AbiWord
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| - | [http://www.abiword.com AbiWord] is an Open Source word processor that uses [[GTK]] as its GUI. The AbiWord project has financed [http://www.abisource.com/twiki/bin/view/Abiword/TheAbiWordOLPCUserInterface an AbiWord Summer of Code project] to produce a version with a user interface tailored to the OLPC hardware and the typical OLPC user. | + | [http://www.abiword.com AbiWord] is an Open Source word processor that uses [[GTK]] as its GUI. The AbiWord project has financed [http://www.abisource.com/twiki/bin/view/Abiword/TheAbiWordOLPCUserInterface an AbiWord Summer of Code project] to produce a version with a user interface tailored to the OLPC hardware and the typical OLPC user. The following is the outcome of that project: |
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| + | =What's been done...= | ||
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| + | *AbiWord runs in the sugar shell | ||
| + | *It has a minimal interface with a custom toolbar | ||
| + | *I implemented a new clipart toolbar that lets kids drag and drop pictures into their documents | ||
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| + | =What's left to do...= | ||
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| + | *Polish (make clipart bar look nicer, have it look for clipart somewhere intelligent) | ||
| + | *Finish implementing table menu button | ||
| + | *Integrate AbiCollab with Sugar shell | ||
| + | *Use clipart bar to add drawings drawing app | ||
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| + | =More Details= | ||
| + | *http://www.snowedin.net/summerofcode/ | ||
| + | *http://www.snowedin.net/ideas/AbiWord+on+OLPC | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 5 September 2006
AbiWord is an Open Source word processor that uses GTK as its GUI. The AbiWord project has financed an AbiWord Summer of Code project to produce a version with a user interface tailored to the OLPC hardware and the typical OLPC user. The following is the outcome of that project:
What's been done...
- AbiWord runs in the sugar shell
- It has a minimal interface with a custom toolbar
- I implemented a new clipart toolbar that lets kids drag and drop pictures into their documents
What's left to do...
- Polish (make clipart bar look nicer, have it look for clipart somewhere intelligent)
- Finish implementing table menu button
- Integrate AbiCollab with Sugar shell
- Use clipart bar to add drawings drawing app
