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Old 05-19-2006, 06:56 AM   #1
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Abiword alternative


I know there are probably quite a few alternative word processors, but I use abiword quite a lot as I don't need an office suite. I noticed it was dropped from current, so either I'll have to install KDE or find something else. I don't really want koffice or openoffice. Are there any good alternatives that don't require kde or gnome? Otherwise I'll use latex I supopose.
 
Old 05-19-2006, 07:05 AM   #2
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what distro are u talking about? slackware 10.2 or freebsd? i have slack 10.2 and abiword came installed with it.
i don't know but does abiword require kde to run? i would try downloading abiword source and install it. maybe it would run.
 
Old 05-19-2006, 07:17 AM   #3
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Abiword runs on Gnome perfectly. It doesn't need KDE. And I assume that it's part of the Goffice package. I might be wrong though..

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Old 05-19-2006, 07:31 AM   #4
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It wont be on the next version, that's what I mean.
 
Old 05-19-2006, 07:39 AM   #5
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How about compiling Abiword yourself. The last time I did that, it didn't take long or require too many dependencies. You can also create your own packages with checkinstall.
 
Old 05-19-2006, 08:09 AM   #6
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If I remember the Changelog correctly, compiling Abiword without Gnome has become problematic.

If you go the LaTeX route, you might take a look at Texmaker or LyX. The only relatively lightweight word processor that does everything I want it to do is WordPerfect 8, but that has its own problems. (Closed source abandonware, requires old libraries, etc.)
 
Old 05-19-2006, 08:22 AM   #7
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Yes, abiword requires gnome, which is why it's being dropped. I don't usually have kde either. I use fluxbox. I've heard of Lyx but never tried it. I've used latex a bit. This obviously isn't an issue until slackware 11.0 comes out. But afaik, at the moment, abiword is the only standalone wordprocessor that comes with slackware 10.2.
 
Old 05-19-2006, 08:51 AM   #8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simcox1
I know there are probably quite a few alternative word processors, but I use abiword quite a lot as I don't need an office suite. I noticed it was dropped from current, so either I'll have to install KDE or find something else. I don't really want koffice or openoffice. Are there any good alternatives that don't require kde or gnome? Otherwise I'll use latex I supopose.
I hated Abiword and uninstalled it. OpenOffice may have a huge bloat factor but it works and supports everything and more. If you don't want a giant package like that, look at Nedit or Bluefish. I don't think they'll support microslop formats, though.

P.S. I don't use gnome or KDE
 
Old 05-19-2006, 09:07 AM   #9
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So the basic answer is no. I'll have to use an office suite.
 
Old 05-19-2006, 10:01 AM   #10
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"I know there are probably quite a few alternative word processors, but I use abiword quite a lot as I don't need an office suite."

I guess it all depends on one's needs, hardware, and usage.

I use an old box (PII 266) with 128 MB RAM, i need something lite and fast, and my writing needs are basic. I write everything in blocks and save in .txt format, that way anybody can read it.

So after after trying a lot of programs and discarding them because of bloat or speed, i ended up with my text editor Joe. It's fast and only weighs ~700 MB.

It offers me the basics needs: wordwrap, block copying and pasting, centering, block formatting, and it's super configurable you can use one Fn key for most actions (i.e. save/exit = F10). It took me a couple of hours to be confortable with it.

Like i said, if you don't need fancy writing...

How to customize Joe
http://ed.asisaid.com/jostrokes.html

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Old 05-19-2006, 10:18 AM   #11
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If you want lighter weight abiword use the old GTK-1.2 version.
Sources and build script:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...abiword-1.0.7/

Package:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...0.7-i486-1.tgz
 
Old 05-19-2006, 11:25 AM   #12
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If you want lighter weight abiword use the old GTK-1.2 version.
Sources and build script:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...abiword-1.0.7/

Package:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...0.7-i486-1.tgz
I get a message box up saying that no fonts are installed in it's font path and talks about a wrapper script, but I can't find this.

BTW why does this package install in /share/ ??
 
Old 05-19-2006, 11:28 AM   #13
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Abiword comes with Freerock GNOME.
 
Old 05-19-2006, 01:13 PM   #14
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Yes but OP doesn't want gnome or kde.

And I would still like an answer to my questions about that abiword slack package.

LyX seems quite good for word processing. The slack package can be downloaded from the lyx ftp: ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.4.1/...rbs-i686-1.tgz

http://www.lyx.org/

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Old 05-19-2006, 01:28 PM   #15
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As for the question about fonts and that old Abiword Slack package, tell me if this helps:

http://www.abisource.com/faquser.phtml#2.7
 
  


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