On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 12:02 -0700, BB Cao wrote: > Dear All, > > 1, write Latex files, > 2, write a daily record,(diary?) > 3, occasionaly edit a couple of webpages, > 4, organize references 1, write Latex files, Not sure what is required here. If it is just a text editor, I like nedit. If it is more than that, I don't have a recommendation. I don't write Latex. 2, write a daily record,(diary?) I asked this question some time back on this list and got a number of good recommendations. You can see the thread by going to the list archive: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-December/msg04088.html 3, occasionaly edit a couple of webpages, Personal preference is Quanta 4, organize references Not sure what "references" are. If this is an address book then I use the one that is part of Evolution, which, by the way, is a pretty good email client as well :)