On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 1   the configure told me that wv would not provide wmf to png facility  (I
> compiled 1.0.3 with libwmf and all went well)

Please just ignore that warning.

> 2   It said jpeg support was compiled in but Abi will not display jpegs

Can't help with this, sorry.

> 3   It would not compile with gnome, saying it needed gal-2.0, which despite the
> most valiant efforts of Mr Google does not appear to exist anywhere on the
> planet!

It exists. Fear not. Try ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gal2-0/0.0
(maybe) - or just build w/o GNOME.

> 4   It needed all sorts of extra stuff for Xft but I can probably sort that out
> later when I am not so tired with it all.  Upgrading to Mandrake 9 has not been
> a fun experience!

Xft - why not wait for Mandrake 9.1? That should have a working Xft2.

Also, try CVS HEAD AbiWord. It crashes a lot, but when it works it works
well. Remember of course that this is a development series...

Regards, Frank

Francis James Franklin
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