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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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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-minor-version "3.0">
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8 |
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9 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-download-http
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10 | "http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/&AbiWord-version;/source/abiword-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz">
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11 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-download-ftp " ">
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12 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-md5sum "f3f8052e7b4979a43b75775a381e6cb8">
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13 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-size "11 MB">
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14 |
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15 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-download-http
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16 | "http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/&AbiWord-version;/source/abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz">
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17 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-md5sum "c9b78cb5f9c415ed63ce1cf9874fa8a4">
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18 | <!ENTITY AbiWordDocs-size "1.5">
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19 |
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20 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-buildsize "575 MB -additional 13 MB for docs (73 MB installed - additional 3.1 MB for docs)">
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21 | <!ENTITY AbiWord-time "7.7 SBU - additional 0.5 SBU for docs">
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22 | ]>
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23 |
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24 | <sect1 id="abiword" xreflabel="AbiWord-&AbiWord-version;">
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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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41 | <para>
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42 | <application>AbiWord</application> is a word processor which is useful for
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43 | writing reports, letters and other formatted documents.
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44 | </para>
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45 |
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46 | &lfs78_checked;
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47 |
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48 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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49 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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50 | <listitem>
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51 | <para>
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52 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&AbiWord-download-http;"/>
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53 | </para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | <listitem>
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56 | <para>
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57 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&AbiWord-download-ftp;"/>
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58 | </para>
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59 | </listitem>
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60 | <listitem>
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61 | <para>
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62 | Download MD5 sum: &AbiWord-md5sum;
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63 | </para>
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64 | </listitem>
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65 | <listitem>
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66 | <para>
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67 | Download size: &AbiWord-size;
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68 | </para>
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69 | </listitem>
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70 | <listitem>
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71 | <para>
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72 | Estimated disk space required: &AbiWord-buildsize;
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73 | </para>
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74 | </listitem>
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75 | <listitem>
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76 | <para>
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77 | Estimated build time: &AbiWord-time;
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78 | </para>
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79 | </listitem>
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80 | </itemizedlist>
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81 |
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82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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83 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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84 | <listitem>
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85 | <para>
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86 | AbiWord Docs: <ulink url="&AbiWordDocs-download-http;"/>
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87 | </para>
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88 | </listitem>
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89 | <listitem>
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90 | <para>
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91 | AbiWord Docs MD5 sum: &AbiWordDocs-md5sum;
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92 | </para>
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93 | </listitem>
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94 | <listitem>
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95 | <para>
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96 | AbiWord Docs size: &AbiWordDocs-size;
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97 | </para>
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98 | </listitem>
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99 | </itemizedlist>
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100 |
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101 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">AbiWord Dependencies</bridgehead>
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102 |
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103 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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104 | <para role="required">
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105 | <xref linkend="boost"/>,
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106 | <xref linkend="fribidi"/>,
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107 | <xref linkend="goffice010"/>, and
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108 | <xref linkend="wv"/>
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109 | </para>
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110 |
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111 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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112 | <para role="recommended">
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113 | <xref linkend="enchant"/>
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114 | </para>
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115 |
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116 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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117 | <para role="optional">
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118 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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119 | <xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/>,
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120 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
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121 | <xref linkend="libchamplain"/>,
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122 | <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
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123 | <xref linkend="libical"/>,
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124 | <xref linkend="libsoup"/>,
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125 | <xref linkend="redland"/>,
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126 | <xref linkend="telepathy-glib"/>,
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127 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/>,
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128 | <ulink url="http://aiksaurus.sourceforge.net/">Aiksaurus</ulink>,
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129 | <ulink url="http://helm.cs.unibo.it/mml-widget/">GtkMathView</ulink>,
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130 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wvware">libwmf</ulink>,
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131 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpd/">libwpd</ulink>,
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132 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpg/">libwpg</ulink>,
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133 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/">libwps</ulink>,
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134 | <ulink url="http://www.abisource.com/projects/link-grammar/">
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135 | Link Grammar Parser</ulink>,
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136 | <ulink url="&gnome-download-http;/loudmouth">Loudmouth</ulink>,
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137 | <ulink url="http://libots.sourceforge.net/">OTS</ulink>, and
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138 | <ulink url="http://software.frodo.looijaard.name/psiconv/">Psiconv</ulink>
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139 | </para>
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140 |
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141 | <note>
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142 | <para>
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143 | To enable many of the optional dependencies, review the information
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144 | from <command>./configure --help</command> for the necessary switches
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145 | you must pass to the <command>configure</command> script.
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146 | </para>
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147 | </note>
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148 |
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149 |
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150 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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151 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/abiword"/>
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152 | </para>
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153 | </sect2>
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154 |
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155 | <sect2 role="installation">
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156 | <title>Installation of AbiWord</title>
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157 |
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158 | <para>
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159 | Install <application>AbiWord</application> by running the following
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160 | commands:
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161 | </para>
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162 |
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163 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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164 | make</userinput></screen>
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165 |
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166 | <para>
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167 | This program does not come with a functional test suite.
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168 | </para>
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169 |
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170 | <para>
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171 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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172 | </para>
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173 |
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174 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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175 |
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176 | <note>
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177 | <para>
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178 | In order to install the local help files,
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179 | a graphics session is recommended.
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180 | </para>
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181 | </note>
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182 |
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183 | <para>
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184 | If you wish to install the local help files, untar and build them first:
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185 | </para>
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186 |
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187 | <screen><userinput>tar -xf ../abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version;.tar.gz &&
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188 | cd abiword-docs-&AbiWord-version; &&
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189 | ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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190 | make</userinput></screen>
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191 |
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192 | <para>
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193 | and then, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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194 | </para>
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195 |
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196 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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197 |
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198 | </sect2>
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199 |
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200 | <sect2 role="commands">
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201 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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202 |
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203 | <para>
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204 | <option>--without-evolution-data-server</option>: This switch disables
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205 | <application>AbiWord</application>
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206 | <application>Evolution Data Server</application> support which is known
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207 | to fail when using recent versions of
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208 | <application>Evolution Data Server</application>.
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209 | </para>
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210 |
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211 | <para>
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212 | <option>--enable-plugins="collab openxml goffice grammar"</option>: Build
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213 | some or all plugins. The openxml plugin enables
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214 | <application>Abiword</application> to open some .docx files.
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215 | The grammar plugin requires
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216 | <ulink url="http://www.abisource.com/projects/link-grammar/">Link Grammar
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217 | Parser</ulink>
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218 | </para>
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219 |
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220 | </sect2>
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221 |
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222 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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223 | <title>Configuring AbiWord</title>
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224 |
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225 | <sect3 id="abiword-config">
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226 | <title>Config File</title>
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227 |
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228 | <para>
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229 | <filename>~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</filename>
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230 | </para>
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231 |
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232 | <indexterm zone="abiword abiword-config">
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233 | <primary sortas="e-AA.AbiSuite-templates-normal">~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</primary>
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234 | </indexterm>
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235 | </sect3>
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236 |
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237 | <sect3>
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238 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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239 |
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240 | <para>
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241 | Choose the right template for your language and locale from the list
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242 | produced by the following command:
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243 | </para>
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244 |
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245 | <screen><userinput>ls /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;/templates</userinput></screen>
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246 |
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247 | <para>
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248 | Create the folder
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249 | <filename class='directory'>~/.AbiSuite/templates</filename> then copy
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250 | the <filename>normal.awt</filename> you want into it:
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251 | </para>
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252 |
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253 | <screen><userinput>install -v -m750 -d ~/.AbiSuite/templates &&
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254 | install -v -m640 /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;/templates/normal.awt-<replaceable><lang></replaceable> \
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255 | ~/.AbiSuite/templates/normal.awt</userinput></screen>
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256 |
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257 | <para>
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258 | Change <replaceable><lang></replaceable> by the above command to
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259 | fit the name of the file you want.
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260 | </para>
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261 |
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262 | <para>
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263 | If you are using multiple languages, you may need to edit the template
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264 | to use a font with greater coverage (e.g. one of the
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265 | <ulink url="http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/">DejaVu fonts</ulink>),
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266 | because <application>Abiword</application> does not use
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267 | <application>fontconfig</application> and can only display glyphs that
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268 | are provided in the chosen font.
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269 | </para>
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270 |
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271 | <para>
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272 | If you have <xref linkend="desktop-file-utils"/> installed, you should
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273 | run the <command>update-desktop-database</command> command to update the
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274 | mimeinfo cache and allow the Help system to work.
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275 | </para>
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276 |
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277 | <para>
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278 | If you have <xref linkend="xdg-utils"/> installed, you should
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279 | run the <command>xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --theme hicolor</command>
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280 | command, for the installed icon to be displayed in the menu item.
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281 | </para>
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282 |
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283 | </sect3>
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284 |
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285 | </sect2>
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286 |
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287 | <sect2 role="content">
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288 | <title>Contents</title>
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289 |
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290 | <segmentedlist>
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291 | <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
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292 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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293 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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294 |
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295 | <seglistitem>
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296 | <seg>
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297 | abiword
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298 | </seg>
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299 | <seg>
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300 | libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so
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301 | </seg>
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302 | <seg>
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303 | /usr/include/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;,
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304 | /usr/lib/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;, and
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305 | /usr/share/abiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;
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306 | </seg>
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307 | </seglistitem>
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308 | </segmentedlist>
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309 |
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310 | <variablelist>
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311 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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312 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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313 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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314 |
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315 | <varlistentry id="abiword-prog">
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316 | <term><command>abiword</command></term>
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317 | <listitem>
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318 | <para>
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319 | is the word processor, a wrapper for the functions in
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320 | libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version; - it can also be used on the
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321 | command line, see <command>man 1 abiword</command>.
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322 | </para>
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323 | <indexterm zone="abiword abiword-prog">
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324 | <primary sortas="b-abiword">abiword</primary>
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325 | </indexterm>
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326 | </listitem>
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327 | </varlistentry>
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328 |
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329 | <varlistentry id="libabiword">
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330 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so</filename></term>
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331 | <listitem>
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332 | <para>
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333 | provides functions to access MS Word documents.
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334 | </para>
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335 | <indexterm zone="abiword libabiword">
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336 | <primary sortas="c-libabiword">libabiword-&AbiWord-minor-version;.so</primary>
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337 | </indexterm>
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338 | </listitem>
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339 | </varlistentry>
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340 |
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341 | </variablelist>
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342 |
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343 | </sect2>
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344 |
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345 | </sect1>
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