Description:

AbiWord is a cross-platform, Open Source Word Processor developed
by the people at AbiSource, Inc. and by developers from around the world.

It is a lean and fast full-featured word processor. It works on Microsoft
Windows and most Unix Systems. Features include:

* Basic character formatting (bold, underline, italics, etc.)
* Paragraph alignment
* Spell-check
* Import of Word97 and RTF documents
* Export to RTF, Text, HTML, and LaTeX formats
* Interactive rulers and tabs
* Styles
* Unlimited undo/redo
* Multiple column control
* Widow/orphan control
* Find/Replace
* Images
* Tables

Abiword with the GNOME front-end is part of the GNOME Office Suite.

HackAbiword 1.1.3 has some bugs left and is experimental software:
* Gnome build is broken
* It crashes after printing
* Problems with non-scalable fonts, see:
http://www.mail-archive.com/abiword-dev@abisource.com/msg28698.html
* Probably a lot more...