[613c524f] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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[6732c094] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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[613c524f] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[6e18d243] | 7 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-minor-version "3.0">
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[f1442439] | 8 |
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[c577a33] | 9 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-download-http
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[f1442439] | 10 | "http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/&AbiWord-version;/source/abiword-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz">
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[ff6ec19d] | 11 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-download-ftp " ">
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[6de1ecc] | 12 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-md5sum "cda6dd58c747c133b421cc7eb18f5796">
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[15af7e6] | 13 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-size "11 MB">
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[f1442439] | 14 |
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[c577a33] | 15 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-download-http
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[f1442439] | 16 | "http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/&AbiWord-version;/source/abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz">
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[6de1ecc] | 17 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-md5sum "c92c0e1e2081db20757231a53d80c338">
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| 18 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-size "1.5 MB">
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[f1442439] | 19 |
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[6de1ecc] | 20 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-buildsize "626 MB, additional 12 MB for docs (73 MB installed - additional 3.1 MB for docs)">
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| 21 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-time "6.5 SBU - additional 0.5 SBU for docs">
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[613c524f] | 22 | ]>
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| 23 |
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[0b5a693] | 24 | <sect1 id="abiword" xreflabel="AbiWord-&AbiWord-version;">
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[ab49f6cb] | 25 | <?dbhtml filename="AbiWord.html" ?>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <sect1info>
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| 28 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 29 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 30 | </sect1info>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <title>AbiWord-&AbiWord-version;</title>
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| 33 |
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| 34 | <indexterm zone="abiword">
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| 35 | <primary sortas="a-AbiWord">AbiWord</primary>
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| 36 | </indexterm>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 39 | <title>Introduction to AbiWord</title>
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| 40 |
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[c577a33] | 41 | <para>
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[f1442439] | 42 | <application>AbiWord</application> is a word processor which is useful for
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[c577a33] | 43 | writing reports, letters and other formatted documents.
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| 44 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 45 |
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[273653c] | 46 | <!-- https://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13791. -->
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| 47 | <note>
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| 48 | <para>
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| 49 | It has been reported that, depending on the desktop enviroment and on
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| 50 | the theme settings, the window where <application>Abiword</application>
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| 51 | is running may flicker. This is known uptream, but no fix seems to be
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| 52 | available yet.
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| 53 | </para>
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| 54 | </note>
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[049ac3d] | 55 | &lfs83_checked;
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[4b97925] | 56 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 57 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 58 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 59 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 60 | <para>
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| 61 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&AbiWord-download-http;"/>
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| 62 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 65 | <para>
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| 66 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&AbiWord-download-ftp;"/>
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| 67 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 70 | <para>
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| 71 | Download MD5 sum: &AbiWord-md5sum;
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| 72 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 73 | </listitem>
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| 74 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 75 | <para>
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| 76 | Download size: &AbiWord-size;
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| 77 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 78 | </listitem>
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| 79 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 80 | <para>
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| 81 | Estimated disk space required: &AbiWord-buildsize;
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| 82 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 83 | </listitem>
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| 84 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 85 | <para>
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| 86 | Estimated build time: &AbiWord-time;
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| 87 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 88 | </listitem>
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| 89 | </itemizedlist>
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| 90 |
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[15114f7] | 91 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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[f1442439] | 92 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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[15114f7] | 93 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 94 | <para>
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[f1442439] | 95 | AbiWord Docs: <ulink url="&AbiWordDocs-download-http;"/>
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| 96 | </para>
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| 97 | </listitem>
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| 98 | <listitem>
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| 99 | <para>
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| 100 | AbiWord Docs MD5 sum: &AbiWordDocs-md5sum;
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| 101 | </para>
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| 102 | </listitem>
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| 103 | <listitem>
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| 104 | <para>
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| 105 | AbiWord Docs size: &AbiWordDocs-size;
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[c577a33] | 106 | </para>
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[15114f7] | 107 | </listitem>
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[6de1ecc] | 108 | <listitem>
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| 109 | <para>
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| 110 | Required patch (fixes GTK+-3.22.x rendering):
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| 111 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/abiword-&AbiWord-version;-gtk3_22_render_fix-1.patch"/>
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| 112 | </para>
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| 113 | </listitem>
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[15114f7] | 114 | </itemizedlist>
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| 115 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 116 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">AbiWord Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 117 |
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| 118 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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[c577a33] | 119 | <para role="required">
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[d19e2c6] | 120 | <xref linkend="boost"/>,
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[c577a33] | 121 | <xref linkend="fribidi"/>,
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[2c230a6] | 122 | <xref linkend="goffice010"/>, and
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[c577a33] | 123 | <xref linkend="wv"/>
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| 124 | </para>
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| 125 |
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| 126 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 127 | <para role="recommended">
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[74fe55c] | 128 | <xref linkend="enchant"/>
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[c577a33] | 129 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 130 |
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| 131 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[15114f7] | 132 | <para role="optional">
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[f1442439] | 133 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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| 134 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
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| 135 | <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
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| 136 | <xref linkend="libical"/>,
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| 137 | <xref linkend="libsoup"/>,
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[649cb3b] | 138 | <xref linkend="redland"/>,
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| 139 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/>.
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| 140 | <ulink url="http://aiksaurus.sourceforge.net/">Aiksaurus</ulink>,
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[534c8e9] | 141 | <phrase revision="sysv"><ulink url="&gnome-download-http;/evolution-data-server/">
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| 142 | Evolution Data Server</ulink></phrase>
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| 143 | <phrase revision="systemd"><xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/></phrase>,
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[649cb3b] | 144 | <ulink url="http://helm.cs.unibo.it/mml-widget/">GtkMathView</ulink>,
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[534c8e9] | 145 | <phrase revision="sysv"><ulink url="&gnome-download-http;/libchamplain">libchamplain</ulink></phrase>
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| 146 | <phrase revision="systemd"><xref linkend="libchamplain"/></phrase>,
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[c577a33] | 147 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wvware">libwmf</ulink>,
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[f1442439] | 148 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpd/">libwpd</ulink>,
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| 149 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpg/">libwpg</ulink>,
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| 150 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/">libwps</ulink>,
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[665ac79f] | 151 | <ulink url="http://www.abisource.com/projects/link-grammar/">
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| 152 | Link Grammar Parser</ulink>,
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[f1442439] | 153 | <ulink url="&gnome-download-http;/loudmouth">Loudmouth</ulink>,
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[534c8e9] | 154 | <phrase revision="sysv"><ulink url="http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/releases/telepathy-glib/">
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| 155 | Telepathy GLib</ulink></phrase>
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| 156 | <phrase revision="systemd"><xref linkend="telepathy-glib"/></phrase>,
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[6de1ecc] | 157 | <ulink url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/otslibrary/">OTS</ulink>, and
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[649cb3b] | 158 | <ulink url="http://software.frodo.looijaard.name/psiconv/">Psiconv</ulink>
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[c577a33] | 159 | </para>
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| 160 |
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[f1442439] | 161 | <note>
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| 162 | <para>
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| 163 | To enable many of the optional dependencies, review the information
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| 164 | from <command>./configure --help</command> for the necessary switches
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| 165 | you must pass to the <command>configure</command> script.
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| 166 | </para>
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| 167 | </note>
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| 168 |
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[38e4f06] | 169 |
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[c577a33] | 170 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 171 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/abiword"/>
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| 172 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 173 | </sect2>
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| 174 |
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| 175 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 176 | <title>Installation of AbiWord</title>
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| 177 |
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[c577a33] | 178 | <para>
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| 179 | Install <application>AbiWord</application> by running the following
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| 180 | commands:
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| 181 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 182 |
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[6de1ecc] | 183 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../abiword-&AbiWord-version;-gtk3_22_render_fix-1.patch &&
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[010bb600] | 184 |
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| 185 | sed -e "s/free_suggestions/free_string_list/" \
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| 186 | -e "s/_to_personal//" \
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| 187 | -e "s/in_session/added/" \
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| 188 | -i src/af/xap/xp/enchant_checker.cpp &&
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| 189 |
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| 190 | sed -e "/icaltime_from_timet/{s/timet/&_with_zone/;s/0/0, 0/}" \
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| 191 | -i src/text/ptbl/xp/pd_DocumentRDF.cpp &&
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| 192 |
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[8b0496b] | 193 | ./configure --prefix=/usr --without-evolution-data-server &&
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[15114f7] | 194 | make</userinput></screen>
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[10ef3836] | 195 |
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[c577a33] | 196 | <para>
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[d19e2c6] | 197 | This program does not come with a functional test suite.
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[15114f7] | 198 | </para>
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[5bb9ec2] | 199 |
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[c577a33] | 200 | <para>
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| 201 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 202 | </para>
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[5bb9ec2] | 203 |
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[15114f7] | 204 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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[9f37e34] | 205 |
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[97cf7e0] | 206 | <note>
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| 207 | <para>
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| 208 | In order to install the local help files,
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| 209 | a graphics session is recommended.
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| 210 | </para>
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| 211 | </note>
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| 212 |
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[c577a33] | 213 | <para>
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[97cf7e0] | 214 | If you wish to install the local help files, untar and build them first:
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[c577a33] | 215 | </para>
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[e7fc5cf] | 216 |
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[6de1ecc] | 217 | <!-- I had to hardcode the docs version here, as it doesn't decompress to
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| 218 | abiword-docs-3.0.2. -->
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[15114f7] | 219 | <screen><userinput>tar -xf ../abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz &&
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[6de1ecc] | 220 | cd abiword-docs-3.0.1 &&
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[66fb2d8] | 221 | ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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[e7fc5cf] | 222 | make</userinput></screen>
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[9f37e34] | 223 |
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[c577a33] | 224 | <para>
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| 225 | and then, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 226 | </para>
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[10ef3836] | 227 |
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[15114f7] | 228 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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[f1442439] | 229 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 230 | </sect2>
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| 231 |
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| 232 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 233 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 234 |
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[010bb600] | 235 | <para>
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[8c2155e] | 236 | <command>sed ...</command>: These commands correct the source for
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[010bb600] | 237 | changes in dependencies <xref linkend="enchant"/> and
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| 238 | <xref linkend="libical"/>.
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| 239 | </para>
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| 240 |
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[f1442439] | 241 | <para>
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| 242 | <option>--without-evolution-data-server</option>: This switch disables
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| 243 | <application>AbiWord</application>
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| 244 | <application>Evolution Data Server</application> support which is known
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| 245 | to fail when using recent versions of
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[665ac79f] | 246 | <application>Evolution Data Server</application>.
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[c577a33] | 247 | </para>
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[15114f7] | 248 |
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[c577a33] | 249 | <para>
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| 250 | <option>--enable-plugins="collab openxml goffice grammar"</option>: Build
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[15af7e6] | 251 | some or all plugins. The openxml plugin enables
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[d19e2c6] | 252 | <application>Abiword</application> to open some .docx files.
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| 253 | The grammar plugin requires
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[c577a33] | 254 | <ulink url="http://www.abisource.com/projects/link-grammar/">Link Grammar
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| 255 | Parser</ulink>
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| 256 | </para>
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[f1442439] | 257 |
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[77b7e4fe] | 258 | </sect2>
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| 259 |
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| 260 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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[60d0f22] | 261 | <title>Configuring AbiWord</title>
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[77b7e4fe] | 262 |
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| 263 | <sect3 id="abiword-config">
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| 264 | <title>Config File</title>
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| 265 |
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[c577a33] | 266 | <para>
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| 267 | <filename>~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</filename>
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| 268 | </para>
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[77b7e4fe] | 269 |
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[60d0f22] | 270 | <indexterm zone="abiword abiword-config">
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| 271 | <primary sortas="e-AA.AbiSuite-templates-normal">~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</primary>
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| 272 | </indexterm>
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[77b7e4fe] | 273 | </sect3>
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| 274 |
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| 275 | <sect3>
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| 276 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 277 |
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[c577a33] | 278 | <para>
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| 279 | Choose the right template for your language and locale from the list
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| 280 | produced by the following command:
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| 281 | </para>
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[77b7e4fe] | 282 |
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[15114f7] | 283 | <screen><userinput>ls /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;/templates</userinput></screen>
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[77b7e4fe] | 284 |
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[c577a33] | 285 | <para>
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| 286 | Create the folder
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| 287 | <filename class='directory'>~/.AbiSuite/templates</filename> then copy
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| 288 | the <filename>normal.awt</filename> you want into it:
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| 289 | </para>
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[77b7e4fe] | 290 |
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[10ef3836] | 291 | <screen><userinput>install -v -m750 -d ~/.AbiSuite/templates &&
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[15114f7] | 292 | install -v -m640 /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;/templates/normal.awt-<replaceable><lang></replaceable> \
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[10ef3836] | 293 | ~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</userinput></screen>
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[77b7e4fe] | 294 |
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[c577a33] | 295 | <para>
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| 296 | Change <replaceable><lang></replaceable> by the above command to
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| 297 | fit the name of the file you want.
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| 298 | </para>
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| 299 |
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| 300 | <para>
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| 301 | If you are using multiple languages, you may need to edit the template
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| 302 | to use a font with greater coverage (e.g. one of the
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[e180a646] | 303 | <xref linkend="dejavu-fonts"/>,
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| 304 | <!--
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| 305 | <ulink url="http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/">DejaVu fonts</ulink>), -->
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[c577a33] | 306 | because <application>Abiword</application> does not use
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| 307 | <application>fontconfig</application> and can only display glyphs that
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| 308 | are provided in the chosen font.
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| 309 | </para>
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| 310 |
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| 311 | <para>
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| 312 | If you have <xref linkend="desktop-file-utils"/> installed, you should
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| 313 | run the <command>update-desktop-database</command> command to update the
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| 314 | mimeinfo cache and allow the Help system to work.
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| 315 | </para>
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[f1442439] | 316 |
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[7b1027d] | 317 | <para>
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| 318 | If you have <xref linkend="xdg-utils"/> installed, you should
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| 319 | run the <command>xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --theme hicolor</command>
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[8a00a2c5] | 320 | command, for the installed icon to be displayed in the menu item.
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[7b1027d] | 321 | </para>
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| 322 |
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[77b7e4fe] | 323 | </sect3>
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[f1442439] | 324 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 325 | </sect2>
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| 326 |
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| 327 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 328 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 329 |
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| 330 | <segmentedlist>
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[f1442439] | 331 | <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
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| 332 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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[24ffa4b5] | 333 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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[ab49f6cb] | 334 |
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| 335 | <seglistitem>
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[f1442439] | 336 | <seg>
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| 337 | abiword
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| 338 | </seg>
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| 339 | <seg>
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| 340 | libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so
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| 341 | </seg>
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| 342 | <seg>
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| 343 | /usr/include/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;,
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[2c230a6] | 344 | /usr/lib/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;, and
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[f1442439] | 345 | /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;
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| 346 | </seg>
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[ab49f6cb] | 347 | </seglistitem>
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| 348 | </segmentedlist>
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| 349 |
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| 350 | <variablelist>
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| 351 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 352 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 353 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 354 |
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| 355 | <varlistentry id="abiword-prog">
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| 356 | <term><command>abiword</command></term>
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| 357 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 358 | <para>
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| 359 | is the word processor, a wrapper for the functions in
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| 360 | libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version; - it can also be used on the
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| 361 | command line, see <command>man 1 abiword</command>.
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| 362 | </para>
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[ab49f6cb] | 363 | <indexterm zone="abiword abiword-prog">
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[15114f7] | 364 | <primary sortas="b-abiword">abiword</primary>
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[ab49f6cb] | 365 | </indexterm>
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| 366 | </listitem>
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| 367 | </varlistentry>
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| 368 |
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[15114f7] | 369 | <varlistentry id="libabiword">
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[f1442439] | 370 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so</filename></term>
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[ab49f6cb] | 371 | <listitem>
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[c577a33] | 372 | <para>
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| 373 | provides functions to access MS Word documents.
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| 374 | </para>
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[15114f7] | 375 | <indexterm zone="abiword libabiword">
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[c577a33] | 376 | <primary sortas="c-libabiword">libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so</primary>
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[ab49f6cb] | 377 | </indexterm>
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| 378 | </listitem>
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| 379 | </varlistentry>
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[f1442439] | 380 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 381 | </variablelist>
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[f1442439] | 382 |
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[ab49f6cb] | 383 | </sect2>
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[f1442439] | 384 |
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[f45b1953] | 385 | </sect1>
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