Wednesday, October 8, 2025

My Choice of Word Processors

One my realize that I never use Microsoft Words.
Microsoft Words sucks especially one is ready to print it one a specific Page Layout.
Its PDF format also sucks.
It has lot of macro and the final output is vey bulky.

1. AbiWord comes first.
It used to be 28MB but now is about 350MB.
It is a command line utility and one can works in CODE. I do not.
Its font is minimal but my favourite liberation sans sheriff is available.
Sinhala font cannot be used.
One has to cut and paste in UNICODE.
I can never do a book in Sinhala.

2. LibreOffice 25.2 is pretty good and it can take AbiWord document under its fold.
PDF is only for export and one cannot save as PDF. 
In AbiWord one can edit the PDF file if it is run parallel with the AbiWord dicument.
That is why I love AbiWord.
In LibreOffice one vannot edit the final PDF file.
It van be done using a PDF Edit utility.

3. OnlyOffice is dedicated to Microsoft Office. A waste of time.
Use Microsoft itself head on.

4. Callgra I have installed in Linux but never used and no comments.

5. But Google document is the best.
With Free Drive facility and multlanguage UNICODE facility, it works seemlessly.
Interestingly, it is not bulky.
Cloud fscility is its strength.
One does not need to carry a PenDrive.
It is the document on the fly.

Instead, one can use other Document utilities, but not Office type.

1. NotePadqq comes first.
Command line like AbiWord.

2. Neofetch, now depreciated.

3. NeoVim is new and looks impressive.

4. VIM in many forms

5. RedNotePad

6.?Bluebird 
I forget my old favourite which has many built in command facilities.
Since, I use only AbiWord for my work, I have forgotten all details

7. Feather Pad

8. Leaf Pad

7. Gnome Leaf

One must not forget Linux is based on VIM or all Word Files  with father and son hierarchy.
Many distributions have their own Leaf Pads.

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