From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 24 19:17:49 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8162C106564A for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:17:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirj.bris.ac.uk (dirj.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 345C88FC08 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:17:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ncsc.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.41]) by dirj.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SMl0N-0002yT-PU; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:02:27 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by ncsc.bris.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SMl0N-0002Nu-Fe; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:02:27 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3OJ2RtO001836; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:02:27 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q3OJ2RHl001835; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:02:27 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bris.ac.uk using -f Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:02:27 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Robert Bonomi Message-ID: <20120424190227.GA1773@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Robert Bonomi , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20120424175026.GD1303@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <201204241833.q3OIXwTR013401@mail.r-bonomi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201204241833.q3OIXwTR013401@mail.r-bonomi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:17:49 -0000 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 01:33:58PM -0500, Robert Bonomi wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:50:26 +0100 > > From: Anton Shterenlikht > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U > > > > My daughter is doing a touch typing course > > that presumes MS Word. So far she was fine > > with pico, but now they want the kids to > > practice CTRL/B (bold), CTRL/I (italic), > > CTRL/U (underline). She really needs to use > > these particular combinations because that > > is how the on-line assessment tool is set out. > > > > I use nothing but vi, so have no clue which, > > if any, editor from ports/editors will have > > these particular combinations implemented. > > > > Please recommend one, preferably as simple > > and as small as possible. > > Sorry *NO* 'text editor' has those capabilities, let alone has > them on those key sequences. > > Those are 'word processor' functions. word processor' software > is required. I know, I know.. I don't know why in a touchtyping course you need to teach kids this, but.. Anyway, abiword seems to do what I need. Let me know if there's anything lighter. Many thanks -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423