Re: Console based Word Processor
Got your point ..... I suppose emacs is the way out if all
others fail. Though the concept in Unix is text processing
as opposed to word processing popularised on smaller OSs,
it is just possible there may be some in existance.
I did a search for console word processors in Linux through
various search engines. Not much joy. However, I do vaguely
remember seeing a demo ncurses based wp in a Yggdrasil CD
(Slackware distro) at a local vendor about three years ago.
Hav'nt seen anybody using it though.
USM Bish
On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 09:19:56AM -0700, Mathew Watson wrote:
>
> On 8/27/00 at 7:10 PM USM Bish wrote:
>
> > A difficult thing to ask for in today's GUI world.
> > I am looking for a simple light weight console app
> > (non GUI) word processor, something like the good
> > old WordStar (and such relics of yesteryears).
> >
> > Anybody using one, or can guide me to any ?
> >
>
> This isn't quite what you're looking for, but it may produce the kind of
> text you want. ...
>
> Years ago I used nroff, a macro processor that was used to create UNIX man
> pages that displayed on TTY screens. I know debian has groff, a program
> similar to UNIX's troff, and it must have nroff too (or at least it's
> equivalent). Unfortunately creating your text this way is a two part
> process. First you edit your text in any non WYSIWYG editor, and then you
> run it through nroff to produce your text.
>
> Many Linux editors allow you to run programs like nroff on the contents of
> a buffer. In fact, I vaguely remember doing justification in emacs.
> Something like M-x format-region. I would definitely look through the emacs
> documentation, because what you are asking for seems, to me anyway, like
> what emacs should be able to do natively.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mat
>
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