> Anyway, I use emacs heavily (emacs is my favorite operatings system --
> after linux, of course). However, it's pretty obvious that emacs
> isn't exactly suited for wysiwyg tasks -- it's still a text editor,
> after all, not a word processor. So, I'm looking for a word processor
> for linux so I can move the process of finishing off a manuscript from
> windoze to linux.
You should check out Xemacs and its colour syntax highlighting.
> I remember someone mentioning Applix Works or some such, and I was
> wondering what people thought of it. Also, if there were any other
> suitable packages, I'd also be interested in hearing about them.
I tested Applixware on a Solaris workstation, and I found it
satisfactory. It has all the bells and whistles of any M****Soft
product. It also reads Excel files, Word files as long as they are not
saved in "Fast Save" format. It is less effective at importing
WordPerfect, I had to do some reformatting. Check out
http://www.applix.com.
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