Opening and Saving Word Documents

Isn't .docx a very extensive standard that would take a huge amount of work to get working? I do plan to implement it, but first, I'd like to do .rtf (to get the hang of (de)serializing), then .odt (as it is an open format, and easier to implement, I think) and only then .docx. --tuur-dutoit-f

DOCX should be as difficult as ODT. RTF is a great format for basic formating support. Additionally, widths need to implement first, of course. And we might as well implement other basic things (like tabs, which I have looked into). We should just focus on these formats, too, to keep it elementary. --harp37

Totally agree. But what do you mean by 'widths need to be implemented first' ? --tuur-dutoit-f

I meant, page width is 8.5 by 11 inches. --harp37

Do you have any idea how to set real sizes (not pixels, but inches/centimeters) on Gtk Widgets? --tuur-dutoit-f

Gtk.Ruler is what you are looking for. Here's a great link, even though it is in python: http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2reference/class-gtkruler.html. Gtk.INCHES is one of the options for set_metric(). --harp37

In what way would a Ruler help us? As far as I can tell, it displays the cursor position on a horizontal and a vertical ruler, but it doesn't set sizes on Gtk.Widgets. --tuur-dutoit-f

Gtk.PageSetup is actually better for that. I'm thinking a ruler would be great, too. Whatever, sometimes I make mistakes. https://www.gnu.org/software/guile-gnome/docs/gtk/html/GtkPageSetup.html

Just a note. In order for the pages to be correct, use the screen's DPI. I am not sure what methods or structures Gtk has for the screen but that would be what you want. Using the DPI will get you as close to real measurements as possible. --Ryan Riffle <email address hidden>