In part 1 of this series of 3 posts I wrote about what text editing applications I can install on my computer using the options available under Linux Ubuntu 9.04.
I listed the text editing software available that can be found when clicking on
“Applications” -> “Add/remove” -> “Office”
Click here if you want to visit post 1 of these three about Ubuntu software.
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In part 2 I looked at the software found under “Applications” -> “Add/remove” -> “Accessories”.
Concentrating on the text-editing software I found 1 journal or diary and 11 different text editors and some other versions of them.
Click here if you want to visit part 2
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In this part 3 of the 3 posts about Ubuntu software I will look at programs that can be found under “Applications” -> “Add/remove” -> “Internet”.
I found 5 editors made for creating a post to a blog and 1 program that makes it able to work collaboratively on documents.
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At first sight I wasn’t too impressed with the post-to-blog editors, the reason being that it is difficult to access all possibilities of a blogging platform.
I personally use Scribefire occasionally, a browser plugin.
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I again copy/pasted the text that is given for each program and took a screenshot of the programs as they appeared on my screen.
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Blog Editors:
Blog Entry Poster
gnome-blog is a panel object (aka applet) that can post to weblogs using bloggerAPI, advogato API, MetaWeblog API or LiveJournal API
It notably works with Blogger.com / Blogspot.com, Advogato.org, Movable Type, WordPress, LiveJournal.com and Pybloxsom.
Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/~seth/gnome-blog/
A simple blog posting editor that makes it possible to post text and pictures (if supported) to a blog. It worked well for me on a blogger blog.
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BloGTK Weblog Client
BloGTK is a weblogging client that allows users to post to their blogs without the need for a web browser. It features the following:
* Connects with blogging systems like Blogger, Movable Type, as well
as any system that uses the MetaWeblog API.
* Supports advanced editing of posts including custom HTML tags and
offline post saving and editing.
* Supports basic HTTP proxies.
Homepage: http://blogtk.sourceforge.net/
It didn’t start properly on my computer. It looks good on the homepage though.
Drivel Journal Editor
Drivel is a GNOME client for working with online journals, also known as weblogs or blogs. It retains an elegant design while supporting LiveJournal, Blogger, MovableType, Advogato, and Atom journals, as well as derivatives such as WordPress and Drupal.
It allows you to perform most functions that are supported by the server (posting, friends editing, friend page checking, post editing etc). It is designed to utilize the new features of GNOME 2.0 including GConf and GTK 2.0.
It posted to the same old blogger blog. It doesn’t have too many features either, so I suppose one should use also this one for simple blog posts.
Link to the homepage: http://dropline.net/past-projects/drivel-blog-editor/
Kblogger
KBlogger is a simple to use blogging application for KDE 4. It provides for a fast and easy blogging experience with a user-friendly interface that attempts to provide all features supported on the server side for your convenience. Just configure your blog, load the editor, and start writing.
Blog to any blog supporting the Blogger 1.0, MetaWeblog API, MovableType API, as well as the GData API (WordPress, Drupal, LiveJournal, and Blogspot). It features a profile manager, media manager, KWallet integration, KDE proxy support, a rich-text editor, and it allows you to write your posts offline and upload them when you are ready.
Homepage: http://kblogger.pwsp.net/
At the first start it prompted me to install Kwallet. I chose “cancel” and came to the actual editor. In order to start using it however I need to create a profile installed in KWallet. This is probably a good security measurement. I choose therefore to install KWallet after all but unfortunately the program crashed after that. Note that this must be due to my setup.
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LogJam
LogJam is a GUI client for LiveJournal.com and sites based on LiveJournal. It lets you post, edit old entries, manage your friends, save your journal to a local offline copy, and whatever other useful LiveJournal-related features we can think of
Homepage: http://logjam.danga.com
A link to a screenshot-tour: http://logjam.danga.com/tour/
Collaborative Editor:
Gobby Collaborative Editor
Gobby is an editor which allows to edit text documents and source files collaboratively over a network. All users could work on the file simultaneously without the need to lock it. The parts the various users write are highlighted in different colours and it supports syntax highlighting of various programming and markup languages. A chat window is also included.
Gobby is portable to both Windows and Unix-like platforms and makes use of the Gtk+ toolkit. A dedicated server is available in the sobby package.
Homepage: http://gobby.0×539.de
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Click here if you want to visit post 1 of these three about Ubuntu software.
Click here if you want to visit part 2
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