%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ AbiWord-&AbiWord-version; AbiWord Introduction to AbiWord The AbiWord package contains a word processing application. This is useful for writing reports, letters and other formatted documents. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &AbiWord-md5sum; Download size: &AbiWord-size; Estimated disk space required: &AbiWord-buildsize; Estimated build time: &AbiWord-time; AbiWord Dependencies Required , and Recommended Optional , , , , , , for gypsthon mailmerge, Enchant (uses ), aiksaurus, libgda, libwmf, libwpd, libots and wv Installation of AbiWord Install AbiWord by running the following commands: cd abi && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && cd ../abiword-plugins && sed -i 's:python2.3:python2.4:g' configure && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make Now, as the root user: cd ../abi && make install && cp -v -rf docs /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord && cd ../abiword-plugins && make install To build the help, as the normal user: cd ../abiword-docs && ./make-html.sh And, as the root user: install -v -m644 man/abiword.1 /usr/share/man/man1 && install -v -m644 Manual/en/Abiword_Manual.abw \ /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord/docs && cp -v -rf help /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord && find /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord/help \ -type d -exec chmod -v 755 {} \; To integrate AbiWord into your GNOME-2 environment, run the following commands: cd .. && install -v -m644 abidistfiles/GNOME_AbiWord_Control_2_2.server \ $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/bonobo/servers && install -v -m644 abi/abiword.desktop $GNOME_PREFIX/share/applications Command Explanations ./make-html.sh: This command creates the HTML files used by AbiWord when help is requested from the main menu. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directory abiword, AbiWord-2.2, ttfdmin.sh, and ttftool None /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2 Short Descriptions abiword is a symbolic link to the main AbiWord-2.2 executable. abiword AbiWord-2.2 is the word-processing program executable. AbiWord-2.2 ttfadmin.sh generates support files required by AbiWord for each TrueType font in a given directory. ttfadmin.sh ttftool is a utility for processing TrueType fonts. ttftool