Hard mode: No MS Word.

Notepad.

>>105755326 (OP)
vim or vi.

>>105755326 (OP)
Just use Google docs.

>>105755326 (OP)
This is easy.

>Linux
OnlyOffice Word

>Windows
Atlantis

>Mac
Mellel

>>105755347
>>105755352
One is a text editor, and the other is an extensible console-based code editor.

>>105755522
>>105755825
>browser based anything

\LaTeX

>>105756093
I prefer LO Writer (and AbiWord for simpler documents). Even WordTsar is comfy. On the other hand, people coming from Windows and Mac seem to love OnlyOffice, and have very little trouble acclimating to it.

>>105755326 (OP)
Writer with the tabbed interface is better than Word nowadays, you just need to learn how to properly use styles instead of formatting directly

>>105756159
>WordSaar

>>105755522
ew

>>105755326 (OP)
I don’t get why no one makes a WYSIWYG markdown editor. As in you only see the formatted result, not the underlying markdown. And especially not the flickering mess that the current markdown viewers do. They kept switching between html and markdown view, and interpreting as you type. It’s disgusting.

>Hard mode: No MS Word
that's easy mode ms word is shit

>>105757467
Word 2000 was brilliant.

inspector on any web browser

>>105756159
>Word Tsar
sounds russian

>>105755326 (OP)
VSCode

Mousepad

Only Office

>>105762105
ew

What do people here write that can't be done with Wordpad or TextEdit?

>>105755326 (OP)
Libre office writer.
>No MS Word.
I did not use it in over a decade. Do people really use that shit?

>>105763200
Yout pictured triggered me.
Like WTF!
Are poepel really like this?
>Yes I will stare at a tiny screen because muh phone meme!

Jesus fuck you can get used HD monitors for $5.

I think we reached Brazil(the movie) parody levels of monitors.
>Yes I will sue a magnifying glass on my CRT monitors!
>In like every one of them!

>>105755326 (OP)
>No MS Word
>Hard mode
It never fucking works decently.

The real answer is LaTeX.

>>105756093
Then don't write anything at all? What do I care if you can't stand using actual solutions to your problems?

>>105763981
Weird cause I just saw those magnifying glasses yesterday watching this 60s "cult" movie Pretty Poison

>>105755326 (OP)
amstrad pcw 8256

>>105763981
It's one of those "distraction free" writing devices.

>>105755326 (OP)
private use - google docs
corp shitshow - only ms+adobe slop

>>105759428
Yeah, and?

>>105763200
>>105764475

lol

>>105757486
It was pretty gud up to 2007

>>105755326 (OP)
I unironically use Wordpad to generate 99% of my documents (that aren't a filled-in form)

most users have no need for anything more advanced than Rich Text

>>105764262
>>105763981
>magnified monitors
they were a real thing back in the day but understandably derided for being really stupid

>>105764475
use case over a literal notepad??

Atlantis is a beast for epub exports. Excellent control over styles. I don't use it for anything else.
Notepad++ is sufficient for writing things down.

>>105768347
>I unironically use Wordpad to generate 99% of my documents
good
but what do you use ironically

>>105755326 (OP)
Pandoc

>>105768347
>they were a real thing back in the day but understandably derided for being really stupid
More info on this subject!

Now imagine the same shit only no magnification and a tiny phone screen....

Welcome to current year.

>>105755326 (OP)
ted

>>105755326 (OP)
I use OpenOffice

>>105768347
>use case over a literal notepad??
It can hold more text and you can erase mistakes as many times as you want. On paper you'll run out of eraser or wear holes in the paper if you make a lot of mistakes.

That thing just seems like a scam though. You can get the same effect with an old laptop thats got nothing but word processor on it.

>>105763200
I need a word counter for fiction writing. The spell checker is nice too, but I can live without it. The word counter is non-negotiable.

>>105768347
>use case over a literal notepad??
Use case of notepad.exe over a literal notepad?

>>105770552
You can get the same effect with an old laptop
5 pound piece of jank with 1 hour battery life if it doesn't shit itself?

>>105772352
>5 pound piece of jank with 1 hour battery life if it doesn't shit itself?
I've got plenty of laptops that work just fine and I'm sure most people either have or can easily find one. It doesn't have to be big either. I use an old netbook for typing because all it has to do is run a word processor. If battery life is an issue, carry a spare battery. If all of that is too inconvenient for you and you'd rather live with the problems of pen and paper then fine. I just use an laptop because it seems like the most practical solution.

Word 5.1.
Sorry Microsoft made writing good.

Google Docs. Libre has good features but fucked compatibility with the fonts and files.

>>105772879
6 or bust

>>105755352
>vim or vi.
Those are text editors. OP said "word processor." If you don't know the difference, don't post.

The best word processor, despite its age, is WordStar. There are versions for both CP/M and DOS.

>>105755326 (OP)

WordPerfect

>>105757438
Not only do a bunch of programs already do this, it's fucking attrocious to want this in the first place.
Why even use markdown at all if you don't want to look at the underlying text? May as well use XML.

>>105755326 (OP)
For me it is AbiWord. Just werks.

>>105768347
>use case over a literal notepad??
Mechanical keyboard go clicky click + more niche so cooler for the hipster who owns it.

>>105779394
>>105768347
How fast can you write?
How fast can you type?

How fast can you re-write your entire draft since you don't have it in a digital form where you can just copy/paste/insert/delete at will?

>>105755326 (OP)
wordstar

>>105781474
Wouldn't it be hilarious if you just carried around a piece of glass just like that thought malls and stop around groups of girls to pretend to type on it?
If they try to approach you just flick them off saying you're too busy.