AbiWord locale matrix

This matrix describes the current locale support in AbiWord.

An explanation of the column headings is available at the bottom of the document.

Legend

yes This feature is done/working.
later This feature is not planned for 1.0. If you send us code, you will change our minds.
partially This feature is partially done, but needs work.
buggy This feature is done, but is too bug-ridden to be usable.
no This feature is not implemented.
unknown The status of this feature is unknown.
n/a Not applicable.
Locale Auto Override UI Typing Spelling Printing Clipboard Saving Other
ca-ES unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
cs-CZ unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
cy-CY unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
da-DK unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
de-DE unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
du-NL unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
en-US unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
es-ES unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
fi-FI unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
fr-FR unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
gl-ES unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
hu-HU unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
id-ID unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
it-IT unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
it-LT unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
da-DK unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
nb-NO unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
nn-NO unknown yes unknown yes unknown yes yes 1186 unknown
pl-PL unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
pt-BR unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
pt-PT unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
ru-RU unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
sv-SE unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
uk-UA unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
zh-CN unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
zh-TW unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

Column explanation

Locale
Locale code (usually in the form “language-COUNTRY”).
Auto
Without any manual configuration, AbiWord automatically recognizes and honors your platform-specific locale settings. Among other things, this would mean invoking the appropriate input method(s), if any.
Override
If set, we should also honor any locale overrides in the system and user preferences files.
UI
On launch, the entire application user interface (menus, toolbars, dialogs, and messages) is properly localized. None of the dialogs have truncated labels.
Typing
You can type in the appropriate language. Without swearing. ;-)
Spelling
Spell check Just Works too, provided you've installed an appropriate dictionary.
Printing
You can print what you’ve typed in a WYSIWYG fashion. This may require some twiddling with fonts.
Clipboard
You can cut and paste content to and from the clipboard.
Saving
The resulting document gets saved as Unicode, if necessary, rather than in some platform-specific charset. This file can be opened and read properly on a different platform. (For example, Russian documents authored on Windows can be read on Linux, and vice versa.)
Other
Any other problems with the localization.

Last updated: 2001-03-17