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#CollaboraOnline #OpenSource #WordProcessor

You know what I miss in word processors: Show Control Codes.

That gave you everything you needed to know why this thing won't do what you want it to and why this other thing is stuck and you can't move it. It also made it so much easier to troubleshoot inserting images.

There were no secrets.

Microsoft Word keeps secrets and I don't like it.

#Writer #Writers #WritersOfMastodon #MicrosoftWordKeepsSecrets #WordProcessor

I've been hunting for something to replace my venerable Word 2003 for years and have recently stumbled over #AtlantisWordProcessor

It is near-perfect in looks, speed and customisation. There are the usual problems with getting a perfect 1:1 layout from MS Word or LibreOffice, but there's only one feature that really keeps me from switching over: It doesn't seem to be able to read or make character styles (as opposed to paragraph style templates, which work very well).

For all of you who don't need that one feature (or scripting or VBA) and never quite got comfy with Libre Office, this shareware is a good, lightweight alternative to other word processors and that at $49 for a life-time license.

#MicrosoftAlternatives
#OfficeAlternatives
#Software
#WordProcessor

🗒 FocusWriter, un word processor senza distrazioni
Un elaboratore di testi con un'interfaccia a pieno schermo e senza distrazioni...

👉 https://www.selectallfromdual.com/blog/1517

#️⃣ #linux #opensource #tool #toolperlinux #wordprocessor

@thurrott Why didn't they just keep #WordPad for this if their intention is to turn #Notepad into a glorified #wordprocessor? I personally just want it as a simple text editor. Another thing I hate, is every time I launch it, it pops up an annoying notification bubble that gets in the way.

I managed to find an electric typewriter at the thrift store recently and it happened to be in really good condition. If you'd like to read through me geeking out over it, complete with a sound clip and example typed pages, check out my latest blog post here:

www.thefrugalgamer.net/blog/2025/05/26/meet-my-newest-electronic-baby/

#blog #blogger #typewriters #oldschool #oldtech #wordprocessor #geeky

Hi @robert , Verb looks great. Is it already in a repository?

I wonder if you have thought of using #LibreOfficeKit as backend? A simple GTK4-based word processor on top of libreofficekit as backend would be great. A simple app that can display any #LibreOffice document with basic text-editing features. Together with a minimal clutter-free UI would be great. I'd use it everyday.

See (incl. prototype): https://dev.blog.documentfoundation.org/2024/06/27/libreofficekit-api-in-action/

@gnome @libreoffice #gnome #wordprocessor @gtk #gtk4 #libadwaita

MultiScribe on the 128K enhanced Apple IIe

#AppleII #AppleIIe #Apple #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #screenshot #wordprocessor #GUI #WYSIWYG #Apple2Forever #Pointybirds #poetry

10MARC Explores Pocket Writer 3.0 – The Best Word Processor for the Commodore 128
#Commodore128 #C128 #PocketWriter #RetroComputing #10MARC #VintageSoftware #Commodore #ChickenHeadChronicles #WordProcessor
https://theoasisbbs.com/10marc-explores-pocket-writer-3-0-the-best-word-processor-for-the-commodore-128/?feed_id=2191&_unique_id=67d2d96cb8674

Pomera DM250 distraction-free digital typewriter coming to the US Feb 18 for $499 (or less)

The Pomera DM250 is a portable digital typewriter that combines a keyboard large enough for touch-typing with a 7 inch transflective black and white LCD display. Designed primarily for use as a distraction-free writing tool, it’s basically a portable word processor rather than a full-fledged laptop computer.

First launched in Japan in 2022, folks in other parts of the world have been […]

#digitalTypewriter #distractionFreeWriting #kingJim #pomera #pomeraDm250 #wordProcessor

Read more: https://liliputing.com/pomera-dm250-distraction-free-digital-typewriter-coming-to-the-us-feb-18-for-499/

Jim “muppets” Henson was contracted by #IBM to make a film extolling the virtues of their new technology, the MT/ST, a #wordprocessor. The film would explore how the MT/ST would help control the massive amount of documents generated by a typical business office. #Paperwork Explosion, produced in October 1967, a #montage of images and words illustrating the intensity and pace of modern business. Henson collaborated with Raymond Scott on the electronic sound track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IZw2CoYztk

https://writing.exchange/@cheribaker/113897022467347265

#VeRantDa #tech #software #app #program #word #processing #wordProcessor

Was für ein cooles Gerät! Eine moderne Schreibmaschine mit der Ästhetik der 50er Jahre.
#writerdeck #writing #wordprocessor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNPzFL1a6mI

@jsparber It would be great if someone built a very simple GTK4-based word processor on top of libreofficekit. A simple app that can display any LibreOffice document and has basic text-editing features. Together with a minimal clutter-free UI would be great. I'd use it everyday.

LibreOffice would still be for the heavy stuff.

https://dev.blog.documentfoundation.org/2024/06/27/libreofficekit-api-in-action/

@gnome #gnome #wordprocessor #editor @GTK #gtk #gtk4 #wayland #libreoffice #opendocument #libreofficekit #libadwaita

El 1 de diciembre de 1998 se libera la primera versión del procesador de textos AbiWord de software libre y gratuito, multiplataforma. Se usa en GNU/Linux, MacOS X, Windows (inactivo hoy), ReactOS, BeOS, AmigaOS, etc. La última versión estable es la 3.0.5 del 3 de julio de 2021
#retrocomputingmx #WordProcessor #Abiword

More of the same re. user interaction patterns re. #wordprocessor #openoffice #rdfa and #rdf based #linkeddata. Watch: http://bit.ly/d9NlEy

Additional info re. #openoffice and its #rdf boost at: http://bit.ly/cgQJje . #rdfa #annotation #metadata #wordprocessor

You know what would be cool? A modernized word processor that uses an e-ink display, stores files on a USB-C drive, with magsafe charging, and a battery. It’d be a great option for privacy-minded people that want the retro experience, but with modern sensibility. Write their great American novel in a distraction free experience, and no internet access. Print it from itself when they're done - for a fraction of the cost of a Mac or PC

#typewriter #WordProcessor #retro #writing

LibreOffice Writer keeps crashing on me. I go to cut a section of my story and move it to another spot and it crashes. Using keyboard commands or the options menu cut/copy/paste causes it to stop working. Very weird. #writing #wordprocessor #LibreOffice

Potentially weird question. Are there any ad-free, freeware* that works on android, that's basically just Notepad? I don't want anything fancier than a plain Notepad but it's really hard to find because of the noise to content ratio. Thank you.

*Happy to pay for once only fee too, I don't sub anything though

#android #notepad #wordprocessor