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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Sean Parker wrote:

> I'd like to see what you guys thought of this idea...
>
> Rather than use Tex or LaTex as the text processor to
> compose documents, could a person create a document
> with a text editor using html and then view it and
> print it with  some small web browser from the console
> or X?
>
> I'm sure this idea is not new. Has anyone tried it?

Yes, I have used lynx combined with a text editor for this purpose.  Go 
into lynx, type e to get the editor that you have chosen in options (o).
I can view the underlines, bolds, centering, etc.  But it prints in plain 
text (without bold or underline) if you use p to print.  Lynx shows all 
text the same size - it is not exactly WYSIWYG.  You can set lynx.lss to 
show the attributes (as various colors on a VGA monitor, as combinations 
of bold and underline and blinking on a TTL monitor).

Type \ to 'reveal codes' or hide them again if you just want to see the 
html in lynx.  Links also uses '\' but I have not found a way to use an 
editor within it - is there one?

Arachne (available for linux, probably X) also has a similar editor 
feature but I have not tried it in linux.  It will show various sizes of 
text.

I have not found a 'reveal codes' or editing feature for Opera.

There are probably html editors written for linux.  Arachne comes with a 
small one.  Maybe Netscape or Mozilla have something. I found it easier to 
just type the code myself, but I use only simple code.


>            thanks,
>                   Sean
>
>
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