Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:02:27 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: editor that understands CTRL/B, CTRL/I, CTRL/U Message-ID: <20120424190227.GA1773@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <201204241833.q3OIXwTR013401@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <20120424175026.GD1303@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <201204241833.q3OIXwTR013401@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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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 <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> > > 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
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