Yes, it is called auto-fill-mode and it can be hooked to specific editing modes like text so whenever you open a file with a given extension, let's say, you will automatically get fill-mode without having to do anything special. On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 02:55:00PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > Hi there. You should check out Emacs. http://www.gnu.org. Speaking of > Emacs, does it support word rap? > > Microsoft dialogue > This company has performed an illegal operation and will be shutdown. If this problem persists, delete Winblows and install Linux. Close button > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Ralph W. Reid wrote: > > > I recently aquired the Linux shell box from my ISP when it was being > > taken out of service. I had planned to merge stuff from my old DOS > > system with the Linux system to make a dual boot system with speech > > synthesizer support for both operating systems. However, my old hard > > drive with all of my DOS stuff on it failed to spin up after it was > > removed from its old home in my antique tower. So, I am now doing > > everything with Linux and Speakup--not a bad thing certainly, but I > > need to get a few more things running to complete the transition. > > The most important thing I need to get running ASAP is a word > > processor. I used Word Perfect since 1987, but I am willing to learn > > something new to get things going on Linux if I need to. I think Red > > Hat offers a business package which includes a recent version of Word > > Perfect, but I am not in a position to shell out that kind of money > > right now. Is there a word processor out there somewhere that works > > with Speakup and Slackware Linux 8.0? I suppose I could start > > writing my own wordd processor in C, but that would be a big project, > > and I do not have the time to take on such a monster right now. I do > > not need anything too fancy--it needs to let me edit text which will > > be printed onto several pages, must include word wrap, and a built in > > spell checker would be nice. Any hints about where I might findd > > such a creature will be appreciated, and I will also appreciate any > > pointers to more complex word processors for Linux. Linux is great, > > Speakup is great, I just need to get a few more tools working to > > really get this machine working for me. > > > > Thanks for your tips, and have a _great_ day! > > > > > > -- > > Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. > > rreid at sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid > > Opinions herein are either mine or they are flame bait. > > _PI = 4 * ARCTAN (1) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
