Ted (word processor)

Ted

Screenshot of Ted 2.17

Developer(s)| Mark de Does
Initial release| 9 November 1998; 26 years ago (1998-11-09);[1] or
10 October 1998[2]
Stable release|

2.23[3]  / 1 February 2013

Written in| C
Operating system| Unix, Linux
Size| 3.0 Mb (.deb package)
Type| Word processor
License| GPL-2.0-only
Website| [1]

Ted is a lightweight free software word processor for the X Window System, and runs on Linux and other Unix-like systems. Developed primarily by Mark de Does, it's licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL-2.0-only), and has been translated into several languages.

While Ted is small in size, it is a full-featured and fast word processor, making it ideal for older computers and embedded systems.

It saves files in a Microsoft Word-compatible rich text format, and has support for headers, footers, tables, different fonts, text alignment, and other features common in word processors. The built-in spellchecker is not automatic, whereby incorrect words are not highlighted when typing.

Until version 2.17, Ted used the Motif toolkit exclusively for widget rendering. LessTif also worked. The current version (2.23) uses the GTK+ toolkit by default. It can still be built with Motif or LessTif, if desired.

The Ted package had been included in Debian ("etch"),[4] in Ubuntu up to Hardy Heron,[5][6] and Gentoo Linux, and is available from the official homepage in various package formats.[7]

## See also

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* List of word processors
* Comparison of word processors

## References

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1. ^ de Does, Mark (2013-02-04). "Ted 2.23, an easy RTF text processor for Linux/Unix released". The Netherlands: NLUUG. Retrieved 2020-05-27. "First release (Ted 2.0: November 9, 1998)"
2. ^ "Linux Software Map" (2.4 Mb). ftp.pwr.wroc.pl. 1999-08-29. Retrieved 2020-05-27. "Version: 2.0; Entered-date: 10OCT98"
3. ^ Mark de Does (4 February 2013). "Ted 2.23, an easy RTF text processor for Linux/Unix released".
4. ^ "ted (2.17-1)". Debian Packages. SPI Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
5. ^ "Publishing history of ted package in Ubuntu". Launchpad. Canonical Ltd. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
6. ^ "ted 2.17-1ubuntu1 source package in Ubuntu". Launchpad. Canonical, Ltd. 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2020-05-27. — The page lists links to builds of binary (.deb) packages of various processor architectures.
7. ^ "app-editors/ted-2.23". Gentoo. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

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Open-source|

* AbiWord
* Apache OpenOffice Writer
* Bean (up to v. 2.x)
* Calligra Words
* Collabora Online Writer
* Docs
* GNU TeXmacs
* LibreOffice Writer
* LyX
* Ted
* TextEdit

Freeware|

* Adobe Buzzword
* Atlantis Nova
* Bean (since v. 3.x)
* Jarte (standard)
* TextMaker (2008)

Commercial|

| Cross-platform|

* Adobe InCopy
* Corel WordPerfect (up to v. 9.0)
* Google Docs
* Hangul
* Ichitaro
* Kingsoft Writer
* Microsoft Word
* Scrivener
* TextMaker

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Classic MacOS|

* Nisus Writer

macOS|

* Apple Pages
* Mellel
* Nisus Writer Express
* Nisus Writer Pro

Windows|

* Atlantis Word Processor
* Corel WordPerfect (since v. 10.0)
* IBM Lotus Word Pro
* Jarte (enhanced)
* Microsoft Works
* Nota Bene
* MobiSystems OfficeSuite
* PolyEdit
* Scientific WorkPlace
* XyWrite

Discontinued|

* 1st Word
* Apple Writer
* AppleWorks
* Atari Word Processor
* AtariWriter
* Bank Street Writer
* Cut & Paste
* davka writer
* Electric Pencil
* The First XLEnt Word Processor
* IBM Lotus Symphony
* KWord
* MacWrite
* Magic Desk
* PaperClip
* Perfect Writer
* Scripsit
* SpeedScript
* Sprint
* WordPad
* WordStar
* Writer
* StarOffice
* OpenOffice.org
* Go-oo
* NeoOffice

Hardware|

* AlphaSmart
* CPT Corporation
* Friden Flexowriter
* IBM Displaywriter System
* IBM MT/ST
* Wang

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