Subject: Re: "special characters" and a problem
From: Robert Sievers (bob@abisource.com)
Date: Mon Feb 14 2000 - 17:25:34 CST
At , Dick Kampman wrote:
>I am using AbiWord for a couple of days, after having used Applixword for
>about 2 years. I like the abw-format of AbiWord, which is based on XML,
>I understand.
>
>1. Is it possible to to insert "SPECIAL CHARACTERS" into the textsurface
>with the help of escapecodes?
You can enter special characters into AbiWord. Rather than use escape
codes, you can directly enter them from the keyboard. Of course, you have
to be using a foreign keyboard layout.
>3. Can I find the XML specifications in books about this subject, or has
>AbiWord her own specific XML-code?
AbiWord does have it's own set of XML tags and attributes. As some of the
remaining features such as fields and tables begin to take shape, so will
the final XML specifications. At that time, there may be more
documentation available. Until then, the AbiWord source code itself is the
only place to look.
>Further, I encountered a PROBLEM when writing text: sometimes a word
>disappears from the textsurface, while white space remains. After saving
>and restarting AbiWord, the word appears again. Can you explain what is
>happening, and how I can improve this feature?
There have been a few problems like this in the past. First, make sure you
are you using AbiWord 0.7.8. If so, let's take this off the list. Send me
personal email with a reproducible set of steps that shows the problem, and
I will get it isolated and logged.
Robert Sievers
Open Source Evangelist
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