Re: Newbie help on formatting / styles

Though I use Abiword all the time, it's been ages since I've altered
the default font. It's described completely in the online help page in
case you want details on various options for changing the default
font. The following used to work as a quick and dirty method, provided
you're using Linux (in future it will expedite getting help if you
specify what version of Abiword you're using, whether it's Windows or
Linux). If you're on Linux, try this:

1. As root, open the directory /usr/share/abiword-2.9/templates
(assuming you're running the 2.9 version of Abiword, but you're version
may be different)

2. Click on the file "normal.awt"  (this will open Abiword using the
"normal" template, the one holding all your system-wide Abiword
settings)

3. Change the font to whatever font you like. Click "save" and close
Abiword.

4. Open Abiword from your regular menu executable and your chosen
font should now be default.

The help files (take a look at these at the Abiword site) describe
changing the default to user-specific rather than system-wide. That's
an alternative you might like better.

Good luck.  

On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:10:16 -0700
Donald Miller <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Hello Abiword-user
> 
> AbiWord seems better than MSWord in allowing local formating, not
> just thru styles and elaborate menus. However,
> 
> 1. I want font to stay fixed until I DECIDE to change it. Now, if I
> highlight some text, use box left of font selector to change from
> normal to block to list, etc., then back, TimesNewRoman has been
> shoved down my throat. I DESPISE IT. And PlainText is always Courier
> New.
> 
> 2. Font pull-down menu does not recognize font name, which makes #1
> SLOW to fix. (OpenOffice takes 'ar' as 'arial', etc.)
> 
> 3. How might I specify my own default settings, global and in-file?
> I want block text, chapter and section headings, and so forth.
> 
> I appreciate the Programmers' efforts.
> 
> Regards,
>  Don Miller  [email protected]
> 
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