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gnocl::widget -almost done ----- progress so far

The list below provides an overview of the current gnocl::abiwidget commands and any relevant subcommands. Looking at the abiwidget source code shows that there are no 'properties' as typically associated with Gtk+ widgets. This is understandable really as what appears to be here is access to the functionality branched into from the Abiword control loop. This is great as it results in speedy completion of this package. What is strikingly apparent is that there are (at least so far anyway) no options. Nor are there any styles. In practical terms this is a megawidget. Certain functionality is not directly obvious, print for example, but the default Abiword key bindings are still in place (Ctrl-P for instance will bring up the print dialog). Unless something else turns up when I read through the code, then such functionality might be evoked using a signal emit. Interestingly, I found no 'clear' function. Ctrl-N will result in a fully rendered Abiword window!

The next step for me is to implement signal handlers. These were probably set up for the management of toggle buttons etc. As there are are only three signal callback prototypes, again I think that this will be simple to complete.

As detailed documentation for the Abiwidget is practically none-existent, the behaviour of some of these commands needs a little more observation before deciding what's actually happening. Most of them, however, are self-explanatory.

    o load
    o save
    o clear (stub-only)
    o class
    o delete
    o undo
    o redo
    o cut
    o copy
    o paste
        o subcommand
            special

    o align
        o subcommand
            center
            justify
            right
            left

    o select
        o subcommands
            all
            block
            line
            word
            bob
            bod
            bol
            bow
            eob
            eod
            eol
            eow
            left
            right
            nextLine
            pageDown
            prevLine
            screenDown
            screenUp
            to

    o erase
        o subcommands
            bob
            bod
            bol
            bow
            eob
            eod
            eol
            eow
            left
            right

    o insert
        o subcommands
            data
            space
            table
            image

    o edit
        o subcommands
            header
            footer

    o file
        o subcommands
            open
            save

    o remove
        o subcommands
            header
            footer

    o toggle
        o subcommands
            bold
            underLine
            bottomLine
            insertMode
            italic
            overLine
            plain
            strike
            sub
            super
            topLine
            unindent
            bullets
            numbering

    o view
        o subcommands
            marks
            print
            normal
            onLine

    o moveto
        o subcommands
            bob
            bod
            bol
            bop
            bow
            eob
            eod
            eol
            eow
            left
            right
            nextLine
            nextPage
            nextScreen
            prevLine
            prevPage
            prevScreen

    o zoom
        o subcommands
            whole
            width

    o set
        o subcommands
            showMargin
            wordSelections
            fontName
            fontSize
            style
            textColor
            zoom
            page
            authors

    o get
        o subcommands
            showMargin
            wordSelections
            fontNames
            zoom
            page
            pageCount
            pointer
            authors

    o find
        o subcommands
            string
            prev
            next

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