Re: inserting photos

Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
> sum1_lists@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hello Listers
>>>
>>> I am new to Abiword, until now using Open Office 1.1.4 then 2 on my
>>> mandriva LE set up. I have attempted to insert photos into a
>>> document, just to see how it would go. The first time the photo
>>> inserted okay, but since then the programme stalls and I have to kill
>>> it. It gets stuck at the selecting from file stage. Anyone any
>>> ideas about fixing this? Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Which version are you using (you can find the number in Help > About
>> AbiWord)? Also, which plugins are listed in Tools > Plugins? Those
>> two pieces of information may help to narrow the problem down a bit.
>
>
> It's version 2.3.99, which I installed using urpmi on mandriva LE. There
> are no plugins listed.
> Thanks
>

This sounds like it might be caused by the type of picture you're
inserting. Do you get different results if you insert a PNG rather than
a JPEG or GIF? If so, you might need some plugins to view those file types.
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Received on Sat Nov 12 20:07:52 2005