Re: Detailed Leafpad manual [not just manpage]?
On 2022-12-04, David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sun 04 Dec 2022 at 05:29:58 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I wish to document a personal project.The desired format will resemble
>> the outline for term papers we wrote in school in the 50's. Except
>> some items may be a short paragraph or two long.
>
> Tragically I missed out on a US education, so unlike some others
> here, I can't tell just what these term paper outlines look like.
I equally tragically did benefit from one but still remain uncertain
what a term paper outline from the fifties might look like precisely.
>> I did a web search for text editors with an auto-indent feature.
>> The only one I recognized was Leafpad. But I couldn't find appropriate
>> documentation or "howto". Where would I find it?
>
> Never heard of it. I prefer sticking to widely used, well-supported
> editors like emacs.
>
>> Any other suggestions for a basic text editor in the Debian repository
>> with an auto-indent feature. I'm not interested in a full blown word
>> processor.
How about the latex outline package, which has the merit of being short
and sweet?
http://tug.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/outlines/outlines.pdf
> There's a wiki which mentions several different circumstances that
> might apply in your case:
>
> https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AutoIndentation
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>
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