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rs-px
2007-10-13 , 10:33
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I'm looking for a *stable* word processor or text editor, preferably with the ability to open/save RTF so elementary formatting stays put (itals, bold etc). This is for my 770 running OS2006.
There have been quite a few discussions on the forums about this, but most are at least a year old. Open source development can move fast, so I want to solicit opinions as to the best right now. Bear in mind that I'm looking for an actual word processor or text editor, and NOT a program just to view Word documents.
I've tried a few so far.
Notes (built-in to OS2006)
I've heard people say this isn't stable but it seems OK to me. Appears to save in HTML format?
Abiword (2.4.7, straight from Abisource.org respository).
Seems to crash a lot, although packed with features. Can't find a way of outputting RTF. However, it does include an automatic save function, making crashes less devastating.
Leafpad
Seems simple and people like it a lot. However, no RTF support.
SciTE Text Editor
Really a programmer's editor, but works for ordinary text. Can work with RTF. Although it's a little slow on my 770, this seems like the best bet.
MaemoPadPlus
Tree arrangement is interesting for outlining, but not what I need. It also crashed when I played around with it.
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