Revision history for AbiWord


Revision [30230]

Last edited on 2014-07-19 09:31:51 by darkcity
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~The library [[libaspell]] has been over looked in some Puppy versions. This can be corrected this installing:
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The library [[libaspell]] has been over looked in some Puppy versions. This can be corrected this installing:

Revision [30229]

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==Missing library==
The library [[libaspell]] has been over looked in some Puppy versions. This can be corrected this installing:
~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=53725 libaspell15-0.60.6-10.pet package (thread)]], more info in the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 discussion (thread)]].

Revision [30228]

Edited on 2014-07-19 09:28:43 by darkcity
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~""AbiWord"" is included in most Puppies.
---
~Where not included or to update use an appropriate package:
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=94415 abiword-portable-3.0.0.tar.gz]] version for [[Precise]] and [[Slacko]], packaged by [[Shinobar]].
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~""AbiWord"" is included in most Puppies, however. **it has a missing library**. Correct this by downloading and installing the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=53725 libaspell15-0.60.6-10.pet package]], more info in the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 forum thread]].
~**Screenshot** ([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])
~{{image url="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png" height="135" width="150" title="text" alt="text"}}

Revision [26096]

Edited on 2013-02-17 08:16:40 by darkcity
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{{include tonguesAbiWord}}
[[HomePage]] > [[SoftwareIndex Software Index]] > [[SoftwareOffice Office]]
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[[HomePage]] > [[SoftwareIndex Software Index]] > [[SoftwareOffice Office]] > ""AbiWord""

Revision [25720]

Edited on 2013-02-05 07:46:36 by darkcity [links]
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==Also on the Wiki==
~[[LibreOffice]] - suite by the Document Foundation
~[[OpenOffice]] - suite by Apache
~[[Ooo4Kids]] - cut down suite for children
~[[OooLight]] - lightweight word-processor
==Related Webpages==
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==Also see==
==Related Pages==

Revision [21120]

Edited on 2012-03-29 12:48:56 by darkcity [abi miss lib]
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~**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. It is part of the [[GnomeOffice GNOME Office]] suite of programs. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[Geany Geany]].
~LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.
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~**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. It is part of the [[GnomeOffice GNOME Office]] suite of programs. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[Geany Geany]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.

Revision [21119]

Edited on 2012-03-29 12:48:23 by darkcity [abi miss lib]
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~""AbiWord"" is included in most Puppies, however. **it has a missing library**. Correct this by downloading and installing the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=53725 libaspell15-0.60.6-10.pet package]], more info in the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 forum thread]].
~**Screenshot** ([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])
~{{image url="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png" height="135" width="150" title="text" alt="text"}}
~Abiword is okay for small documents but becomes [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=435117&search_id=1181345566#435117 unreliable after documents get bigger than about fifteen pages]].
~It may also [[http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=01727 problems exporting PDFs]]
~**[[UsingAbiWord Using Abiword]]** - more information about the program.
~[[UsingAbiWordWithPuppy1 Using Abiword with Puppy 1]]
~[[http://www.abisource.com Official page]]
~[[http://www.abisource.com/download/plugins.phtml Offical plug-in page]].
~[[http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/ AbiWord Help]]
~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 Abiword and missing libaspell.so.15]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=52591 AbiWord 2.8.2]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=52810818&t=58208 AbiWord 2.8.6 from Debian for Puppy 5]]
~[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=457426#457426 French help for AbiWord 2.8.6]]
~http://www.t2-project.org/packages/abiword.html
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~""AbiWord"" is included in most Puppies, however. it has a missing library. Download and install the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=53725 libaspell15-0.60.6-10.pet package]], more info in the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 forum thread]].
**Screenshot** ([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])
{{image url="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png" height="135" width="150" title="text" alt="text"}}
Abiword is okay for small documents but becomes [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=435117&search_id=1181345566#435117 unreliable after documents get bigger than about fifteen pages]].
It may also [[http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=01727 problems exporting PDFs]]
**[[UsingAbiWord Using Abiword]]** - more information about the program.
[[UsingAbiWordWithPuppy1 Using Abiword with Puppy 1]]
[[http://www.abisource.com Official page]]
[[http://www.abisource.com/download/plugins.phtml Offical plug-in page]].
[[http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/ AbiWord Help]]
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 Abiword and missing libaspell.so.15]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=52591 AbiWord 2.8.2]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=52810818&t=58208 AbiWord 2.8.6 from Debian for Puppy 5]]
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=457426#457426 French help for AbiWord 2.8.6]]
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=01727
http://www.t2-project.org/packages/abiword.html

Revision [21118]

Edited on 2012-03-29 12:46:39 by darkcity [abi miss lib]
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~""AbiWord"" is capable of many wordprocessing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, ""WordPerfect"", Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.
~""AbiWord"" is included in most Puppies, however. it has a missing library. Download and install the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=53725 libaspell15-0.60.6-10.pet package]], more info in the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 forum thread]].
~//Puppy Menu > Document > Document/Publishing > ""AbiWord""//
~or
~Clicking on Write on the Desktop (when set as default word processor)
It may also [[http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=01727 problems exporting PDFs]]
Deletions:
~""AbiWord"" is included in most Puppies, however to has a missing library. Download and install the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=53725 libaspell15-0.60.6-10.pet package]], more info in the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 forum thread]].
//Puppy Menu > Document > Document/Publishing > ""AbiWord""//
or
Clicking on Write on the Desktop (when set as default word processor)
AbiWord is capable of many wordprocessing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, ""WordPerfect"", Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.

Revision [21117]

Edited on 2012-03-29 12:44:48 by darkcity [abi miss lib]
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~**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. It is part of the [[GnomeOffice GNOME Office]] suite of programs. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[Geany Geany]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.
==Installation==
~""AbiWord"" is included in most Puppies, however to has a missing library. Download and install the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=53725 libaspell15-0.60.6-10.pet package]], more info in the [[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 forum thread]].
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77122 Abiword and missing libaspell.so.15]]
Deletions:
**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. It is part of the [[GnomeOffice GNOME Office]] suite of programs. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[Geany Geany]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.
Available from:

Revision [19988]

Edited on 2011-12-28 08:19:27 by darkcity [Limitations Geany link]
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==Limitations==
Abiword is okay for small documents but becomes [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=435117&search_id=1181345566#435117 unreliable after documents get bigger than about fifteen pages]].
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[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=435117&search_id=1181345566#435117 unreliable after documents get bigger than about fifteen pages]]

Revision [19987]

Edited on 2011-12-28 08:18:06 by darkcity [Limitations Geany link]
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**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. It is part of the [[GnomeOffice GNOME Office]] suite of programs. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[Geany Geany]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.
Deletions:
**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. It is part of the [[GnomeOffice GNOME Office]] suite of programs. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[GeanyIDE Geany]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.

Revision [19983]

Edited on 2011-12-27 01:33:50 by CrustyLobster [unreliable after documents get bigger than about f]
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[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=435117&search_id=1181345566#435117 unreliable after documents get bigger than about fifteen pages]]
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Is said to be unreliable after documents get bigger than about fifteen pages (source unknown).

Revision [19974]

Edited on 2011-12-26 14:45:32 by darkcity [unreliable after documents get bigger than about f]
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[[HomePage]] > [[SoftwareIndex Software Index]] > [[SoftwareOffice Office]] > ""AbiWord""
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[[HomePage]] > [[SoftwareIndex Software Index]] > [[SoftwareOffice Office]] > AbiWord

Revision [19973]

Edited on 2011-12-26 14:45:04 by darkcity [update]
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AbiWord is capable of many wordprocessing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, ""WordPerfect"", Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.
Is said to be unreliable after documents get bigger than about fifteen pages (source unknown).
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AbiWord is capable of many wordprocessing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, ""WordPerfect"", Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.

Revision [16874]

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**Screenshot** ([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])
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**Screenshot**([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])

Revision [16873]

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**Screenshot**([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])
{{image url="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png" height="135" width="150" title="text" alt="text"}}
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**Screenshot**
{{image url="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png" height="135" width="150" title="text" alt="text"}} ([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])

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{{image url="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png" height="135" width="150" title="text" alt="text"}} ([[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png fullsize]])
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{{image url="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png" height="150" width="135" title="text" alt="text"}} [[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png]]
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""<a href="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.png"><img src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7898/puppy301abiwordqc2.th.png" border="0" alt="abiword" /></a>""

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**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. It is part of the [[GnomeOffice GNOME Office]] suite of programs. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[GeanyIDE Geany]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.
AbiWord is capable of many wordprocessing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, ""WordPerfect"", Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.
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**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[GeanyIDE]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.
AbiWord is capable of many wordprocessing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, WordPerfect, Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.

Revision [16521]

Edited on 2011-07-10 17:54:08 by darkcity [remove html]
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**[[UsingAbiWord Using Abiword]]** - more information about the program.
[[UsingAbiWordWithPuppy1 Using Abiword with Puppy 1]]
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**[[UsingAbiword Using Abiword]]** - more information about the program.

Revision [16520]

Edited on 2011-07-10 17:41:09 by darkcity [remove html]
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AbiWord is capable of many wordprocessing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, WordPerfect, Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.
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It is suitable for many word processing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, WordPerfect, Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.

Revision [16513]

Edited on 2011-07-10 17:13:25 by darkcity [separate appendix page]
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{{image url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}
====""AbiWord""====
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{{image url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}==={{color text="AbiWord" c="green"}}===
===Appendix===
NOTICE: For Puppy 1.0.7 official version live-CD, most of the ""AbiWord"" add-ons are in the live-CD, nothing extra to install. The live-CD includes the American spelling dictionary, however you can add other languages, see below. Links Grammar (for the grammar checking plugin) and gtkmathview (for the equation editing plugin) are not in the official live-CD -- these have to be added, see below.
__{{color text="Spell checking" c="black"}}__
[[/usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/README.txt README]], spellchecking and templates.
For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the ""AbiWord"" download website [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518 sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518]] and place it in /root/.""AbiSuite""/dictionary/.
You will have to uncompress the download file and you should have two files, for example american.hash and american.hash-encoding.
See the above README for more details on getting spellchecking to work.
Note that you will need to go into "Edit -> Preferences..." to enable spellchecking as you type.
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 official version has the American dictionary "built-in", located at:
/usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.
==={{color text="Grammar Checking" c="black"}}===
Abiword has a grammar-checking plugin, however the //Links Grammar// package has to be installed for it to work. Run the ""PupGet"" package manager (see Setup menu) to install Links Grammar. Note, the Links Grammar package is named link_grammar-4.1.3.
After installing Links Grammar, start Abiword, then go to "Edit -> Preferences..." menu and turn on grammar checking.
NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes Links Grammar, so grammar checking is immediately functional, however, you still have to enable it in the Preferences. Puppy 1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.
==={{color text="Equation Editing" c="black"}}===
This is new to the 2.4 series. It is a plugin, named ""AbiMathView"", and it requires the //gtkmathview// package.
It is not WYSIWYG editing, as you have to enter a Latex equation, so you would need to become familiar with basic Latex syntax.
gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the ""PupGet"" package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages, libt1-1.3.1 (""Type1"" font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview actually, I think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.
NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes gtkmathview package, so equation editing is ready-to-go "out of the box". Puppy 1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.
Note, if you want WYSIWYG ""MathML"" equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a ""PupGet"" package, package name amaya-8.8.1.
==={{color text="Fonts" c="black"}}===
When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times New Roman. However, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file /root/.""AbiSuite""/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist, Abiword falls back to reading /usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the default font.
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find. In this case, it is Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Note: If you have changed a selection of text to something and you want to change it back to the default Times New Roman, just highlight the text and choose "Normal" text style from the leftmost listbox.
Note: The advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
If you want to use the actual MS ""TrueType"" fonts, not substitutes, no problem. Do this:
~1) Use the Puppy pmount program (in the File Managers menu) and mount the Windows C: drive.
~1) Create this folder: /root/.fonts/
~1) Copy font files from C:\windows\fonts\ folder to /root/.fonts/ folder.
Note that MS Windows has four basic fonts that are in all versions of Windows, right back to 3.x. They are Arial (proportional, no serifs), Times New Roman (proportional, with serifs), Courier New (nonproportional, that is, equal spacing between characters), and Dingbats (symbols). For each of these, you need to copy four files there is a file for normal, italic, bold, and bold-italic.
After doing that, restart Abiword, and the fonts will be available.
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.5+ may automatically create a link from /root/.fonts to C:\windows\fonts\ at first bootup. If this has happened for you, then you will automatically have all the Windows TTF fonts available. If you do not want this behaviour (there was a report on the forum that some Windows TTF fonts don't work right in Puppy), then delete /root/.fonts and instead create a directory /root/.fonts and then only place in it the TTF fonts that you want to use in Puppy.
==={{color text="Plugins" c="black"}}===
There are many [[http://www.abisource.com/download/plugins.phtml AbiWord Plugins]] that allow you to extend ""AbiWord"" in various ways.
Puppy has various plugins installed. Plugins are to be found in the /usr/local/lib/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.
You can add plugins there, but they will get removed at a Puppy-version upgrade. But, you can place further plugins into the /root/.""AbiSuite""/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.
You should not have to compile plug-ins yourself. You should be able to find pre-compiled plug-ins via the ""AbiWord"" website. They must be compatible with the current version of ""AbiWord"", which is 2.4.1. If an ""AbiWord"" plug-in is a .tar.gz file, you will have to extract the files. Alternatively, if the plug-in is an RPM file, the files can also be extracted -- see instructions for doing this on the Puppy web site, Developer's Page.---
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 (and later) official live-CD has a large collection of plug-ins, probably all you would want.
AbiWord spell checker
Australian English (Version ??? , released Jun 29, 2005) http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=4544#4544]abispell-en-AU.pup 697.04 KB
US English (Version ??? , released Jul 03, 2005) - http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=5102#5102]abispell-en-US.pup, 696.48 KB
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=5078#5078]Instructions for other languages
{{nocomments}}

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Edited on 2011-07-10 17:10:22 by darkcity [separate appendix page]
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[[HomePage]] > [[SoftwareIndex Software Index]] > [[SoftwareOffice Office]] > AbiWord
**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. Not to be be confused with simpler [[TextEditors text editors]] like [[GeanyIDE]]. LibreOffice may be more suitable if you require an advanced office suite.
It is suitable for many word processing tasks. It can open most industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice, MS Word, WordPerfect, Rich Text Format and HTML. It can save most formats, but can not save in MS Word binary .doc format.
==Also see==
**[[UsingAbiword Using Abiword]]** - more information about the program.
[[http://www.abisource.com Official page]]
[[http://www.abisource.com/download/plugins.phtml Offical plug-in page]].
Deletions:
[[HomePage]] > [[SoftwareIndex Software Index]] > [[SoftwareOffice Office]]
**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. Not to be be confused with the simpler text editor, the default of which is [[GeanyIDE]].
//Puppy Menu > Document > ""AbiWord""//
[[http://www.abisource.com Official Page]]

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Edited on 2011-07-10 16:56:58 by darkcity [separate appendix page]
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[[HomePage]] > [[SoftwareIndex Software Index]] > [[SoftwareOffice Office]]

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{{image url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}
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==={{color text="AbiWord Word Processor" c="green"}}===
Deletions:
{{image class="right" url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}
==={{color text="Word Processor" c="green"}}===

Revision [15312]

Edited on 2011-06-12 09:39:15 by darkcity [update]
Additions:
{{image class="right" url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}
==={{color text="Word Processor" c="green"}}===
**Abiword** is the default word processor in many versions on Puppy. Not to be be confused with the simpler text editor, the default of which is [[GeanyIDE]].
Available from:
//Puppy Menu > Document > ""AbiWord""//
or
//Puppy Menu > Document > Document/Publishing > ""AbiWord""//
or
Clicking on Write on the Desktop (when set as default word processor)
==Related Pages==
[[http://www.abisource.com Official Page]]
[[http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/ AbiWord Help]]
==Forum Topics==
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=52591 AbiWord 2.8.2]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=52810818&t=58208 AbiWord 2.8.6 from Debian for Puppy 5]]
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=457426#457426 French help for AbiWord 2.8.6]]
==References==
Deletions:
{{image class="right" url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}===[[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord]] {{color text="Word Processor" c="green"}}===
AbiWord Help: [[http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/ www.abisource.com/help/en-US/]]
===""AbiWord"" software package(s)===
__abiword-2.8.2__
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=52591
Available from: //Menu > Document > ""AbiWord""//
===References===

Revision [9748]

Edited on 2010-10-05 14:44:38 by coolpup [update]
Additions:
{{image class="right" url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}===[[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord]] {{color text="Word Processor" c="green"}}===
CategoryOffice
Deletions:
{{image class="left" url="http://www.abisource.com/download/gfx/abiword_logo.png" title="AbiWord logo" alt="AbiWord logo"}}
===[[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord]] {{color text="Word Processor" c="green"}}===
CategorySoftwareOffice

Revision [8319]

Edited on 2010-07-18 02:17:05 by coolpup [update]
Additions:
AbiWord Help: [[http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/ www.abisource.com/help/en-US/]]
===""AbiWord"" software package(s)===
__abiword-2.8.2__
Deletions:
WWW docs: [[http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/ www.abisource.com/help/en-US/]]
""AbiWord"" 2.8.2

Revision [8316]

Edited on 2010-07-18 02:04:37 by coolpup [update]
Additions:
===[[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord]] {{color text="Word Processor" c="green"}}===
===References===
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=01727
===Appendix===
__{{color text="Spell checking" c="black"}}__
You should not have to compile plug-ins yourself. You should be able to find pre-compiled plug-ins via the ""AbiWord"" website. They must be compatible with the current version of ""AbiWord"", which is 2.4.1. If an ""AbiWord"" plug-in is a .tar.gz file, you will have to extract the files. Alternatively, if the plug-in is an RPM file, the files can also be extracted -- see instructions for doing this on the Puppy web site, Developer's Page.---
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 (and later) official live-CD has a large collection of plug-ins, probably all you would want.
Deletions:
======[[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord]] {{color text="Word Processor" c="green"}}======
==={{color text="Spell checking" c="black"}}===
You should not have to compile plugins yourself. You should be able to find precompiled plugins via the Abiword website. They must be compatible with the current version of Abiword, which is 2.4.1. If an Abiword plugin is a .tar.gz file, you will have to extract the files. Alternatively, if the plugin is an RPM file, the files can also be extracted -- see instructions for doing this on the Puppy web site, Developer's Page.---
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 (and later) official live-CD has a large collection of plugins, probably all you would want.

Revision [6589]

Edited on 2010-04-09 04:03:51 by coolpup [update]
Additions:
http://www.t2-project.org/packages/abiword.html

Revision [6586]

Edited on 2010-04-09 03:53:13 by coolpup [update]
Additions:
""AbiWord"" 2.8.2
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=52591

Revision [6450]

Edited on 2010-04-04 00:09:18 by coolpup [update]
Additions:
NOTICE: For Puppy 1.0.7 official version live-CD, most of the ""AbiWord"" add-ons are in the live-CD, nothing extra to install. The live-CD includes the American spelling dictionary, however you can add other languages, see below. Links Grammar (for the grammar checking plugin) and gtkmathview (for the equation editing plugin) are not in the official live-CD -- these have to be added, see below.
For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the ""AbiWord"" download website [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518 sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518]] and place it in /root/.""AbiSuite""/dictionary/.
Available from: //Menu > Document > ""AbiWord""//
CategorySoftwareOffice
CategorySoftware
Deletions:
NOTICE: For Puppy 1.0.7 official version live-CD, most of the Abiword add-ons are in the live-CD, nothing extra to install. The live-CD includes the American spelling dictionary, however you can add other languages, see below. Links Grammar (for the grammar checking plugin) and gtkmathview (for the equation editing plugin) are not in the official live-CD -- these have to be added, see below.
For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the Abiword download website [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518 sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518]] and place it in /root/.""AbiSuite""/dictionary/.
Available from:
//Menu > Document > ""AbiWord""//
CategoryApplicationPreinstalled

Revision [6449]

Edited on 2010-04-03 23:21:12 by spongedaddy [Minor grammar and punctuation.]
Additions:
When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times New Roman. However, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file /root/.""AbiSuite""/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist, Abiword falls back to reading /usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the default font.
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find. In this case, it is Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Note: If you have changed a selection of text to something and you want to change it back to the default Times New Roman, just highlight the text and choose "Normal" text style from the leftmost listbox.
Note: The advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Deletions:
When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times New Roman, however, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file /root/.""AbiSuite""/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist Abiword falls back to reading /usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the default font.
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Note, if you have changed a selection of text to something and you want to change it back to the default Times New Roman, just highlight the text and choose "Normal" text style from the leftmost listbox.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.

Revision [3869]

Edited on 2009-11-02 19:03:01 by Puppyite [Minor grammar and punctuation.]
Additions:
There are many [[http://www.abisource.com/download/plugins.phtml AbiWord Plugins]] that allow you to extend ""AbiWord"" in various ways.
Deletions:
[[http://www.abisource.com/download/plugins.phtml AbiWord Plugins]] extend ""AbiWord"" in various ways.
There are many plugins available for Abiword, available from the Abiword web site.

Revision [3868]

Edited on 2009-11-02 18:59:24 by Puppyite [Minor grammar and punctuation.]
Additions:
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Deletions:
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman No9 L.

Revision [3867]

Edited on 2009-11-02 18:58:17 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman No9 L.
Deletions:
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.

Revision [3866]

Edited on 2009-11-02 18:57:35 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman ""No9"" L.
Deletions:
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman No9 L.

Revision [3865]

Edited on 2009-11-02 18:56:54 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
Note, if you want WYSIWYG ""MathML"" equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a ""PupGet"" package, package name amaya-8.8.1.
Deletions:
Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a ""PupGet"" package, package name amaya-8.8.1.

Revision [3864]

Edited on 2009-11-02 18:56:16 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the ""PupGet"" package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages, libt1-1.3.1 (""Type1"" font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview actually, I think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows ""TrueType"" font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.
If you want to use the actual MS ""TrueType"" fonts, not substitutes, no problem. Do this:
Deletions:
gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the ""PupGet"" package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages, libt1-1.3.1 (Type1 font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview actually, I think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows TrueType font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.
If you want to use the actual MS TrueType fonts, not substitutes, no problem. Do this:

Revision [3863]

Edited on 2009-11-02 18:55:17 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
This is new to the 2.4 series. It is a plugin, named ""AbiMathView"", and it requires the //gtkmathview// package.
Deletions:
This is new to the 2.4 series. It is a plugin, named AbiMathView, and it requires the //gtkmathview// package.

Revision [3862]

Edited on 2009-11-02 17:46:22 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
Abiword has a grammar-checking plugin, however the //Links Grammar// package has to be installed for it to work. Run the ""PupGet"" package manager (see Setup menu) to install Links Grammar. Note, the Links Grammar package is named link_grammar-4.1.3.
gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the ""PupGet"" package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages, libt1-1.3.1 (Type1 font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview actually, I think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.
Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a ""PupGet"" package, package name amaya-8.8.1.
Deletions:
Abiword has a grammar-checking plugin, however the //Links Grammar// package has to be installed for it to work. Run the PupGet package manager (see Setup menu) to install Links Grammar. Note, the Links Grammar package is named link_grammar-4.1.3.
gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the PupGet package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages, libt1-1.3.1 (Type1 font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview actually, I think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.
Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a PupGet package, package name amaya-8.8.1.

Revision [3861]

Edited on 2009-11-02 17:45:32 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
[[/usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/README.txt README]], spellchecking and templates.
/usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.
When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times New Roman, however, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file /root/.""AbiSuite""/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist Abiword falls back to reading /usr/local/share/""AbiSuite""-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the default font.
You can add plugins there, but they will get removed at a Puppy-version upgrade. But, you can place further plugins into the /root/.""AbiSuite""/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.
Deletions:
[[/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/README.txt README]], spellchecking and templates.
/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.
When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times New Roman, however, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file /root/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist Abiword falls back to reading /usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the default font.
You can add plugins there, but they will get removed at a Puppy-version upgrade. But, you can place further plugins into the /root/.AbiSuite/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.

Revision [3860]

Edited on 2009-11-02 17:43:51 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the Abiword download website [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518 sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518]] and place it in /root/.""AbiSuite""/dictionary/.
Deletions:
For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the Abiword download website [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518 sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518]] and place it in /root/.AbiSuite/dictionary/.

Revision [3859]

Edited on 2009-11-02 17:43:05 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.
Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a PupGet package, package name amaya-8.8.1.
Deletions:
/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.---
Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a PupGet package, package name amaya-8.8.1.---

Revision [3858]

Edited on 2009-11-02 17:41:25 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]

No Differences

Revision [3857]

Edited on 2009-11-02 17:40:10 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
==={{color text="Spell checking" c="black"}}===
==={{color text="Grammar Checking" c="black"}}===
==={{color text="Equation Editing" c="black"}}===
==={{color text="Fonts" c="black"}}===
==={{color text="Plugins" c="black"}}===
Deletions:
===== Spell checking =====
===== Grammar checking =====
===== Equation editing =====
===== Fonts =====
===== Plugins =====

Revision [3856]

Edited on 2009-11-02 17:35:49 by Puppyite [Reverting last edit by Puppyite [3866] to previous version [3865]]
Additions:
NOTICE: For Puppy 1.0.7 official version live-CD, most of the Abiword add-ons are in the live-CD, nothing extra to install. The live-CD includes the American spelling dictionary, however you can add other languages, see below. Links Grammar (for the grammar checking plugin) and gtkmathview (for the equation editing plugin) are not in the official live-CD -- these have to be added, see below.
WWW docs: [[http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/ www.abisource.com/help/en-US/]]
===== Spell checking =====
[[/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/README.txt README]], spellchecking and templates.
For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the Abiword download website [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518 sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518]] and place it in /root/.AbiSuite/dictionary/.
You will have to uncompress the download file and you should have two files, for example american.hash and american.hash-encoding.
See the above README for more details on getting spellchecking to work.
Note that you will need to go into "Edit -> Preferences..." to enable spellchecking as you type.
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 official version has the American dictionary "built-in", located at:
/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.---
===== Grammar checking =====
Abiword has a grammar-checking plugin, however the //Links Grammar// package has to be installed for it to work. Run the PupGet package manager (see Setup menu) to install Links Grammar. Note, the Links Grammar package is named link_grammar-4.1.3.
After installing Links Grammar, start Abiword, then go to "Edit -> Preferences..." menu and turn on grammar checking.
NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes Links Grammar, so grammar checking is immediately functional, however, you still have to enable it in the Preferences. Puppy 1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.
===== Equation editing =====
This is new to the 2.4 series. It is a plugin, named AbiMathView, and it requires the //gtkmathview// package.
It is not WYSIWYG editing, as you have to enter a Latex equation, so you would need to become familiar with basic Latex syntax.
gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the PupGet package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages, libt1-1.3.1 (Type1 font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview actually, I think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.
NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes gtkmathview package, so equation editing is ready-to-go "out of the box". Puppy 1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.
Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya, which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a PupGet package, package name amaya-8.8.1.---
===== Fonts =====
When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times New Roman, however, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file /root/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist Abiword falls back to reading /usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the default font.
What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows TrueType font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.
Note, if you have changed a selection of text to something and you want to change it back to the default Times New Roman, just highlight the text and choose "Normal" text style from the leftmost listbox.
Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman No9 L.
If you want to use the actual MS TrueType fonts, not substitutes, no problem. Do this:
~1) Use the Puppy pmount program (in the File Managers menu) and mount the Windows C: drive.
~1) Create this folder: /root/.fonts/
~1) Copy font files from C:\windows\fonts\ folder to /root/.fonts/ folder.
Note that MS Windows has four basic fonts that are in all versions of Windows, right back to 3.x. They are Arial (proportional, no serifs), Times New Roman (proportional, with serifs), Courier New (nonproportional, that is, equal spacing between characters), and Dingbats (symbols). For each of these, you need to copy four files there is a file for normal, italic, bold, and bold-italic.
After doing that, restart Abiword, and the fonts will be available.
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.5+ may automatically create a link from /root/.fonts to C:\windows\fonts\ at first bootup. If this has happened for you, then you will automatically have all the Windows TTF fonts available. If you do not want this behaviour (there was a report on the forum that some Windows TTF fonts don't work right in Puppy), then delete /root/.fonts and instead create a directory /root/.fonts and then only place in it the TTF fonts that you want to use in Puppy.
===== Plugins =====
There are many plugins available for Abiword, available from the Abiword web site.
Puppy has various plugins installed. Plugins are to be found in the /usr/local/lib/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.
You can add plugins there, but they will get removed at a Puppy-version upgrade. But, you can place further plugins into the /root/.AbiSuite/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.
You should not have to compile plugins yourself. You should be able to find precompiled plugins via the Abiword website. They must be compatible with the current version of Abiword, which is 2.4.1. If an Abiword plugin is a .tar.gz file, you will have to extract the files. Alternatively, if the plugin is an RPM file, the files can also be extracted -- see instructions for doing this on the Puppy web site, Developer's Page.---
NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 (and later) official live-CD has a large collection of plugins, probably all you would want.
Deletions:
""<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><title>Abiword wordprocessor</title>
<p>NOTICE: For Puppy 1.0.7 official version live-CD, most of the Abiword add-ons are in the live-CD, nothing extra to
install. The live-CD includes the American spelling dictionary, however you can add other languages, see below. Links
Grammar (for the grammar checking plugin) and gtkmathview (for the
equation editing plugin) are not in the official live-CD -- these have to be added, see below.<br>
</p>
<p>WWW docs: <a href="http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/">www.abisource.com/help/en-US/</a></p>
<h2>Spell checking</h2>
<p><a href="/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/README.txt">README</a>,
spellchecking and templates.</p>
<p>For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the Abiword
download website <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518">sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518</a>
and place it in /root/.AbiSuite/dictionary/. <br>
You will have to uncompress the download file and you should have two files,
for example american.hash and american.hash-encoding.<br>
See the above README for more details on getting spellchecking to work.<br>
</p>
<p>Note that you will need to go into "Edit -> Preferences..." to enable spellchecking as you type.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 official version has the American dictionary "built-in", located at<br>
/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.<br>
</p>
<h2>Grammar checking</h2>
<p>Abiword has a grammar-checking plugin, however the <span style="font-style: italic;">Links Grammar</span>
package has to be installed for it to work. Run the PupGet package
manager (see Setup menu) to install Links Grammar. Note, the Links
Grammar package is named link_grammar-4.1.3.<br>
After installing Links Grammar, start Abiword, then go to "Edit -> Preferences..." menu and turn on grammar checking.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes Links Grammar,
so grammar checking is immediately functional, however, you still have
to enable it in the Preferences. Puppy 1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.<br>
</p>
<h2>Equation editing</h2>
<p>This is new to the 2.4 series. It is a plugin, named AbiMathView, and it requires the <span style="font-style: italic;">gtkmathview</span> package.<br>
It is not WYSIWYG editing, as you have to enter a Latex equation, so you would need to become familiar with basic Latex syntax.<br>
</p>
<p>gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the PupGet
package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages,
libt1-1.3.1 (Type1 font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview -- actually, I
think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes gtkmathview
package, so equation editing is ready-to-go "out of the box". Puppy
1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.<br>
</p>
<p>Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya,
which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a PupGet package, package name
amaya-8.8.1.<br>
</p>
<h2>Fonts</h2>
<p>When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times
New Roman, however, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see
that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file
/root/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist Abiword falls
back to reading /usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File
normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the
default font.</p>
<p>What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows TrueType
font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in
this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.</p>
<p>Note, if you have changed a selection of text to something and you want to
change it back to the default Times New Roman, just highlight the text and
choose "Normal" text style from the leftmost listbox.</p>
<p>Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for
portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document
is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't
have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman No9 L.</p>
<p>If you want to use the actual MS TrueType fonts, not substitutes, no
problem. Do this:</p>
<ol>
<li>Use the Puppy pmount program (in the File Managers menu) and mount the
Windows C: drive.</li>
<li>Create this folder: /root/.fonts/</li>
<li>Copy font files from C:\windows\fonts\ folder to /root/.fonts/
folder.</li>
</ol>
<p>Note that MS Windows has four basic fonts that are in all versions of
Windows, right back to 3.x. They are Arial (proportional, no serifs), Times
New Roman (proportional, with serifs), Courier New (nonproportional, that is,
equal spacing between characters), and Dingbats (symbols). For each of these,
you need to copy four files -- there is a file for normal, italic, bold, and
bold-italic.</p>
<p>After doing that, restart Abiword, and the fonts will be available.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.5+ may automatically create a link from
/root/.fonts to C:\windows\fonts\ at first bootup. If this has happened
for you, then you will automatically have all the Windows TTF fonts
available. If you do not want this behaviour (there was a report on the
forum that some Windows TTF fonts don't work right in Puppy), then
delete /root/.fonts and instead create a directory /root/.fonts and
then only place in it the TTF fonts that you want to use in Puppy.<br>
</p>
<h2>Plugins</h2>
<p>There are many plugins available for Abiword, available from the Abiword
web site. </p>
<p>Puppy has various plugins installed. Plugins are to be found in the
/usr/local/lib/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.<br>You can add plugins there, but they will get removed at a Puppy-version upgrade. But, you
can place further plugins into the /root/.AbiSuite/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/
folder.</p>
<p>You should not have to compile plugins yourself. You should be able to
find precompiled plugins via the Abiword website. They must be compatible
with the current version of Abiword, which is 2.4.1. If an Abiword plugin is
a .tar.gz file, you will have to extract the files.
Alternatively, if the plugin is an RPM file, the files can also be extracted
-- see instructions for doing this on the Puppy web site, Developer's
Page.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 (and later) official live-CD has a large collection of plugins, probably all you would want.<br>
</p>
<p></p>
</body></html>""

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[[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord]] is an excellent word processor that is largely compatible with Microsoft Word. It has most functions that you would expect in a modern word processor and can save documents in many formats as well as read documents in those formats. Start Abiword from the Document section of the menu or from the Write icon on the desktop.
It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks. ""AbiWord"" is able to read and write all industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice.org documents, Microsoft Word documents, ""WordPerfect"" documents, Rich Text Format documents, HTML web pages and many more.
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[[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord]] is an excellent word processor that is largely compatible with Microsoft Word. It has most functions that you would expect in a modern word processor and can save documents in many formats as well as read documents in those formats. Start Abiword from the Document section of the menu or from the Write icon on the desktop.
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Abiword is an excellent word processor that is largely compatible with Microsoft Word. It has most functions that you would expect in a modern word processor and can save documents in many formats as well as read documents in those formats. Start Abiword from the Document section of the menu or from the Write icon on the desktop.
~- [[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord home page]]

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==Categories==
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It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks. ""AbiWord"" is able to read and write all industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice.org documents, Microsoft Word documents, ""WordPerfect"" documents, Rich Text Format documents, HTML web pages and many more.
Extra features can be added by downloading and installing [[http://www.abisource.com/download/plugins.phtml plug-ins]].
~- [[http://www.abisource.com/ AbiWord home page]]
==Other Info==
""<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><title>Abiword wordprocessor</title>
<p>NOTICE: For Puppy 1.0.7 official version live-CD, most of the Abiword add-ons are in the live-CD, nothing extra to
install. The live-CD includes the American spelling dictionary, however you can add other languages, see below. Links
Grammar (for the grammar checking plugin) and gtkmathview (for the
equation editing plugin) are not in the official live-CD -- these have to be added, see below.<br>
</p>
<p>WWW docs: <a href="http://www.abisource.com/help/en-US/">www.abisource.com/help/en-US/</a></p>
<h2>Spell checking</h2>
<p><a href="/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/README.txt">README</a>,
spellchecking and templates.</p>
<p>For spellchecking, download a Abispell dictionary from the Abiword
download website <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518">sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15518</a>
and place it in /root/.AbiSuite/dictionary/. <br>
You will have to uncompress the download file and you should have two files,
for example american.hash and american.hash-encoding.<br>
See the above README for more details on getting spellchecking to work.<br>
</p>
<p>Note that you will need to go into "Edit -> Preferences..." to enable spellchecking as you type.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 official version has the American dictionary "built-in", located at<br>
/usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/dictionary/american.hash.<br>
</p>
<h2>Grammar checking</h2>
<p>Abiword has a grammar-checking plugin, however the <span style="font-style: italic;">Links Grammar</span>
package has to be installed for it to work. Run the PupGet package
manager (see Setup menu) to install Links Grammar. Note, the Links
Grammar package is named link_grammar-4.1.3.<br>
After installing Links Grammar, start Abiword, then go to "Edit -> Preferences..." menu and turn on grammar checking.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes Links Grammar,
so grammar checking is immediately functional, however, you still have
to enable it in the Preferences. Puppy 1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.<br>
</p>
<h2>Equation editing</h2>
<p>This is new to the 2.4 series. It is a plugin, named AbiMathView, and it requires the <span style="font-style: italic;">gtkmathview</span> package.<br>
It is not WYSIWYG editing, as you have to enter a Latex equation, so you would need to become familiar with basic Latex syntax.<br>
</p>
<p>gtkmathview is a package that can be installed with the PupGet
package manager (see Setup menu). You need to install two packages,
libt1-1.3.1 (Type1 font rasteriser, used by gtkmathview -- actually, I
think this package is optional) and gtkmathview-0.7.5.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy version 1.0.6 official live-CD includes gtkmathview
package, so equation editing is ready-to-go "out of the box". Puppy
1.0.7 and later does not have it in the live-CD.<br>
</p>
<p>Note, if you want WYSIWYG MathML equation editing, install Amaya,
which is a HTML editor. Again, this is a PupGet package, package name
amaya-8.8.1.<br>
</p>
<h2>Fonts</h2>
<p>When you first start Abiword, you will see that the default font is Times
New Roman, however, if you go to the font-selection list-box, you will see
that Times New Roman is not a choice. When Abiword starts, it reads the file
/root/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt, or if that doesn't exist Abiword falls
back to reading /usr/local/share/AbiSuite-2.4/templates/normal.awt. File
normal.awt is the default document template, and this file specifies the
default font.</p>
<p>What is happening here is that Times New Roman is a MS Windows TrueType
font, not in Puppy, so Abiword substitutes the closest that it can find, in
this case, Nimbus Roman No9 L.</p>
<p>Note, if you have changed a selection of text to something and you want to
change it back to the default Times New Roman, just highlight the text and
choose "Normal" text style from the leftmost listbox.</p>
<p>Note, the advantage of using the generic name Times New Roman is for
portability. If you create a document using Abiword in Puppy, if the document
is opened in MS Windows then Times New Roman will be used and Windows won't
have to try and guess what to use in place of Nimbus Roman No9 L.</p>
<p>If you want to use the actual MS TrueType fonts, not substitutes, no
problem. Do this:</p>
<ol>
<li>Use the Puppy pmount program (in the File Managers menu) and mount the
Windows C: drive.</li>
<li>Create this folder: /root/.fonts/</li>
<li>Copy font files from C:\windows\fonts\ folder to /root/.fonts/
folder.</li>
</ol>
<p>Note that MS Windows has four basic fonts that are in all versions of
Windows, right back to 3.x. They are Arial (proportional, no serifs), Times
New Roman (proportional, with serifs), Courier New (nonproportional, that is,
equal spacing between characters), and Dingbats (symbols). For each of these,
you need to copy four files -- there is a file for normal, italic, bold, and
bold-italic.</p>
<p>After doing that, restart Abiword, and the fonts will be available.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.5+ may automatically create a link from
/root/.fonts to C:\windows\fonts\ at first bootup. If this has happened
for you, then you will automatically have all the Windows TTF fonts
available. If you do not want this behaviour (there was a report on the
forum that some Windows TTF fonts don't work right in Puppy), then
delete /root/.fonts and instead create a directory /root/.fonts and
then only place in it the TTF fonts that you want to use in Puppy.<br>
</p>
<h2>Plugins</h2>
<p>There are many plugins available for Abiword, available from the Abiword
web site. </p>
<p>Puppy has various plugins installed. Plugins are to be found in the
/usr/local/lib/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/ folder.<br>You can add plugins there, but they will get removed at a Puppy-version upgrade. But, you
can place further plugins into the /root/.AbiSuite/AbiWord-2.4/plugins/
folder.</p>
<p>You should not have to compile plugins yourself. You should be able to
find precompiled plugins via the Abiword website. They must be compatible
with the current version of Abiword, which is 2.4.1. If an Abiword plugin is
a .tar.gz file, you will have to extract the files.
Alternatively, if the plugin is an RPM file, the files can also be extracted
-- see instructions for doing this on the Puppy web site, Developer's
Page.<br>
</p>
<p>NOTICE: Puppy 1.0.6 (and later) official live-CD has a large collection of plugins, probably all you would want.<br>
</p>
<p></p>
</body></html>""
AbiWord spell checker
Australian English (Version ??? , released Jun 29, 2005) http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=4544#4544]abispell-en-AU.pup 697.04 KB
US English (Version ??? , released Jul 03, 2005) - http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=5102#5102]abispell-en-US.pup, 696.48 KB
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