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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news-xfer.netaxs.com!xfer.kren.nm.kr!news-stock.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!van1s03.cyberion.com!news From: bradc@supernet.ab.ca (Brad Collyer) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy Subject: Re: A suggestion to Linux/Bsd Developers Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 17:59:58 GMT Organization: Cyberion Networking Corp. Lines: 46 Message-ID: <3306f2e9.2166849@news.cyberion.com> References: <5d3sr2$44n@nntp1.best.com> <5dh0o6$ji9$1@nntp2.ba.best.com> <slrn5fsqhn.58l.dmcook@mozart.cts.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lyd-p13.supernet.ab.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99f/32.275 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:159467 comp.os.linux.networking:68974 comp.os.linux.setup:98243 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:6031 comp.unix.bsd.misc:2546 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:53511 comp.os.os2.advocacy:268404 On 10 Feb 1997 00:23:46 GMT, dmcook@mozart.cts.com (David M. Cook) wrote: >>From the previous thread in this newsgroup it is getting clear that, >>unix is lacking a "cheap real word processor". (like MS Word) > >Your impression is incorrect. His impression is very correct. I've been searching for a good word processor for quite some time now without much luck. I don't want to buy Motif just to demo an application. Motif would probably cost approx. $150.00 (CDN) if I chose to run the StarOffice applications. In fact, I'd love to run StarOffice, it sounds like an excellent collection of apps. and the screen shots I have seen look like there are many features I look for. Just because they don't charge for the Linux version doesn't make it cheap, if you don't have Motif. I would spend $150.00 in a second if I thought I would like the program. $150.00 to NOT like the program is where I have problems. >>But i think that, the time spent writing a Motif free word >>processor is time really worth spent. >There are already several free WP projects. I would rather that they >not use Motif, but Star Write is one such WP that is in its 3rd beta >already. Funny... Most of the replies in this thread say there are "lots of WP applications available" but noone can list any. I've tried the ones I have found (maybe three) and all are seriously lacking in features. The other apps I have found were just text editors with more than average features (I'll stick with emacs, thanks). I love Linux (rarely run MS* apps at home anymore) but I have to agree with the original poster. There are very few word processing applications for Linux. Cheap would be nice (I don't mind buying high quality programs, regardless of price). Free would be better. Just having a selection is what is desperately required. After all, not everyone likes the exact same programs you or I like. We shouldn't all be forced to run a single app for lack of variety. It only hurts Linux in the long run. Brad