Re: Text processor

["jack wallen, jr" <jlwallen courier-journal com>]

I have to agree with you Robin.  I'm a writer myself and I end up using
Star Office or Word Perfect to write.  Now, don't get me wrong - I really
like both of those applications!  But it would be so nice to have an
efficient text editor, in gnome, that wasn't geared towards developers.  

I like emacs.  I use emacs when I deal with what little programming
language I know - but trying to use e-macs for basic text editing is a bit
of a waist of such a powerful tool.  

Take, for instance, gedit.  If gedit were altered, only slightly, it could
make for a strong contender for a text editor.  Add a more functional  
word wrap feature, some simple formatting (bold, italics,
underline)  and wham!  Instant text editor.  These features would not,
even slightly, detract from it's simplistic nature - nor it's ease and
power.  


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