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It would be cool if TUI tools like Quattro Pro and Wordperfect or WordStar could be ported to Linux.
by 29athrowaway 5y ago
It would be cool if TUI tools like Quattro Pro and Wordperfect or WordStar could be ported to Linux.
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- kazinator 5y agoRegarding Wordstar: - There are editors with key bindings similar to Wordstar, like JOE. - From what I remember of Wordstar, it used formatting commands which begin with a period on a new line ("dot commands"), such as: .op to "omit page number". That's reminiscent of troff, which also has dot commands. So basically, I suspect you could have a "vaguely Wordstar-like experience" if you learn a few troff dot commands and use JOE to edit the text. Of course external tooling is used to compile the troff to PDF and whatnot. - There is also something called Wordtsar: http://wordtsar.ca/ http://wordtsar.ca/ This looks to be a Wordstar clone that the author mainly develops on Linux. Hey look, someone in May 1985 was asking in comp.unix.wizards if there is a way to convert Wordstar fiels to Troff. https://www.tuhs.org/Usenet/comp.unix.wizards/1985-May/013719.html https://www.tuhs.org/Usenet/comp.unix.wizards/1985-May/01371... That would be right around the time I would have been typing out grade 8 homework in Wordstar, running under CP/M via a Z80 coprocessor card inserted into my Hong-Kong-made Apple II+ clone.
- app4soft 5y ago> There is also something called Wordtsar: Yeah, Wordtsar is amazing app![0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=wordtsar.ca https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=wordtsar.ca
- 29athrowaway 5y agoI can't believe that I did not know about troff. I had heard it being mentioned before but I had never seen a demo. It's great. Thanks for mentioning it.