Re: Stable version of AbiWord for WinXP?

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>> 2) a particular document or action,
>>
>
> I've seen this sequence lock up a couple times:
>
> 1) Start AbiWord.
>
> 2) Insert a smallish textbox (2in x 2in) on the page.
>
> 3) Insert a jpeg image in the textbox (the photo is probably on
> the order of 2Kx1K, so it is scaled down considerable
>
> 3) Click on the textbox border and them drag the textbox to
> another spot on the page. This sometimes locks up.
>
> 4) Click outside the textbox to de-select it.
>
> Repeat steps 3/4 a couple times if it doesn't lock up.
>
> Sometimes if you click in the wrong spot and drag the image out
> of the textbox it locks up as well.
>
Please report this as a bug at http://bugzilla.abisource.com/ - we don't
want to lose these reproduction instructions.

>
>> or 3) your default printer driver.
>>
>
> Nobody has ever attempted to print anything with AbiWord on
> this machine -- it's only been installed for a couple hours.
>
I refer to the Windows default printer.
>
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>
> Just the default empty document that you get when you start
> AbiWord. It's happened several times and usually withing a
> minute or two of starting work on a document.
>
>
This should also go in that bug report.
>> 3) This may seem weird, but it matters in every program that uses page
>> size to affect the document. (This includes at least Word, and probably
>> many others). What kind of printer do you have?
>>
>
> There is no printer attached to the machine in question. I
> think it's configured to use a Cannon ink-jet printer on
> another machine.
>
>
This could be the thing! I recall Word 97 crashing when my default
printer was unavailable (network printer with no network) - Windows
generally doesn't handle missing printers too well. I'd definitely
suggest giving PDFCreator a shot. Unfortunately, Windows printing is a
bit of a black art, so tracking down these kinds of problems is kind of
tricky.
>> Are you using the latest drivers from the manufacturer? Try
>> installing PDFCreator from
>> http://www.sf.net/projects/pdfcreator/ and setting it as your
>> default printer.
>>
>
> OK. Installing PDFCreator was already on the list of things to
> do anyway.
>
>
>> You'll get the capability to create Adobe Acrobat PDF files
>> for free, and it will help stabilize any printing programs
>> (since they all have to ask Windows information about the
>> printer, and Windows in turn asks the printer driver). If the
>> problem goes away with this change, then we know that there's
>> something funky with the way your printer is acting. Try
>> leaving it on all the time - it probably goes into a low-power
>> mode when left alone anyway, and it makes Windows less
>> confused if you don't constantly plug and unplug hardware
>> (which is what on/off on your printer looks like to your
>> computer)
>>
>> Hope this helps! Let us know the answers to these questions.
>> If you get it pinned down to a more specific case or set of
>> cases, please file bugs at http://bugzilla.abisource.com/
>> Thank you!
>>
>
> I'll see if I can narrow it down.
>
>

Thanks for your help!

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