Aucbvax.5519
net.general,net.unix-wizards
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!caren@berkeley
Mon Dec 21 12:03:09 1981
Interactive Text Formatter
        I am looking for a more interactive  text/formatter  than
vi/nroff,  so that for example, lines are filled on the screen as
you type them, as  is  done  with  stand-alone  word  processors.
Perhaps  a  user  interactively  develops  a  page of text on the
screen as he/she wants it to appear and then makes pretty much an
exact  copy  on paper.  This is limited a little by stupid termi-
nals -- wrong aspect ratio (not 8.5 x 11), lack of overstrike  or
bold,  etc.   Are  there   ways  around  these  limitations which
preserve a much more interacive quality than nroff has?  In  many
applications  we  need a simpler, easier to learn, formatter with
less  power  than  vi/troff.   Please  respond  directly  to  me,
caren@berkeley.