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	* [[R (typesetting software)\|R]] - early text formatter		* [[R (typesetting software)\|R]] - early text formatter

			==External links==

			* [https://www.usenix.org/legacy/publications/compsystems/1989/spr_kernighan.pdf Page Makeup by Postprocessing Text Formatter Output] - contains some interesting content about the visual goals and approaches of several well-known text formatters

	[[Category: Software Basics]]		[[Category: Software Basics]]
	[[Category: Editors]]		[[Category: Editors]]

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	A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which is a type of [[text editor]], used in '''document preparation systems''', for creating documents for publication.		A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which is a type of [[text editor]], used in '''document preparation systems''', for creating documents for publication.

	Originally (starting with the very first ones, [[RUNOFF]] and [[TJ1]]), they took as input plain text files with interspersed visible format control commands; e.g. ".ce Header" to center the header. These input files were prepared with an ordinary text editor (which itself had almost no formatting capabilities). They were usually called '''text ~~processors~~''' in this generation. [[UNIX]]'s [[roff]] and [[nroff]] (for [[character]] [[printer]]s), and [[troff]] (for devices such as [[laser printer]]s), were later developments in this ancestry.		Originally (starting with the very first ones, [[RUNOFF]] and [[TJ1]]), they took as input plain text files with interspersed visible format control commands; e.g. ".ce Header" to center the header. These input files were prepared with an ordinary text editor (which itself had almost no formatting capabilities). They were usually called '''text formatters''' in this generation. [[UNIX]]'s [[roff]] and [[nroff]] (for [[character]] [[printer]]s), and [[troff]] (for devices such as [[laser printer]]s), were later developments in this ancestry.

	In their later forms, using a [[bit-mapped display]], they usually show the document exactly as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); the so-called [[What You See Is What You Get\|WYSIWYG]] interaction paradigm. They stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.		In their later forms, using a [[bit-mapped display]], they usually show the document exactly as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); the so-called [[What You See Is What You Get\|WYSIWYG]] interaction paradigm. They stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.

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	A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which a type of [[text editor]], used in '''document preparation systems''', for creating documents for publication. ~~Using~~ a [[bit-mapped display]], they usually show the document exactly as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); the so-called [[What You See Is What You Get\|WYSIWYG]] interaction paradigm. They stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.		A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which is a type of [[text editor]], used in '''document preparation systems''', for creating documents for publication.

			Originally (starting with the very first ones, [[RUNOFF]] and [[TJ1]]), they took as input plain text files with interspersed visible format control commands; e.g. ".ce Header" to center the header. These input files were prepared with an ordinary text editor (which itself had almost no formatting capabilities). They were usually called '''text processors''' in this generation. [[UNIX]]'s [[roff]] and [[nroff]] (for [[character]] [[printer]]s), and [[troff]] (for devices such as [[laser printer]]s), were later developments in this ancestry.

			In their later forms, using a [[bit-mapped display]], they usually show the document exactly as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); the so-called [[What You See Is What You Get\|WYSIWYG]] interaction paradigm. They stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.

	The first word processor was [[Bravo]], created at [[Xerox PARC]] for the [[Xerox Alto\|Alto]]. In some ways, it was an intermediate between older [[screen editor]]s, and what we now recognize as a word processor; it had the ability to display the 'ready to print' form, but also had a more usual text editing display.		The first word processor was [[Bravo]], created at [[Xerox PARC]] for the [[Xerox Alto\|Alto]]. In some ways, it was an intermediate between older [[screen editor]]s, and what we now recognize as a word processor; it had the ability to display the 'ready to print' form, but also had a more usual text editing display.

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Expand a bit

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	A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which a type of [[text editor]], used in document preparation systems. ~~They~~ usually show the document as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); ~~they~~ stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.		A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which a type of [[text editor]], used in '''document preparation systems''', for creating documents for publication. Using a [[bit-mapped display]], they usually show the document exactly as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); the so-called [[What You See Is What You Get\|WYSIWYG]] interaction paradigm. They stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.

	The first word processor was [[Bravo]], created at [[Xerox PARC]] for the [[Xerox Alto\|Alto]].		The first word processor was [[Bravo]], created at [[Xerox PARC]] for the [[Xerox Alto\|Alto]]. In some ways, it was an intermediate between older [[screen editor]]s, and what we now recognize as a word processor; it had the ability to display the 'ready to print' form, but also had a more usual text editing display.

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first was Bravo

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	A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which a type of [[text editor]], used in document preparation systems. They usually show the document as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); they stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.		A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which a type of [[text editor]], used in document preparation systems. They usually show the document as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); they stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.

			The first word processor was [[Bravo]], created at [[Xerox PARC]] for the [[Xerox Alto\|Alto]].

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A '''word processor''' is an [[application]] which a type of [[text editor]], used in document preparation systems. They usually show the document as it would appear when printed (with multiple [[font]]s, bold and italic, etc); they stored their files in private formats (often including [[binary]] data), not intended for direct use by users. They always included an editing function, and can usually edit ordinary text files, as well as their private enhanced formats.

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[[Category: Software Basics]]
[[Category: Editors]]

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			==See also==

			* [[R (typesetting software)\|R]] - early text formatter

	[[Category: Software Basics]]		[[Category: Software Basics]]
	[[Category: Editors]]		[[Category: Editors]]