word processor wanted

[Steve Holmes]

Yes, it is called auto-fill-mode and it can be hooked to specific
editing modes like text so whenever you open a file with a given
extension, let's say, you will automatically get fill-mode without
having to do anything special.

On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 02:55:00PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote:
> Hi there. You should check out Emacs. http://www.gnu.org. Speaking of
> Emacs, does it support word rap?
> 
> Microsoft dialogue
> This company has performed an illegal operation and will be shutdown. If this problem persists, delete Winblows and install Linux. Close button
> 
> On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Ralph W. Reid wrote:
> 
> > I recently aquired the Linux shell box from my ISP when it was being
> > taken out of service.  I had planned to merge stuff from my old DOS
> > system with the Linux system to make a dual boot system with speech
> > synthesizer support for both operating systems.  However, my old hard
> > drive with all of my DOS stuff on it failed to spin up after it was
> > removed from its old home in my antique tower.  So, I am now doing
> > everything with Linux and Speakup--not a bad thing certainly, but I
> > need to get a few more things running to complete the transition.
> > The most important thing I need to get running ASAP is a word
> > processor.  I used Word Perfect since 1987, but I am willing to learn
> > something new to get things going on Linux if I need to.  I think Red
> > Hat offers a business package which includes a recent version of Word
> > Perfect, but I am not in a position to shell out that kind of money
> > right now.  Is there a word processor out there somewhere that works
> > with Speakup and Slackware Linux 8.0?  I suppose I could start
> > writing my own wordd processor in C, but that would be a big project,
> > and I do not have the time to take on such a monster right now.  I do
> > not need anything too fancy--it needs to let me edit text which will
> > be printed onto several pages, must include word wrap, and a built in
> > spell checker would be nice.  Any hints about where I might findd
> > such a creature will be appreciated, and I will also appreciate any
> > pointers to more complex word processors for Linux.  Linux is great,
> > Speakup is great, I just need to get a few more tools working to
> > really get this machine working for me.
> >
> > Thanks for your tips, and have a _great_ day!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ralph.  N6BNO.  Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O.
> > rreid at sunset.net  http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid
> > Opinions herein are either mine or they are flame bait.
> > _PI = 4 * ARCTAN (1)
> >
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