I would welcome advice on a choice of Linux text editors with word wrap. I am being pragmatic in the transition from Windows to Linux and expect there will machines with one or both on our home network for the foreseeable future. I am, however, moving from only playing with Linux to using it for real work. I am not interested in the holy wars of vi versus EMACS but have no problem with making the effort to learn one or the other. Under CP/M, DOS and Windows, I tended to settle on one editor for several years and learn it inside out.
I am also, to the extent possible, moving away from using a full-featured word processor for simple text editing, e.g. off-line drafting of e-mail messages. The KDE text editors (kedit/kate/kwrite) have a familiar command set and interface for ex-Windows users. My problem with them is that the word wrap feature inserts a newline at each word wrap whereas I am used to editors that wrap only on screen but not "to disk". Newlines are inserted only by a user's explicit keystroke. I would welcome suggestions for strong text editors with a "no newline" implementation of word wrap. Bruce
