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From: | Dmitry Gutov |
Subject: | Re: "Why is emacs so square?" |
Date: | Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:49:31 +0300 |
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On 20.04.2020 08:07, Bob Newell wrote:
As a word processor, it's a lot less capable ... And there are existing Free programs that do this better already (like LibreOffice Writer).You are right, there is LibreOffice, and I don't need Emacs to be another WYSIWYG word processor.
I mean, new, optional, WYSIWYG modes wouldn't hurt, but they're unlikely to move the needle either.
But that said, it's already a terrific text processor, especially with org-mode. I've written 8 novels in English, 1 in French, and countless short stories with Emacs. I couldn't conceive of a more productive writing tool, and in the writing community I know of many others who feel the same way.
Sure. And I've heard similar reports myself. But that's a more "specialized" kind of word processor. I don't know of better words to distinguish between the two.
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