James Miller wrote: > > I would say that, at this point, the score stands at; Ted - 1, > Abiword 1 3/4 in terms of M$Word compatibility. If we take into > account the miserable way both performed with the resume I wrote > about earlier, we might change that to -1 3/4 and -1 (minus sign), > respectively.
I appreciate this detailed assessment, James. It is very useful. So, in terms of MSW compatibility, AbiWord is ahead. However, that is just one factor. There are other things equally important. Footprint and speed come immediately to mind. I think somebody (here?) said that Ted might need Gimp. Is that correct? If so, it would increase the footprint considerably. As far as speed goes, I would be grateful James (or somebody) would do some Ted-vs-Abiword timings (on the same machine). How long does each take to boot? How long does each take to scroll from the top of a long document to the bottom? How long does each take to spell check a long document? How reponsive is the keyboard (when you press a key quickly several times, how well does it keep up)? If Ted is substantially faster than AbiWord, then it may be better for BL2 (even if its MSW compatibility is not as good). Cheers, Steven To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
