Kwrite Questions

[eps22]

Maybe Abiword, which just came out with its 2.0 version?  But if you 
thought that OOO was too similar to Word, I'm not sure that you'll be 
comfortable with Abiword.

URL: http://www.abisource.com/

Evan



On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 10:05 PM, Ted Goranson wrote:

> I am using Kwrite. Openoffice just didn't work. And even if it did, it 
> is too much like the ugly thing it copies.
>
> But I am finding Kwrite extremely frustrating. Surely there must be an 
> application for Linux that works as well as BBedit with Spellcatcher.
>
> What I like about Kwrite:
>
> - It is a good KDE citizen, which means that the menubar can be put at 
> the top of the screen (where it belongs). The Kde clipboard works
>
> - Drag and drop works. Cut and paste works.
>
> - I can toss the toolbar
>
> What I cannot figure out:
>
> - All the various keystrokes for forward delete do not work.
>
> - How does one add a spellchecker? The manual is oddly out of sync 
> with the app. which appears to be Kw 4.1 on KDE 3.1-8a.. Spellchecking 
> works in Kedit.
>
> - I cannot set the text color (relatively minor complaint, but I can 
> inexplicably set the page color). Can do so in Kedit.
>
> - No smart quotes. No restrict to single-space command. Kedit has a 
> "clean spaces" command.
>
> - At odd moments, it forgets wordwrap settings, sometimes the syntax 
> coloring mode settings.
>
> - Would seriously enjoy block indenting and folding.
>
> Or is there something different that I should be checking out?
>
> Best, Ted
> -- 
> Ted Goranson
> Advanced Enterprise Research Office
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