On 2022-12-04, David Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun 04 Dec 2022 at 05:29:58 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: >> I wish to document a personal project.The desired format will resemble >> the outline for term papers we wrote in school in the 50's. Except >> some items may be a short paragraph or two long. > > Tragically I missed out on a US education, so unlike some others > here, I can't tell just what these term paper outlines look like.
I equally tragically did benefit from one but still remain uncertain what a term paper outline from the fifties might look like precisely. >> I did a web search for text editors with an auto-indent feature. >> The only one I recognized was Leafpad. But I couldn't find appropriate >> documentation or "howto". Where would I find it? > > Never heard of it. I prefer sticking to widely used, well-supported > editors like emacs. > >> Any other suggestions for a basic text editor in the Debian repository >> with an auto-indent feature. I'm not interested in a full blown word >> processor. How about the latex outline package, which has the merit of being short and sweet? http://tug.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/outlines/outlines.pdf > There's a wiki which mentions several different circumstances that > might apply in your case: > > https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AutoIndentation > > Cheers, > David. > > --
