# KOffice filters status: AbiWord Filter

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Import AbiWord for KWord
Last update | 12 Jun 2005
Features | - Import text - Can import formatting - Can read gzip-compressed files (just use .abw.gz or .zabw as an extension of the filename!) - Can read bzip2-compressed files (just use .abw.bz2 or .bzabw as an extension of the filename!) - Styles - Result of character styles - Images (PNG) - Fields (as far as KWord supports them.) - Page size, including page margins - Import ignored word list (for spell checking)
Todo | - Multiple columns - Lists - Header/footer - Bookmarks - Tables - Footnotes
History | 19 Jan 2001: First half working import filter. 24 Jan 2001: Can read gzip compressed AbiWord files. 31 Jan 2001: Can import all formating at character level. 09 Jan 2002: Can import styles. 27 Feb 2002: Fields. 19 Mar 2002: More styles, inlcuding character ones. 07 Jun 2002: Ignored Word List 28 Jan 2003: new XML parsing error message box 12 Jun 2005: import keyword/subject in documentinfo
Authors | Nicolas GOUTTE
Links | AbiSource (AbiWord's homepage) AbiWord's DTD
Comment | NOTE: this status describes the version of the filter for KOffice 1.3 (CVS HEAD)

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Export KWord to AbiWord
Last update | 25 Jan 2003
Features | - Can export simple text - Can export formatting - Can write gzip-compressed files (just use .abw.gz or .zabw as an extension of the filename!) - Can handle forced page breaks - Can export inlined pictures (converted to PNG) - Can export styles - Can export variables into fields (no custom variables!) - Can export page size, including page margins - Can export the ignored word list (for spell checking)
Todo | - Multiple columns. - Lists. - Inlined formula (MATHML) - Non-inlined pictures - Tables - KWord's DTP modus (How can you export that in AbiWord?) - Bookmarks - Footnotes - Many other things...
History | 17 Jan 2001: First filter version (can export simple texts and formats) 21 Jan 2001: Added colours and corrected bug in font size 31 Jan 2001: New form of comment header in the exported file 19 Mar 2001: Fix the bug due to the new KWord 16 Aug 2001: Fix forced page break handling 29 Nov 2001: Export of inlined images (PNG) 24 Feb 2002: Simplify the written file by avoiding redundant information 27 Feb 2002: Fields 19 Mar 2002: Page margins 09 Jun 2002: Ignored Word List 25 Jan 2003: Fix export of pictures
Authors | Nicolas GOUTTE
Links | Abisource (AbiWord's homepage) AbiWord's DTD
Comment | NOTE: this status describes the version of the filter for KOffice 1.3 (CVS HEAD)

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