On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 19:19, John Wendel wrote: < snip > > > So, while I appreciate all of the recommendations thus far, is there > > anything out there, besides OpenOffice and Star Office, that will do > > this on Linux? Again, no CrossOver or Wine; something that can run > > natively in Linux, please. > > > Sorry, as you've discovered, ALL word processors for Linux fall short in > either usability or functionality. Everything you need is available, > just not packaged nicely in a single program. If you're a happy M$ Word > user, then you won't find anything compelling enough to make you go > through the effort of converting. Keep a Windows box just for running > Word and be happy, > > Perhaps you should ask Adobe why Framemaker isn't available for Linux. Why ask - you already know the answer: they don't think they'll make a profit. Jay