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I just want to write Markdown. I just want to write Markdown. I just want to write Markdown. I just want to write Markdown.

The thing I really hate about modern word processors and everyone's obsession with PDFs is that the vast majority of the time things will never be printed, but everything still focuses on paginated formats. Nobody seems to get this but you can literally send someone a .HTML file that they can just open in their browsers. Even when I tell developers about this they say dumb things like a single file will load slower. Buddy, it's loading from the disk, it's not querying shit, it is okay to make it a single HTML file.

But no, fuck you, just pages and PDFs.

The silver lining is that at least Google Docs (I don't use other editors often) now has a "pageless" mode. But the amount of times I've run into weird things like accidentally backspacing the last character of something with special formatting only to undo it, add extra characters temporarily, then backspace in front of it... Fucking hell. Just let me write Markdown. Just let me write Markdown! JUST LET ME WRITE MARKDOWN!

edit a pdf? Edit your expectations.

I feel seen. The number of times I've actually needed to do this is too damn high. Sure, I feel entitled to not have to pay for the privilege, as the task was usually thrust upon me by some bank, HR department, or legal firm. But the number of scummy websites online that will happily play with your doc's confidential info for free, is too damn high. I can't imagine anyone with average computer skills navigating this particular turing tarpit unscathed.

Be Australian. Set language to English: Australian

Write word: color. Does not underline spelling error.

Don't even mention PowerPoint language.

Might have something to do with Microsoft offering M365 to nearly all universities for dirt cheap or free.

Don't agree to Microsoft's terms of service? Guess university isn't for you.

There is LaTex which I would recommend for any kind of longer document.

"Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft"

Yeah, sure, but Microsoft Word web app scrolls smoother than native LibreOffice Writer on my laptop (on Linux), and there are also other bits of LibreOffice that sucks and have sucked for years.

I finally realized a couple years ago that I don't need an office suite or fancy email client anymore and I ripped it all out. No more LibreOffice and no more Thunderbird.

Now all I use is AbiWord and Gnumeric for my simple needs. I am finally liberated!

best thing about microsoft office is word 3.1 providing me with 30 blank discs for storage.

I'm using Libre office at the moment to actually write something more than a few pages, and it's English dictionary is missing like 50% of the English language.