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<p>I did a fresh install from the PPA. Neither study pad nor prayer
list/journal open in the edit window on Ubuntu 20.04. I plan to
experiment with Fedora.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/23/21 5:33 PM, Karl Kleinpaste
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/23/21 6:59 PM, garywk wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I just checked the Fedora package list and the
Xiphos version number in it is the same version number I have in Devuan
which is a descendant of Debian just like Ubuntu is. So it would be a
waste to switch distros because you're going to run into the same
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<font face="FreeSerif">The reason the stock Ubuntu release lacks
the editor is because Ubuntu has stopped shipping the gtkhtml
packages, within which the editor is implemented.<br>
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There is an <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://launchpad.net/~pkgcrosswire/+archive/ubuntu/ppa">Ubuntu
PPA</a> in which gtkhtml is re-introduced and the studypad
should be functional, essentially stepping sideways around
Ubuntu's lack. You can see this in the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos/releases/">releases
page</a>. Being a Fedora person, I don't experiment much in
Ubuntu, and Fedora still ships gtkhtml.<br>
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The editor has always been a major PITA and it has been
alarmingly difficult for a long time to develop the motivation
to re-implement it elsehow. We have had discussion now and again
in the devel list about it, to no resolution so far. Regrets.<br>
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