[sclug] Wanted: text mode word processor

[Dickon Hood]

On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 22:59:14 +0000, David Given wrote:
: I'm looking for a simple word processor that runs in a terminal. Can anyone
: suggest one?

: I'm particularly looking for an actual *word processor*, that will display
: basic markup like bold and italic[1], and not a text editor. I particularly
: don't want to use LaTeX or troff or some such control-sequence-based system
: --- call me prejudiced, but I don't like trying to write and program at the
: same time.

That's almost exactly why you *do* want LaTeX.  The formatting markup is
minimal (especially once you get used to it and understand what each
command does), and doesn't get in the way of writing the document.

LyX if you can't stand vim.

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Dickon Hood

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