Hi experienced Linux users, I have Ubuntu and I am looking after an editor for RTF.

The installation manager gives big softwares such as Libreoffice or Abiword. But, in Linux, aren't there many Wordpad applications?

I found many text editor but they do not give RTF support.

Gracias

RTF is a proprietary Microsoft format, as mentioned at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format, so it's not going to get a lot of love in the open source community.

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Ah, I understand. This is why.

what is the opensource alternative of RTF which was given by Linux community?

There isn't one really that is specific to GNU/Linux. If you want a universal format that is cross-platform and cross-application then the OpenDocument Format is the way to go. Even M$ Office can mostly read it, albeit begrudgingly, but will (intentionally) break it still. However, other productivity suites deal with it very well.

Then at the low end there is always plain text, either ASCII or UTF-8. Plain text: it was good enough for Shakespeare ...

Hard math based sciences still use LaTeX or similar.

Can you give a few details about the problem you are trying to solve?

My first goal was to use RTF, since I have to send a document in RTF format to my colleague. I had to type a simple document with basic things: bold, italic, underline. Nothing that would need a software like Office.

Latex is much too complex for me.

I edited the document under Ubuntu Linux with gedit (in plaintext). I copied on usb stick my document. Using my MacBook I made an RTF document and I could finish my document.

Ok. If your goal is to only use one of the RTF formats, and specifically one of the RTF formats, then your choice is LibreOffice, Calligra, or AbiWord. You've seen at least two of those already. AbiWord is by far the lightest of the three.

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RTF, being vague and not really defined, is a little unsteady for real use. I used to use it a lot and found eventually that, like other M$ formats, it does not withstand the tests of time.

About Apple, it has really, really dragged its feet on OpenDocument Format support, but their lightweight editor does now finally support it -- if I recall correctly.
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A simple rich text processor for Linux : Ted https://www.nllgg.nl/Ted/

See post #4 and #7 here
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-4175605441/#4
Debian / Ubuntu package = ted_2.23-1debian8_amd64.deb (2.4MB).


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I've swapped files in RTF with no problems. If you are simply indicating fonts and paragraph types, then there will be no problem. Difficulties only arise if you try anything elaborate, like complicated tables or frames. If you want something quick and easy, then Ted (see last post) is certainly worth looking at, otherwise just export from an ordinary word-processor.

Use a combination of markdown and pandoc?


https://askubuntu.com/a/315997 ->

https://www.nllgg.nl/Ted/
I am so sorry. This link has not a compatible package for Ubuntu. Does Ubuntu have somewhere also Ted for Ubuntu ?

Regarding Pandoc and Markdown, they look like programming. I am not a programmer. I didn't know that Linux was so much complicated. I have used about 10 years Microsoft Windows and MAC.

I am sorry.

No reason to apologize. New tools for an old task, is all.
I used to have to use only PFE on Windows, but I had to, to get the task done.
Now, there are mebbe a dozen similar tools. Notepad++ is ok, but I don't want to "install" stuff to open a simple Linux formatted file in Windows.

It gets easier.

I am learning Linux. It is complicated.

I was looking for just a sort of Wordpad only.

As Habitual stated, no need to apologize. Learning something for the first time is demanding for anyone.

You should know, however, that even though it is by far preferable to use your linux distribution's repositories and packages when installing software, it is still possible to install a linux application from source. If you decide you want to try Ted, let us know and members here will help you.

*** EDIT *** I just looked at the Ted web page - they offer .deb packages (debian) which are compatible with Ubuntu. You should have no problem installing with these.

On another note, I would give Abiword some more consideration if I were in your situation. Although it IS a complete word processing application, it is extremely lightweight and very well suited to the need you have.

Cheers !

Most Linux word processors should export to rtf format.

Linux Wordpad?