[CLUE-Tech] Reliable writing editors?

[Matt Gushee]

On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 02:09:11PM -0700, Jeffery Cann wrote:
> 
> I generally use VIM for most of my work.  However, when I need to write prose 
> (often in in text format), I find VIM hard to work with.  I love it for 
> coding, but not for writing.
> 
> I have tried these programs on Linux:  Kate, Kwrite, Nedit, Mozilla, and Star 
> Office.  All have failed me in one way or another, in particular I loose 
> valuable thoughts when the program crashes or have such a frustrating time 
> with formatting bugs and font displays that it becomes unproductive.  

Here's a really out-of-the box suggestion: Wily (Google for "wily
editor"). It's different from just about everything ... actually it's a
knockoff of Acme, the Plan9 editor, but you've probably never tried that
either. I'd say, read the (short) manual, use a 3-button mouse, and give
it 15-20 minutes. That should be enough to know whether you like it or
not. I liked it a lot, but went back to VIM, because I wanted something
that works equally well on desktops and laptops; Wily really needs 3
buttons to use it effectively. It also has no syntax highlighting, but I
think I could have given that up if it weren't for the mouse issue.

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