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mergen3107 · 07-12-2026, 03:08 PM

@kaspar
Thank you for working on this! I am trying out the 0.2 alpha from yesterday.

I am not yet able to test it with a Bluetooth keyboard (having install issues with keyboard HID), but at least I can give you feedback on everything else.

1) Folder names for copying AbiWord can be simplified. It is not a standard, but typical practice for KUAL extensions to have a structure like this:

Code:

abiword_version/
    abidocs/
    abidocs_folder/
    extensions/
        abiword/
    kindle_abiword/

This way a user can simply copy the contents of the folder "abiword_version" to USB root, and extensions folders will merge, while the other ones just copy.

2) Most of the menu items work and show up. Some of the don't (all items in Help)
3) Some windows show up scaled well (Tools - word count, Table - Insert), but some of them are too small, content doesn't fit, and there are tiny scrollbars (Tools - Set language, Tools - Plugins). I thought GTK 3 has a standard way to scale and fit the content?
4) Overall the icons look nice in the ribbon, but I feel like they are quite small, for example the rightmost icon in the ribbon. Is there a way to make the UI scalable?
5) How to "right click" on the document? Maybe the pen's button can be used somehow?
6) I found a way to see tooltips of some icons. I put the pen down in the gray area of the ribbon and drag it to an icon and release - it show a tooltip.

I will get back to you once I have my BT keyboard setup!
Looks gorgeous, I am excited to continue testing.

Thank you!

07-12-2026, 03:08 PM	#22
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,655 Karma: 5000564 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	@kaspar Thank you for working on this! I am trying out the 0.2 alpha from yesterday. I am not yet able to test it with a Bluetooth keyboard (having install issues with keyboard HID), but at least I can give you feedback on everything else. 1) Folder names for copying AbiWord can be simplified. It is not a standard, but typical practice for KUAL extensions to have a structure like this: Code: abiword_version/ abidocs/ abidocs_folder/ extensions/ abiword/ kindle_abiword/ This way a user can simply copy the contents of the folder "abiword_version" to USB root, and extensions folders will merge, while the other ones just copy. 2) Most of the menu items work and show up. Some of the don't (all items in Help) 3) Some windows show up scaled well (Tools - word count, Table - Insert), but some of them are too small, content doesn't fit, and there are tiny scrollbars (Tools - Set language, Tools - Plugins). I thought GTK 3 has a standard way to scale and fit the content? 4) Overall the icons look nice in the ribbon, but I feel like they are quite small, for example the rightmost icon in the ribbon. Is there a way to make the UI scalable? 5) How to "right click" on the document? Maybe the pen's button can be used somehow? 6) I found a way to see tooltips of some icons. I put the pen down in the gray area of the ribbon and drag it to an icon and release - it show a tooltip. I will get back to you once I have my BT keyboard setup! Looks gorgeous, I am excited to continue testing. Thank you!