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IceTlv
11-14-2005, 03:43 AM
Is there any chance that the Maemo Word Processor can read MS Word files ?

Anyone had experience with this word prg from AbiWord ?
konttori
11-14-2005, 04:08 AM
The current version on maemo doesn't allow loading of word files. the full version for linux allows it, so I guess it's an import plugin. The abiword is quite a recent addition to maemo, so it's a work in progress. I'm sure doc import will be a feature for it in the future.
RealNitro
11-14-2005, 07:42 AM
The current version on maemo doesn't allow loading of word files. the full version for linux allows it, so I guess it's an import plugin. The abiword is quite a recent addition to maemo, so it's a work in progress. I'm sure doc import will be a feature for it in the future.
:confused: I have abiword installed on my 770, and it is able to open word files. Some features, like formulas, don't work though.
konttori
11-14-2005, 08:15 AM
Ok. Maybe I just had a messed up installation. Nice to know that it's working for you though!
IceTlv
11-14-2005, 10:09 AM
I'm totally lost on trying to locate the good AbiWord for the 770 and how to install !!

Thanks for helping me out.
RealNitro
11-14-2005, 12:00 PM
I'm totally lost on trying to locate the good AbiWord for the 770 and how to install !!

Thanks for helping me out.
http://maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationCatalog ;)
IceTlv
11-14-2005, 12:06 PM
Thanks for the link.
Installed succesfully, but when opening a wordfile, I see my text but every letter replaced by a question mark (?).
But the layout is right !
Maerra
11-14-2005, 12:48 PM
I installed AbiWord (/maemo) though my (retail) 770 warned about the possible damage to the device, then OK. Unfortunately my Abiword/770 did not open .doc-files, created only strange and unusable .abw-files and when selecting preferences the program exited. Well, to accept MS-.doc-files and to create at least in .rtf-format is a must, so some waiting for import/export plugins is obviously needed, or what to do.
IceTlv
11-14-2005, 01:01 PM
Also while clicking Preference I had the AbiWord shutting down.
Let's wait for some more improvements !
daf
11-14-2005, 01:36 PM
... created only strange and unusable .abw-files ...
not unusable :
http://www.abisource.com/download/
abw is the file format for abiword ;)
install abiword on your computer, you can convert doc in abw...
It's just a temporary solution, i think the future release of abiword on maemo will open doc, open document format and others ;)
Maerra
11-15-2005, 02:51 AM
I have only (MS-Word and) OpenOffice which seems not to accept .abw-files. Pity. So - should get PC-AbiWord too.
Instead of AbiWord: another way to create a written document is to write the often laborious _raw_ (ASCII) text with 770's text editor Notes. And then move the
textfile to the PC's word processing program to be edited for final form.