--- Dom Lachowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW, all builds are bidi capable now. > > http://abiword.pchasm.org/builds/nightly/ > > Last updated Sept 4, which was probably the last > time Win32 worked before I intentionally slightly > broke the tree.
I had been assuming this one wasn't up-to-date since I try it now and then and it still causes Bug 3840 for me. (Crashes loading World.abw) I've just re-opened it... http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3840 Andrew. > Dom > > On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 11:16 PM, Andrew > Dunbar wrote: > > > I wonder if sombebody has an up-to-date nightly > build > > for Windows. I really want to test a new bidi > build > > and it must be a complete installer version. I > can't > > get .exe only versions to install on the cybercafe > > computers. > > > > Thanks. Andrew Dunbar. > > > >>> On 2002.09.06 13:35 Dom Lachowicz wrote: > >>> Please consider this a 1-month "head's up". I'd > >> like to get 1.1.0 out > >>> the door on Friday October 4, 2002. This will > be > >> very much a > >>> "developer's release." This means that: > >>> > >>> * It should be considered unstable (for just > about > >> every conceivable > >>> definition of unstable) > >>> * Some features may not be fully implemented or > >> may be buggy > >>> * Some features that will go into 2.0 may not > have > >> been started yet and > >>> will evolve with the 1.1.x series > >>> * There will be no string or documentation > freeze > >>> > >>> That said, this release should definitely raise > >> some eyebrows in the > >>> community. It will have quite a few good new > >> features, bug fixes, > >>> plugins, and other such updates. It should > >> "reasonably work" for most > >>> people, given some definition of "reasonably". > I'd > >> like to set the > >>> baseline at "just about all 1.0.x features > should > >> work in 1.1.0". > >>> > >>> Users should be encouraged to try this release, > >> but we should steer > >>> them away from using it in production settings > or > >> as their primary WP. > >>> They do so at their own risk, and doing so (to > >> quote EAZen) will > >>> "invoke the wrath of Dom" (whatever that > >> means...). Until the 1.1.x > >>> tree has stabilized substantially, we should > >> strongly advocate using > >>> the 1.0.x series unless there are some dire > >> circumstances forcing a > >>> particular user to upgrade. > >>> > >>> Ideally, this series will generate lots of good > >> bug reports, new > >>> developer interest, patches, and an increase in > >> users, all leading to a > >>> rock-solid and well-endowed 2.0 product. > >>> > >>> The tree will close only for a few hours, if > that. > >> Tinderbox must be > >>> green in order to release. Nothing else will be > >> considered > >>> show-stopper. Target platforms: QNX, UNIX/GTK+2, > >> Win32. There will be > >>> no UNIX/GNOME2 port of this release. More news > >> will follow as the > >>> release date draws nearer. > >>> > >>> Thanks and keep up the great work, > >>> Dom > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> A whole series of random thoughts pop up on this > >> one, and probably to early for atleast half of my > >> questions, so, I'll itemize. > >> > >> A) WooHoo! Feel free to let us know what will go > in > >> when you make the decisions. > >> B) I will emphasize the "unstable," "developers > >> release, not ready for primetime" and "not to be > >> used where you need it." > >> C) Uwog said "invoke the wrath of dom." I > >> originally said, "*at the risk of invoking the > wrath > >> of dom," then changed it to my new favourite > running > >> gag, "*at the risk of invoking 'AbiWord II: The > >> Wrath of Dom'." > >> D) Will there be a source option with all plugins > >> included? That would be "boffo good!" > >> E) ACK! GNOME IS DEAD! HE SAID IT AGAIN! (yet, > if > >> you're using gtk<anything>, you're using glib...) > >> > >> Look at that, I saved $56 on taxes...so...the > >> government owes me...no, I still owe the > >> government...WHAT!? $64,000!? > > > > ===== > > > http://linguaphile.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/translator.pl > > > http://www.abisource.com > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > ===== http://linguaphile.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/translator.pl http://www.abisource.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
