On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
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->> Should be able to do formatting of text with left and right
->> justification, setting of left and right margins, text alignment
->> (left, right and centre).
You can do all this in emacs, text-mode in emacs will be just right
for you. With a few key board macros defined while you work your way,
and abbrevs mode on for frequently typed words, it will suit all your
requirements. It will also do spell-check by calling ispell. I use
only emacs for all the regular jobs, and for articles and other
serious writing I use it to generate the LaTeX code. And while typing
this text I have used many abbrevs that I have defined for the last 12
years. This paragraph, e.g., is justified on both sides. The bottom
one is justified to the right.
Emacs also has another mode called enriched text. This is needed if
you want to print italics, bold and so on.
>> Preferentially should be able to save text in pure ASCII.
Emacs saves in pure ASCII.
Learning curve is steep, but you will never repent.
Nagarjuna
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