I have seen old threads on this subject, but I'm wondering if anyone can give me an up-to-date status. I have been able to install Abiword, but when I load a Word doc it just shows lots of question marks. I tried installing the more-gconv-modules as earlier threads suggested, but no difference.

I got Abiword 2.4.6 from the www.abisource.com/downloads/apt catalog (mistral, user).

I am going to be on the road in a few days and need to be able to proof-check Word docs via email if possible.

I tried installing Minimo and using google docs, which seems to work... almost. When editing, I get no cursor, which is frustrating. So close...

Many things about the N800 seem to be "work in progress", which is a bit of a shame. I am thinking (hoping) that another year or two will see this platform able to do most of the things we expect from a portable computer these days... it's very close, but little details like being able to read Word docs are big stumbling blocks (considering I was hoping this device could replace my laptop on road trips, I know, perhaps a foolish hope but it's soooo close to being there...)

So: Has anybody got the magic incantation to enable editing Word docs? I do have the latest OS2007 installed.

Thanks!

/Neil