On Wed, 2008-11-26 at 10:31 +0100, Tomeu Vizoso wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:17 PM, J.M. Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > > >> Can you make a .xo file that people can download and install via the > >> browser on the XO? > > > > You don't need an .xo update for this (the current Write version will > > work just fine), but an libabiword RPM update. I'm not sure how people > > with an XO would retrieve this, as I was out of the loop for a lil' > > while and stuff has been changing fast ;) > > Well, this is still pretty much the same, people would need to install > a rpm via the traditional methods and would need root for that.
So "yum -y update libabiword" it is. Marc > There's some chance of bundling the libraries inside the .xo, > overriding the ones in the system, though haven't tried that myself > and I'm not sure what it would take. > > Regards, > > Tomeu > > > Anyone? > > > > Marc > > > >> If you can post that, I think I can get a few Arabic speakers with > >> Arabic XOs to try it out. > > > > That would be very much appreciated! > > > > Marc > > > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Greg S > >> > >> ************ > >> > >> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:14:44 +0100 > >> From: "J.M. Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: [sugar] AbiWord 2.6.5 pushed, please test! > >> To: sugar@lists.laptop.org > >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Content-Type: text/plain > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I've just updated AbiWord to 2.6.5 in sugar-jhbuild as well as fedora's > >> OLPC-3 branch. A public release on abisource.com will follow soonish, > >> but we don't want to keep the kids waiting now, do we? > >> > >> The most important change in this release for OLPC is "improved complex > >> script rendering". To be precise: before 2.6.5, AbiWord did not always > >> shape composite glyphs correctly. This made AbiWord unusable for > >> languages like Arabic. > >> > >> So, I'd like to ask everyone familiar with such languages to test > >> AbiWord 2.6.5. If you use the Write activity that uses libabiword 2.6.5 > >> to test Arabic for example, then make sure to use a font that includes > >> Arabic glyphs. DejaVu Sans does if I remember correctly[1]. > >> > >> We improved our rendering based on community feedback only, as none of > >> the AbiWord developers have any knowledge of complex scripts themselves. > >> Ergo: > >> > >> * We depend on your feedback! * > >> > >> Thanks to all who helped in the process so far. > >> > >> If you find any bugs, the please file a bug report at > >> http://bugzilla.abisource.com. Extra kudos if you can reproduce it > >> reliably :) > >> > >> Cheers! > >> Marc > >> > >> [1] Write should default to a proper font based on the locale. It's a > >> known 'bug'. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sugar mailing list > > Sugar@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar > > _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list Sugar@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar