Anyone here use Abiword?

[Shadow Skill]

I recently found this word processing programming, and it actually opens word documents with passwords!. Has anyone else come across it it seems like it's a little under the radar. [One less reason for me to boot windows for anything other than video confrencing and KOTOR.]

[superbnerd]

I have used Abiword when I wanted to do a quick edit, so I didn't have to wait for OOo. However, OOo has improved greatly so I haven't used Abiword in a while.

About the video confrencing, have you heard of GnomeMeeting (http://www.gnomemeeting.org/). It supports many formats and is available via yum.

[imdeemvp]

i also used abiword because its part of slackware and to be honest it starts up faster then open office...

[Shadow Skill]

You know I could never get slackware installed on my laptop and I have heard many good things about it. :(

[imdeemvp]

is not easy to use but yes its FAST!! i read this thread and the installation is no difference in slack 10 so here check it out: http://www.bitbenderforums.com/vb22/showthread.php?postid=311808

[WebWind]

it actually opens word documents with passwords!.

You mean that Abiword override password protection made in MS Office?

[taylor65]

Abiword is a nice word processor, but OpenOffice gets all the spotlights because it's available for all platforms. Similarly, gnumeric is a nice spreadsheet, but it doesn't get much attention.

[kosmosik]

I use LyX for word processing. it produces very nice documents.

[Ug]

I really like OO.org but in my opinion Abiword is the superior wordprocessor. I do think however that its going to be a tough call when OO.org 2.0 comes onto the scene.