AbiWord (/ˈæbiwɜːrd/) is a free and open-sourceword processor. It is written in C++ and since version 3 it is based on GTK+ 3. The name "AbiWord" is derived from the root of the Spanish word "abierto", meaning "open".[3]
AbiWord was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first part of a proposed AbiSuite but was adopted by open source developers after SourceGear changed its business focus and ceased development. It now runs on Linux, ReactOS, Solaris, AmigaOS 4.0 (through its CygwinX11 engine), MeeGo (on the Nokia N9 smartphone), Maemo (on the Nokia N810), QNX and other operating systems. Development of a version for Microsoft Windows has temporarily ended due to lack of maintainers (the latest released versions are 2.8.6 and 2.9.4 beta).[4]
The macOS port has remained on version 2.4 since 2005,[5] although the current version does run non-natively on macOS through XQuartz.
AbiWord is part of the AbiSource project which develops a number of office-related technologies.[6]
AbiWord supports both basic word processing features such as lists, indents and character formats, and more sophisticated features including tables, styles, page headers and footers, footnotes, templates, multiple views, page columns, spell checking, and grammar checking.[7]The Presentation view of AbiWord, which permits easy display of presentations created in AbiWord on "screen-sized" pages, is another feature not often found in word processors.
Interfaceedit
AbiWord generally works similarly to classic versions (pre-Office 2007) of Microsoft Word, as direct ease of migration was a high priority early goal. While many interface similarities remain, cloning the Word interface is no longer a top priority. The interface is intended to follow user interface guidelines for each respective platform.
Collaborationedit
AbiWord allows users to share and collaborate on documents in a similar manner to Google Docs, using a system known as GOCollab.[8] Users can collaborate using a varitety of different protocols including TCP and XMPP,[9] and formerly over AbiCollab.net, a web based service that facilitated collaboration between users.[10]
The AbiWord project includes a US English-only grammar checking plugin using Link Grammar. AbiWord had grammar checking before any other open source word processor, although a grammar checker was later added to OpenOffice.org.[7] Link Grammar is both a theory of syntax and an open source parser which is now developed by the AbiWord project.
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^"Linutop news : Collaborative Editing with AbiWord". www.linutop.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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^"AbiWord v2.6.0 Released". www.abisource.com. from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
^"AbiWord v2.6.5 Changelog". www.abisource.com. from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
^. abisource.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to AbiWord.
Official website
"Italian site of AbiWord" (in Italian).
Leonard, Andrew (November 15, 2002). . Salon.com. Archived from the original on 2002-11-16.
. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17.
"AbiWord: A Small, Swift Word Processor". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03.
March 15, 2024
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AbiWord ˈ ae b i w ɜːr d is a free and open source word processor It is written in C and since version 3 it is based on GTK 3 The name AbiWord is derived from the root of the Spanish word abierto meaning open 3 AbiWordAbiWord running on Debian 11Developer s AbiSourceInitial releaseDecember 1 1998 25 years ago 1998 12 01 Stable release3 0 5 1 3 July 2021Preview releasenone Linux 2 9 4 Windows Repositorygitlab wbr gnome wbr org wbr World wbr AbiWordWritten inC Operating systemCross platformAvailable inMultilingual 2 TypeWord processorLicenseGPL 2 0 or laterWebsitegitlab wbr gnome wbr org wbr World wbr AbiWordAbiWord was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first part of a proposed AbiSuite but was adopted by open source developers after SourceGear changed its business focus and ceased development It now runs on Linux ReactOS Solaris AmigaOS 4 0 through its Cygwin X11 engine MeeGo on the Nokia N9 smartphone Maemo on the Nokia N810 QNX and other operating systems Development of a version for Microsoft Windows has temporarily ended due to lack of maintainers the latest released versions are 2 8 6 and 2 9 4 beta 4 The macOS port has remained on version 2 4 since 2005 5 although the current version does run non natively on macOS through XQuartz AbiWord is part of the AbiSource project which develops a number of office related technologies 6 Contents 1 Features 1 1 Interface 1 2 Collaboration 1 3 File formats 1 4 Grammar checking 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksFeatures editAbiWord supports both basic word processing features such as lists indents and character formats and more sophisticated features including tables styles page headers and footers footnotes templates multiple views page columns spell checking and grammar checking 7 The Presentation view of AbiWord which permits easy display of presentations created in AbiWord on screen sized pages is another feature not often found in word processors Interface edit AbiWord generally works similarly to classic versions pre Office 2007 of Microsoft Word as direct ease of migration was a high priority early goal While many interface similarities remain cloning the Word interface is no longer a top priority The interface is intended to follow user interface guidelines for each respective platform Collaboration edit AbiWord allows users to share and collaborate on documents in a similar manner to Google Docs using a system known as GOCollab 8 Users can collaborate using a varitety of different protocols including TCP and XMPP 9 and formerly over AbiCollab net a web based service that facilitated collaboration between users 10 File formats edit AbiWord comes with several import and export filters providing partial support for such formats as HTML Microsoft Word doc Office Open XML docx 11 12 OpenDocument Text odt 13 Rich Text Format rtf and text documents txt LaTeX is supported for export only Plug in filters are available to deal with many other formats notably WordPerfect documents The native file format abw uses XML so as to mitigate vendor lock in concerns with respect to interoperability and digital archiving Grammar checking edit The AbiWord project includes a US English only grammar checking plugin using Link Grammar AbiWord had grammar checking before any other open source word processor although a grammar checker was later added to OpenOffice org 7 Link Grammar is both a theory of syntax and an open source parser which is now developed by the AbiWord project See also edit nbsp Free and open source software portalList of free and open source software packages List of word processors Comparison of word processors Office Open XML software OpenDocument softwareReferences edit AbiWord v3 0 5 ChangeLog List of AbiWord translations both complete and incomplete Archived from the original on 2017 06 30 Retrieved 2019 11 25 Project Mascot Abi the Ant Page explains Abi is pronounced just like Abby Archived from the original on 2007 12 23 Index of downloads abiword 2 9 4 Windows Archived from the original on 2012 12 09 Franklin Francis James 2005 09 11 fjf s Cocoa AbiWord for Mac MacOSX Archived from the original on 5 June 2010 Retrieved 2010 05 22 AbiSource Projects AbiSource 2011 09 22 Archived from the original on 2013 10 24 Retrieved 2011 09 22 a b AbiWord beats OpenOffice to a Grammar Checker Slashdot 2005 10 15 Retrieved 2007 11 23 The recently released AbiWord 2 4 is the first Free Word Processor to offer an integrated Grammar Checker GOCollab Peer to Peer Document Collaboration The GNOME Journal 15 September 2005 Retrieved 21 February 2024 Linutop news Collaborative Editing with AbiWord www linutop com Retrieved 2024 02 21 AbiCollab Abisource Wiki 14 February 2011 Retrieved 21 February 2024 AbiWord v2 6 0 Released www abisource com Archived from the original on 1 April 2008 Retrieved 2008 03 24 AbiWord v2 6 5 Changelog www abisource com Archived from the original on 17 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 19 Abiword 2 4 2 Release Notes abisource com Archived from the original on 15 June 2009 Retrieved 2009 03 03 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to AbiWord Official website nbsp Italian site of AbiWord in Italian Leonard Andrew November 15 2002 Abiword Up History of the project and comparison with closed source development Salon com Archived from the original on 2002 11 16 Interview with Development team after 2 6 release Archived from the original on 2008 05 17 AbiWord A Small Swift Word Processor Archived from the original on 2013 01 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AbiWord amp oldid 1211044112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
