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brianinmaine · 10-03-2013, 05:02 AM

I was searching for a spreadsheet, saw that twobob had gnumeric working at one time, but then found this: http://siag.nu/
It has more than I was planning on, but might be a good fit for this device. I'm still learning to compile things for the Kindle, and I did this on the debian image on the Kindle. From some instructions I found on the web: http://www.debian-administration.org...pirit/weblog/1

Code:

1. Install some dependencies

# aptitude install libxmu-dev libxaw7-dev libxpm-dev libncurses-dev

2. Download the latest (years-old) tar.gz files for neXtaw, XawM, Mowitz, and siag from http://www.siag.nu.

3. Untar and compile:

$ tar xvfz neXtaw-0.15.1.tar.gz
$ cd neXtaw-0.15.1
$ ./configure
$ make
# make install
$ cd ..

$ tar xvfz XawM-1.5u.tar.gz
$ cd XawM-1.5u
$ ./configure
$ make
# make install
$ cd ..

$ tar xvfz Mowitz-0.3.1.tar.gz
$ cd Mowitz-0.3.1
$ ./configure
$ make
# make install
$ cd ..

$ tar xvfz siag-3.6.1.tar.gz
$ cd siag-3.6.1
$ ./configure
$ make
# make install
$ cd ..

All compiled after a few minor glitches (probably just me), I copied it over to the Kindle and tried it out. Some programs partly worked, the file manager and the word processor, but siag the spreadsheet didn't. It gives these warnings:

Code:

Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C
Warning: X locale modifiers not supported, using default
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetic-medium-**CLIP**" to type FontStruct
Warning: Unable to load any usable fontset
Panic: can't load any fonts!

These errors lead me to believe that in the configure for siag, you have the option of --with-t1lib, which should let you have more of the older type1 fonts it needs to work?? I did an apt-get of libt1 but configure can't find the library?? It could also be a problem with the locales, as the ones on the Kindle are utf8, which are not what we want for this. Not sure how to add one, even.

Anyway, I messed with this for a couple nights now and am ready to give up again. Anyone else who would like to give this a try? I had to search for each package on the web, if you want I can post them here. Doesn't take very long to get it compiled.

The word processor needs a button added or some way to enable the keyboard, the file manager isn't awesome, but might be better than the other one (pcmanfm). A spreadsheet would be handy for simple things.

I didn't bother to post it yet, as siag doesn't work. Comments? Suggestions?

10-03-2013, 05:02 AM	#1
brianinmaine Evangelist Posts: 457 Karma: 1287375 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Gardiner, Maine Device: Touch (5.3.7)	Siag Office - tiny office suite I was searching for a spreadsheet, saw that twobob had gnumeric working at one time, but then found this: http://siag.nu/ It has more than I was planning on, but might be a good fit for this device. I'm still learning to compile things for the Kindle, and I did this on the debian image on the Kindle. From some instructions I found on the web: http://www.debian-administration.org...pirit/weblog/1 Code: 1. Install some dependencies # aptitude install libxmu-dev libxaw7-dev libxpm-dev libncurses-dev 2. Download the latest (years-old) tar.gz files for neXtaw, XawM, Mowitz, and siag from http://www.siag.nu. 3. Untar and compile: $ tar xvfz neXtaw-0.15.1.tar.gz $ cd neXtaw-0.15.1 $ ./configure $ make # make install $ cd .. $ tar xvfz XawM-1.5u.tar.gz $ cd XawM-1.5u $ ./configure $ make # make install $ cd .. $ tar xvfz Mowitz-0.3.1.tar.gz $ cd Mowitz-0.3.1 $ ./configure $ make # make install $ cd .. $ tar xvfz siag-3.6.1.tar.gz $ cd siag-3.6.1 $ ./configure $ make # make install $ cd .. All compiled after a few minor glitches (probably just me), I copied it over to the Kindle and tried it out. Some programs partly worked, the file manager and the word processor, but siag the spreadsheet didn't. It gives these warnings: Code: Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C Warning: X locale modifiers not supported, using default Warning: Cannot convert string "--helvetic-medium-CLIP*" to type FontStruct Warning: Unable to load any usable fontset Panic: can't load any fonts! These errors lead me to believe that in the configure for siag, you have the option of --with-t1lib, which should let you have more of the older type1 fonts it needs to work?? I did an apt-get of libt1 but configure can't find the library?? It could also be a problem with the locales, as the ones on the Kindle are utf8, which are not what we want for this. Not sure how to add one, even. Anyway, I messed with this for a couple nights now and am ready to give up again. Anyone else who would like to give this a try? I had to search for each package on the web, if you want I can post them here. Doesn't take very long to get it compiled. The word processor needs a button added or some way to enable the keyboard, the file manager isn't awesome, but might be better than the other one (pcmanfm). A spreadsheet would be handy for simple things. I didn't bother to post it yet, as siag doesn't work. Comments? Suggestions?