Linux Dummies 9th

Chapter 11
Putting the X in Text
In This Chapter
▶ Working with text files in gedit
▶ Editing in KWrite
From text editors to word processors, Linux offers a wide variety of
options for working with words. In this chapter, we take a look at different
ways to view the contents of a text file, using some simple text editors in
the GUI environments. In Chapter 12, we take a look at office suites for those
who would rather do word processing.
Going with gedit
Lots of graphical options are available. In this section, we cover gedit (see
Figure 11-1), which is the default GUI text editor for the GNOME desktop. To
start gedit, choose Applications➪Accessories➪Text Editor from the panel
menu in either Ubuntu or Fedora.
gedit is strictly a text editor; you use it to generate raw text, whereas a word
processor creates marked-up text that can be opened only by programs that
can read that word processor’s file formatting. If you want to add bold, italics,
underlines, or any other special features to your document, proceed to
Chapter 12.