Fast Word Processor w RTF & Outlining

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Posted by Stephen R. Diamond
Aug 24, 2007 at 06:07 AM

Corel WordPerfect is the only program I can think of that might meet your criteria.

Posted by Gary N
Aug 24, 2007 at 06:41 AM

Stephen R. Diamond wrote:
>Corel WordPerfect is the only program I can think of that might meet your criteria.

Is WordPerfect so much faster than MS Word? I’ve never tried it, and I’m surprised to hear it.

For simple everyday text work, I’m unwilling to wait for Word to crank up. I often use a text editor (EditPad Lite), but it is frustrating that I can’t structure a list of ideas into a simple outline just by hitting tabs and returns. And bland text editor output is no fun to look at or read, that’s why I want RTF. With RTF, you can give text shape, making it possible to add meaning and emphasis, let alone making it easier on the eyes.

If WordPerfect is fast, I’ll try it. Right after I try working KeyNote into the mix.

Gary

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Aug 24, 2007 at 03:15 PM

Keep your eye on Jarte Plus 3.0. It is in beta release now. It is not a sophisticated wordprocessor—no footnotes for instance. But it has a lot of features for a simple RTF editor, including tables. One of the new features is called “Auto Outline.” I haven’t tried this—it’s only available in the Plus version, which costs $19 US, as opposed to the free version—but it promises the functionality you are looking for, I think.

http://www.jarte.com/download.html

Steve Z.

Posted by sracer
Aug 24, 2007 at 05:38 PM

I use KeyNote for organizing personal data, but it isn’t really an outliner… at least not in the traditional sense. That is why I suggested EControl. Unfortunately, there isn’t a nimble, RTF-capable, (single pane) outliner. :-(

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Aug 24, 2007 at 06:07 PM

Well, I just broke down and bought the Plus version of Jarte—had to try the outlining. And, I’m glad to say that it works really well. It isn’t quite fully functional in the Beta version, but here is a link to the help file regarding outlining:

http://www.jarte.com/help_new/creating_outlines.html

I asked the developer if it was okay for me to post the link and he said yes, but to let everyone know that the documentation isn’t complete, and that the beta version does not have the tab or backspace keys implemented yet… so you can only demote and promote the outline headings using the indent and unindent commands at this time.

Steve Z.

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