Re: Macros for AbiWord?

Thanks for the response, Martin.

I'd be looking for a way of recording everything that users can do by typing 
and hotkeys, and then wrapping a recorded macro into a loop, with the normal 
control flow features that exist in modern programming languages.

I would want something with the simplicity of VBA in MS Word, not the 
unintelligible mumbo-jumbo in Open Office macros.

It would be good for the programming language to be as close as possible to 
an established language, such as Python, BASIC or Java.

Thanks for thinking about this,
    Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Sevior" <[email protected]>
To: "Jim.Henderson44" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Macros for AbiWord?


Hi Jim,

We do not have concrete plans for macros, however it is possible to do
some automation via the command-line interface in the linux version. I
imagine that this would be rather complex for regular users.

What are you looking for as a baseline collection of features for macros?

Cheers

Martin

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Jim.Henderson44
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have developed a macro package in Microsoft Word (for Windows only), and
> people in less developed countries who can't afford to buy Word keep 
> asking
> me if the macros can be ported to Open Office.
>
> I have looked into the possibility, and faint at the thought -- the OO 
> macro
> scheme is so complex that I shudder to think of converting anything to it.
>
> I have looked for a macro capability in AbiWord, but didn't find it.
>
> So here's my question to the AbiWord developers:
> Do you have any plans to introduce a macro capability
> that would be powerful but simple to program?
>
> Thanks for thinking about this,
> Jim
> 

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