Thanks. I'll take a look.
> I don't think the format is the main problem to be solved - you'll want to
> import and export multiple formats anyway. A larger problem is how to
> implement the embedding and the vector graphics editor, I bet.
Woah -- who said anything about an editor?
Gnome Workshop project aside, I'll be happy if I can run some
commandline tool to convert the output of Xfig or GYVE or Killustrator
or something to a format usable by AbiWord. I'll then want to be able
to put it in a document, view it onscreen as I edit the text around
it, and then print it out and have it look nice. That's about all I'm
shooting for, for now. Although it would be nice if AbiWord could
handle OLE under Windows and Bonobo objects from Gnome and replicants
under BeOS, that's a different thing.
So -- the format kinda is the main problem to be solved.
> I would suggest using Raph Levien's libart_lgpl, which comes with the
> Gnome libraries but is separate from them and should be easily ported to
> Windows if it doesn't already work.
I'll at least look at it.
> The other problem is how to implement embedding. Obviously the simple
> thing is to just include vector editor capabilities in the AbiWord
> executable.
This is a different thing, and a much bigger deal.
> Obviously you should start small and concrete if you actually plan to
> achieve anything, so some of these comments are just to give you a sense
> of the Master Plan from the Gnome side, so you won't duplicate work down
> the line.
Yep. Thanks for the info.
-- Matt Kimball mkimball@xmission.com