Subj : OT: editors and word proc
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Mon Nov 03 2025 08:04:27

RM>> For most simple editing and writing I use a freeware program called
  >> Jarte. It's a small program and relatively simple but it can handle
  >> just about anything and allows you to manipulate Fonts and such and
  >> you can set it up to save files as PDF or HTML and it can do Spell
  >> Checking and access a Thesaurus and Dictionary, although some of
  >> those may also require other small programs on your computer to
  >> work properly.. I think.  It did at one time but it has improved
  >> over the years as well. I do know it used the DoPDF program on my
  >> system to convert to PDF. It can do search and replace as well.

MP>Is Jarte a windows program?

Yes, I was just checking and it doesn't mention other systems.
It did say that it is 'based' on the Wordpad Engine but, like a
lot of modified 'copies' of programs, the interface and options
are quite a bit improved/expanded.

MP>> Because of all that I rarely use a Word Processor program anymore.

MP>I also rarely used one until recently.  I have Libreoffice installed on a
  >couple of computers.  The spreadsheet program works just fine... as good or
  >better than Excel... but the word processor not so much.

I usually install Kingsoft to do most of the Office type work, but
the more recent versions of that bug you or time limit you to buy
the paid version. I install an older version which still works well
but isn't as bothersome. These days I don't do anything with
spreadsheets or databases really, and Jarte has been more than
adequate on the rare occasions when I need a Word Processor.

Jarte hasn't been updated in a while. I'm running v6.2 and they are
still offering that as the Final (no longer supported) version.
There were also portable ZIP versions to try it out.

I think the main installer is not much over 5 meg.

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