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From: Eric Hodel <hodeleri@seattleu.edu>
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You may want to check out StarOffice.  It is an Necrosuk "word-like" product
that is able to handle some hexcel and other files.  You can check out any of
the editors in the ports tree or packages, just go to www.freebsd.org/ports/.

Eric Hodel
hodeleri@seattleu.edu

> Paul wrote:
> 
> Found this address in the newsgroups.  I have 2.2.7 and X working fine. If
> only i could get find to search through multiple directories and find an X
> editor to edit the important files, I am sure I could go a lot farther.
> 
> When I try to use "find sysinstall" for example, it searches only the current
> directory. I have since found /stand/sysinstall, but there are many other
> files I need to "find".
> 
> I also would like a stable X based file editor. Please do not point me to
> "vi". I admit I am coming from Microsoft.
> 
> We are a community service non-profit organization, and I am less than
> enthusiastic about supporting the commercial monopoly.
> 
> If you have a moment, I would also like some hints on how to handle the fact
> that the rest of the "world" expects us to be able to deal with the "Word" and
> "Excel" files that get sent to us, if we go completely FreeBSD.
> 
> Sincerely looking for a way out
> 
> Paul Turner
> IT Director
> CityTeam Ministries
> 
>

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