"Bryan" == Bryan K Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Bryan> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good linux
Bryan> console based word processor? What I am looking for is a
Bryan> consoled based word processor similar to something like
Bryan> Wordstar or the early versions of MS Word or and
Bryan> WordPerfect. I need a program that supports underlining
Bryan> text, tabbing, bold text, etc. for typing research papers.
Bryan> I would rather not be forced to move to Abiword or
Bryan> Openoffice if I can help it. I saw a program called "Joe"
Bryan> but haven't looked into that much. Anyone have any other
Bryan> suggestions?
If you're looking for a WYSIWIG editor that uses svgalib I'm not even
close, but here goes.....
[emacs|vi|pico|some-bigots-fav-text-editor] + groff + the ms macro
package is a pretty good replacement for Wordstar with it's dot
commands. Actually, that's wrong: it's WAY better than Wordstar, and I
actually think it's better than today's MS Word etc. in many ways.
Read 'man groff_ms' and 'info groff'. Use eqn to typeset math, use pic
to draw. I used to write papers, do homework etc. with these tools 10
years ago. They are cool. You can get started writing basic papers in
a few minutes. If you have a copy of Kernighan & Pike's "The UNIX
Programming Environment" you have an excellent introduction available
already.
I strongly suggest using some emacs version or vi to edit the troff
(groff) source, both editors do a great job handling troff
source. troff is one of the few editors that vi actually "understands"
(the other was lisp, but some modern vi's broke the faith).
Also consider TeX or LaTeX, though they are a little too heavy weight
for my liking.
Incidentally, UNIX was invented (to some degree) just do produce troff
and it's like.... ;-)
Cheers!
Shyamal
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