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I would be more grateful for one good word processor than another half baked fork of MS office.
by bliker 13y ago
I would be more grateful for one good word processor than another half baked fork of MS office.
- jabbernotty 13y agoIt is not in any sense a 'fork' (did you mean clone?) of MS Office. It has a different use case and long-term goal. This I have concluded from reading the article.
- kunai 13y agoIf you're on Linux, AbiWord is excellent. If you're on OS X, Apple Pages is excellent.
- hnriot 13y agoIf you're on anything, google documents is excellent - and you don't have to back up, you always have your documents, they are available mobile, and best of all, collaboration. I'd never go back to an installed word processor. The net benefits (no pun intended) are just too compelling.
- skrause 13y agoand you don't have to back up, you always have your documents Until Google closes your account for whatever reason.
- x3ro 13y agoAre you referring to the same Apple Pages that hasn't been properly updated since 2009 (excepted for iCloud integration, yay!). Also, in my opinion, Pages is a usability nightmare (only opening the inspector makes me want to cry :D)
- bliker 13y agoI am looking for something smart. That will have a distraction free editing, markdown support, pagination and all the good stuff. Some small git integration. So my girlfriend can do version control on her works. I really miss that.
- rossjudson 13y agoCheck out the cross-platform LyX. It's an outstanding front end for working with TeX, on many platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux). I really enjoy using it. On many Linux distros you'll just need to install the lyx packages. LyX gets you out of the presentation frame of mind, and straight into your content. Recent versions do a great job of integrating vector graphics (like SVG from Inkscape). PDF output looks fantastic.