What no mention of vi and (X)Emacs! Seriously, (X)Emacs rocks for Word Processing with various modes available for everything from ascii to SGML. I agree it's not for the faint of heart but it rocks. JLF Sends... It seems like on Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 12:05:02PM -0700, Jim scribbled: Orig Msg> There are a ton of "word processors" available for Linux for free - Star Orig Msg> Office has one, so does WP Office 2000 and ApplixWare (not free) and dontr Orig Msg> forget AbiWord. The best choice depends on how many "features" are Orig Msg> important to your friend and how much interoperability he/she needs with Orig Msg> others using other products. Orig Msg> Orig Msg> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, you wrote: Orig Msg> > Wasn't WordPerfect for Linux once a free download? Orig Msg> > Getting WordPerfect would help a transition to Linux for a friend who's Orig Msg> > making the effort. Orig Msg> > Orig Msg> > Mark Orig Msg> > Orig Msg> > Orig Msg> > ________________________________________________ Orig Msg> > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. Orig Msg> > Orig Msg> > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Orig Msg> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss Orig Msg> -- Orig Msg> Jim Orig Msg> Orig Msg> Zope is cool!