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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!trlluna!titan!tmp_ip_003!soh
- From: soh@tmp_ip_003.trl.OZ.AU (Soh Kam Hung)
- Subject: Good, cheap text processors
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.222823.21252@trl.oz.au>
- Summary: Any recommendations?
- Keywords: word processing, text processing
- Sender: root@trl.oz.au (System PRIVILEGED Account)
- Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 22:28:23 GMT
- Lines: 35
-
- I'm looking for a PD or cheap text processor for my fianc\'ee. She
- writes stories and would like a package or editor with the following
- basic features:
-
- 1. Automatic word wrap / fill. (The basic emacs fill isn't sufficient
- though. See below.)
- 2. Multiple line spacing on screen and in print.
- 3. Basic printer support for proof-reading.
- 4. Underlining on screen. Bold and italics are nice extras.
- 5. Mouse support for marking, blocking, cut, copy and paste.
- 6. Basic search and replace.
- 7. Multitasks properly and uses ARexx (what else for an Amiga?).
- 8. Some documentation on the output format so that I can automatically
- translate files to [La]TeX.
-
- At the moment, I use emacs 18.58 (Amiga port 1.24), but it doesn't
- automatically fill / wrap a line if the cursor is not on the rightmost
- column, or if characters in a paragraph are deleted. I've mapped a
- function key to perform a fill-paragraph operation, but my fianc\'ee
- doesn't like using this option too often. Also, emacs doesn't display
- multiple spacing, and mouse and Amiga ANSI console support is minimal.
- I scanned Joe Wells' comp.emacs FAQ, but couldn't find what I wanted.
- Suggestions such as programs and even ELISP scripts are welcome.
-
- Our system is an A3000 with KS2.04. We currently use PasTeX 1.3 for
- preparing the final output.
-
- Please email any suggestions, and I'll post a summary if there is
- enough interest.
-
- Thanks,
-
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- Soh, Kam Hung, Network Management Research, | h.soh@trl.oz.au
- TRL, POB 249 Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia | +61 3 253 6638
-