Linux Word Processors

[Dave Gavin]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 06:19:28 -0800
Richard Crawford <rscrawford at mossroot.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 05:38, Ryan D'Baisse wrote:
> > I'm trying to find a professional word processor for Linux without
> > using Crossover or Wine.  I am simply not satisfied with OpenOffice. 
> > I write a lot of technical documents and need things such as
> > intelligent bulletting, table of contents functionality, etc.  I do
> > not mind paying for the product.
> > 
> > I have tried finding Corel WordPerfect, but the Corel site has no
> > mention of Linux any longer.  I am downloading StarOffice v7.0 from
> > Sun's site, at the moment, but do not know of a single person who is
> > using it.
> > 
> > Any recommendations?
> 
> Couple of thoughts.
> 
> First, OpenOffice.org just released the first preview release of OOo 2
> yesterday; it's much slicker than 1.1.3. You might want to check it out.
> 
> Second, I've tried WP 8 for Linux; it was simply unacceptable.  It
> crashed frequently and failed to work smoothly, and the installation
> files on the disk were incomplete (I had to download an extra script of
> the WordPerfect site to get it running).
> 
> I think that OpenOffice.org (the suite's proper name) or AbiWord are
> probably your best bets.
> 

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 Don't confuse OpenOffice with StarOffice - one is open source (free) and the
other is a commercial offering from SUN. Basically the same package except that
being a commercial offering StarOffice has more import filters and may be a
little ahead of OpenOffice in features - if only to justify it's price (which is
NOT all that much anyway).

 I'd suggest also looking at TextMaker (http://www.softmaker.de).  I've been
using their word processor through several versions and it just keeps getting
better. It is also available across several platforms - Linux, Windows, Windows
CE and others. TextMaker sells for $50 and they have a spreadsheet (PlanMaker)
which sells for the same price. Multi-language dictionaries are also available
in their Office package.

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Dave Gavin

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