Re: Abiword on BeOS

Paul Rohr (paul@abisource.com)
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 08:32:45 -0700


At 03:35 PM 9/15/99 -0700, Bob Porter wrote:
>I'm experiencing some difficulty with the software. Cursors appear
>during typing and the cursor itself blinks irratically. Is this because
>BeOS release is still experimental?

Yep.

>If so, when will the working version
>be available? Thanks, Bob.

Like any Open Source project, the answer to that question depends on the
number of BeOS developers we can find to share the work. Everything you see
so far has been the result of weekend work by one person, Thomas Fletcher,
who's recently had a bunch of downtime to get married. (Way to go, Thomas!)

By all means, feel free to evangelize this project to any and all BeOS
developers you know. The Be developer and user communities are known for
their high standards when it comes to end-user GUI applications, and we're
looking forward to their help in polishing AbiWord.

In the README, Thomas has summarized many of the relevant discrepancies
between the user experience on Be and the other platforms, so if you notice
others, please make sure they get logged in Bugzilla. Or, better yet, send
patches!

Paul



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