I want to write about blogging using Ubuntu software
for a long time now. I want to focus on Gedit because
it comes by default with Ubuntu Gnome. OpenOffice.org
the open source answer to MS Office comes with
the Ubuntu package too.
Gedit is lightweight and fast. This is what I use in my
typing, word processing and blogging. It is quick and
painless hacking. Copy and paste has never been
easier. If I need to print to a formal document I just
open OpenOffice.org, copy / paste, and edit settings
to my liking. I can always print directly from Gedit
but to tweak the settings and check for spellings and
use the thesaurus I open OpenOffice.org.
Gedit uses tabs so I can open multiple files and switch
between them if I need to. I can open as many as I want
and not worry about memory and my hardware.
Gedit has Autocheck Spelling and Search/Replace text
functions. Be sure you download the necessary language
dictionary through Synaptic and set language in the
tools menu.
It can automatically save files to save you the anguish
of loosing data by mistake. It has a plug-in manager
which sets it apart from MS Notepad.
If you need additional fonts, which is the first thing
most bloggers want, you have to download font packages
with Synaptic.
Gedit comes with support for web developers with their
codes. Just click on tools and explore.
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