Editing Ted (word processor) (section)

{{Infobox Software 
| name                   = Ted
| logo                   = 
| screenshot             = [[Image:Ted-screenshot.png|250px]]
| caption                = Screenshot of Ted 2.17
| developer              = Mark de Does
| released               = {{Start date and age|1998|11|9|df=yes}};<ref>{{cite web |last=de Does |first=Mark |title=Ted 2.23, an easy RTF text processor for Linux/Unix released. |publisher=NLUUG |location=The Netherlands |date=2013-02-04 |url=http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/editors/ted/announce.html |accessdate=2020-05-27 |quote=First release (Ted 2.0: November 9, 1998)}}</ref> or<br/>10 October 1998<ref>{{cite web |title=Linux Software Map |format=2.4 Mb |publisher=ftp.pwr.wroc.pl |date=1999-08-29 |url=http://ftp.pwr.wroc.pl/pub/doc/linux-docs/linux-software-map/LSM.1999-08-29 |accessdate=2020-05-27 |quote=Version: 2.0; Entered-date: 10OCT98}}</ref>
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q689905|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q689905|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} 
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q689905|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q689905|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language   = [[C (programming language)|C]]
| operating_system       = [[Unix]], [[Linux]]
| size                   = 3.0 Mb (.deb package)
| genre                  = [[Word processor]]
| license                = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]
| website                = [https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/editors/ted/]
}}
'''Ted''' is a lightweight [[free software]] [[word processor]] for the [[X Window System]], and runs on [[Linux]] and other [[Unix-like]] systems. Developed primarily by Mark de Does, it's licensed under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL-2.0-only), and has been translated into several languages.

While Ted is small in size, it is a full-featured and fast word processor, making it ideal for older computers and embedded systems.

It saves files in a Microsoft Word-compatible [[rich text format]], and has support for headers, footers, tables, different fonts, text alignment, and other features common in word processors. The built-in spellchecker is not automatic, whereby incorrect words are not highlighted when typing.

Until version 2.17, Ted used the Motif toolkit exclusively for widget rendering. [[LessTif]] also worked. The current version (2.23) uses the [[GTK+]] toolkit by default. It can still be built with Motif or LessTif, if desired. 

The Ted package had been included in [[Debian]] ("etch"),<ref>{{cite web |title=ted (2.17-1) |work=Debian Packages |publisher=SPI Inc. |url=http://packages.debian.org/etch/editors/ted |accessdate=2010-02-04 |archive-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605073418/http://packages.debian.org/etch/editors/ted |url-status=dead }}</ref> in [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] up to Hardy Heron,<ref>{{cite web |title=Publishing history of ted package in Ubuntu |work=Launchpad |publisher=Canonical Ltd. |date=2015-04-30 |url= https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ted/+publishinghistory |accessdate=2020-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ted 2.17-1ubuntu1 source package in Ubuntu |work=Launchpad |publisher=Canonical, Ltd. |date=2008-01-12 |url= https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ted/2.17-1ubuntu1/ |accessdate=2020-05-27}} &mdash; The page lists links to builds of binary (.deb) packages of various processor architectures.</ref> and [[Gentoo Linux]], and is available from the official homepage in various package formats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://packages.gentoo.org/package/app-editors/ted |title=app-editors/ted-2.23 |publisher=Gentoo |accessdate=2014-04-15}}</ref>