AbiWord UI details
This matrix describes the current extent of platform-specific support for various UI features in AbiWord.
Unlike most applications, AbiWord was designed from the beginning to be part of a cross-platform suite consisting of multiple
applications. Thus, each port of AbiWord combines together a mix of the following four kinds of code:
- Cross-application (XAP) vs. application-specific (AP)
- Cross-platform (XP) vs. platform-specific (Windows, Unix, etc.)
Any application-specific UI features which are entirely handled in XP code (such as keybindings, menu and toolbar layouts, string translations, etc.) are outside the scope of this document, and thus not listed here.
Legend
| yes |
This feature is done/working. |
| later |
This feature is not planned for 1.0. If you send us code, you will change our minds. |
| partially |
This feature is partially done, but needs work. |
| buggy |
This feature is done, but is too bug-ridden to be usable. |
| no |
This feature is not implemented. |
| unknown |
The status of this feature is unknown. |
| n/a |
Not applicable. |
Column explanation
- XP
- Cross-platform.
- Win
- Windows version.
- Unix
- Unix version.
- Gnome
- Gnome version.
- BeOS
- BeOS version.
- QNX
- QNX version.
- Mac
- MacIntosh version.
Framework
Framework code needs to be ported once for each GUI, and can then be used in multiple applications.
Utilities (abi/src/af/util)
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| Assert |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Debug |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| String |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Timer |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
2D Graphics (abi/src/af/gr)
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| Graphics |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Fonts |
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Images |
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
Events (abi/src/af/ev)
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| Menu |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
bug #483 |
unknown |
no |
| Mouse |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Keyboard |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Toolbar |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
Application-neutral framework (abi/src/af/xap)
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| App |
yes |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Frame |
yes |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Clipboard |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| DialogFactory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| TBControlFactory
|
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
Application
The “other half” of getting the framework ported is to turn on the application-specific logic for AbiWord.
Main (abi/src/wp/main)
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| Main |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
partially |
yes |
yes |
Application-specific logic (abi/src/wp/ap)
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| App |
yes |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Frame |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Clipboard |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| DialogFactory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| TBControlFactory
|
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| LeftRuler |
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| TopRuler |
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| Prefs |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| StatusBar |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| TB_FontCombo
|
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| TB_SizeCombo
|
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| TB_StyleCombo
|
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| TB_ZoomCombo
|
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
Dialogs (XAP)
Some dialogs can be used across multiple applications.
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| MessageBox |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
| File / Open, SaveAs |
partially |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
bug #473 |
no |
no |
| File / Print |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
no |
no |
| View / Zoom |
partially |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
no |
| Format / Font |
yes |
yes |
bug #584 |
n/a |
unknown |
no |
no |
| Window / More |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
no |
no |
no |
| Help / About |
yes |
yes |
yes |
n/a |
unknown |
no |
no |
Dialogs (XAP)
Most of the AbiWord dialogs are application-specific.
| |
XP |
Win |
Unix |
Gnome |
BeOS |
QNX |
Mac |
| File / PageSetup |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Edit / Replace |
bug #310 and bug #375 |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
no |
| Edit / Goto |
POW |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Edit / Spell |
bug #581 |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
partially |
no |
no |
| Edit / Options |
buggy |
bug #693 |
buggy |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Break |
partially |
yes |
yes |
unknown |
unknown |
no |
no |
| Insert / PageNumber |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / DateTime |
partially |
partially |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Field |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Symbol |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Paragraph |
bug #594, bug #607 and bug #624 |
yes |
partially |
unknown |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Bullets |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Borders |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Column |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Tab |
partially |
no |
partially |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / Style |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Insert / WordCount |
POW |
later |
later |
later |
later |
later |
later |
Last updated: 2001-02-10