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Location : parse_addr6(), p0f-client.c:67 X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4864:20::335 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:247383 Archived-At: On 20.04.2020 08:07, Bob Newell wrote: >> As a word processor, it's a lot less capable ... And there are existing Free programs >> that do this better already (like LibreOffice Writer). > > You are right, there is LibreOffice, and I don't need Emacs to be > another WYSIWYG word processor. I mean, new, optional, WYSIWYG modes wouldn't hurt, but they're unlikely to move the needle either. > But that said, it's already a terrific text processor, especially with > org-mode. I've written 8 novels in English, 1 in French, and countless > short stories with Emacs. I couldn't conceive of a more productive > writing tool, and in the writing community I know of many others who > feel the same way. Sure. And I've heard similar reports myself. But that's a more "specialized" kind of word processor. I don't know of better words to distinguish between the two.