status of its > > components ? > > > > Is the baboon alive and kicking ? > > We have Bonobo instead now, Miguel is almost done with it. In the next few > weeks we will start component-izing applications. > > > and, does anyone know if the ABIword people are going to make their product > > Gnome-compliant ? > > It doesn't look that way, but they have 90% of code shared between Windows > and Unix frontends, leaving only around 6,000 lines of platform-specific > code last I checked. That means you should hopefully be able to do a Gnome > frontend in a weekend, copying most of the Gtk frontend, once you know > your way around the code. If no one else does it first I'll think about it > once AbiWord is at 1.0 or close to. However, the real value of the port > would be Bonobo support, and that could be simple or very, very hard > depending on how their code is written. > > > it would be nice if someone could make a summary of the status of the > > components. > > I was just talking to Miguel about this. We are probably going to > set up a web page and mailing list for "Gnome Office"; even though we have > the components now, there's no "official" office project or list of > components. > > Here is what we have: > > Word Processors: gwp, go are Gnome-native. AbiWord could be ported. > All three are promising. If we get bored Maxwell > could be ported too. :-) > Spreadsheet: Gnumeric is pretty sweet. > Database: gnome-db module in CVS seems very far along. > Presentation: Achtung project, mostly nonexistent at this point > but a major hack-fest is scheduled. > Plot/Chart: Guppi has tons of code, I think it is pretty cool. :-) > However it mostly has 2D XY plots, the "easy" charts > like bar/pie need work. > HTML: We should use the componentized Mozilla, also useful for the help > browser. A matter of waiting for Mozilla to finish. > Vector Drawing: GYVE, maybe? > Image Viewing: ee > Image Editing: A Gnome/Bonobo frontend for Gimp is the obvious thing, > though one should talk to the Gimp guys first. > Other: We also have Dia, which could be a Visio replacement in our suite. > I think someone is doing a Gnome frontend. Oh, GnuCash could > be considered part of an office suite too, like Quicken. > > We really have a lot of "stuff," just need to organize it and do the > Gnome/Bonobo frontend when appropriate. Eventually maybe do a > "distribution" of all of "Gnome Office." > > Havoc > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > .-. .-. Life is a sexually transmitted disease. > (_ \ / _) > | dave@srce.hr > | dave@fly.cc.fer.hr
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