a word-processor for UNIX

[Earl H. Kinmonth]

In article <8467 at batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> lacey at tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (John Lacey) writes:

>and skill to exploit that flexibility.  Standard publishing systems
>(including high end word processors) are much easier to use (at first),
>but suffer, as you say, from a rigidity designed into the system by 
>the developer.  Who wins?  In terms of popularity in the marketplace,
>the ease of use wins big.  Even within language-based systems, note
>the popularity LaTeX enjoys over TeX.

Perhaps a rough analogy with cameras might be drawn.  More point-and-shoot
cameras will be designed and sold than high end Nikon, Canon, Haselblad
(sp?) machines and more people will process their film at K-Mart than at
custom labs.  Nevertheless, virtually all who work professionally will
stick with the generally harder to use high end equipment.

More could be done to combine approaches - wrappers and friendly shells
for a powerful and fully programmable engine.