Re: abw file format compatibility between abiword 2.4, 2.6 and 2.8

FYI - you can keep using 6.06 and add our apt-get source so that you get
the latest updates: Ubuntu's version is (grievously) out of date and
unreliable. http://abisource.com/wiki/Install_on_Ubuntu

Ryan

Martin Sevior wrote:
> Hi Myasar,
> There are no new features between abiword-2.4.6 and
> abiword-2.6.8. Files created with abiword-2.6 will load into
> abiword-2.4.
>
> However I'd just note that the printing system in used by 2.4 and 2.6
> is very buggy and unmaintained.
>
> AbiWord-2.8 has a number of new features, Among them, annotations,
> native jpeg images, svg images, that will mean files created by it may
> not work or print correctly in either 2.4 or 2.6.
>
> AbiWord 2.8 also uses a modern and well maintained print system and
> literally hundreds of bug fixes and file format import/export
> improvements over earlier releases.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Martin
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:22 PM, <myasar@free.fr> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>> The file is forward-compatible, but we don't guarantee
>>> backwards-compatibility.
>> OK, that's what I wanted to know.
>>
>>> Some files created by 2.6/2.8 would probably refuse to load in 2.4.
>> How can I know exactly what would cause file incompatibility ?
>>
>> I have read Abiword 2.6 changelog and I can't find any new feature that would
>> cause incompatibility.
>> On the other hand, I have seen that Abiword 2.8 added SVG support, so I expect
>> incompatibilities.
>>
>>> I don't know how your "print server" works, but AbiWord 2.8 (due out
>>> in about 1-2 weeks) does a much better job printing than 2.4 did.
>> I'm not planning to upgrade Abiword on the server (Ubuntu 6.06).
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