Are there any Word Processors that allow code instead of using a GUI?

This is my username · 11-06-2012, 09:37 AM

I need to find a word processor that runs on either Fedora or Ubuntu that would allow me to easily replace whatever code there is that defines what is displayed on the page with code that I generate from an application that I will be writing myself so that I can print it, save it or export it to a .pdf file easily.

As a side note I am familiar with HTML and a little bit familiar with XML in case one of those is used by the word processor you reccomend.

Also: I'm triple booting Ubuntu, Fedora and Vista.

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-06-2012, 09:48 AM

I would recommend a LaTeX based editor, like:
http://www.lyx.org/
http://www.texmacs.org/
http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/
http://kile.sourceforge.net/
http://dev.midnightcoding.org/projects/gummi
http://www.tug.org/texworks/
http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/

schneidz · 11-06-2012, 09:56 AM

isnt open document format in xml ?

dugan · 11-06-2012, 11:25 AM

Do you really need a word processor? Why not a simpler and more programmer friendly format like Markdown?

Sergei Steshenko · 11-07-2012, 06:14 PM

I am not sure what the OP needs/wants.

I see two possibilities:

1) the OP needs templating;
2) the OP needs to process some open document format.

For the latter OpenOffice/LibreOffice have Python interface.

theNbomr · 11-08-2012, 08:20 PM

So, you want to generate publication quality documents from an application you are writing? My first thought has already been suggested: TeX output, which can be processed to many publication ready formats. Also, you could generate Postscript directly.

--- rod.