Ted (word processor)
{{Infobox Software
| name = Ted
| logo =
| screenshot = 250px
| caption = Screenshot of Ted 2.17
| developer = Mark de Does
| released = {{Start date and age|1998|11|9|df=yes}};{{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)}} or
10 October 1998{{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}}
| 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
| operating_system = Unix, Linux
| size = 3.0 Mb (.deb package)
| genre = Word processor
| 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"),{{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 }} in Ubuntu up to Hardy Heron,{{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}}{{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}} — The page lists links to builds of binary (.deb) packages of various processor architectures. and Gentoo Linux, and is available from the official homepage in various package formats.{{cite web |url=http://packages.gentoo.org/package/app-editors/ted |title=app-editors/ted-2.23 |publisher=Gentoo |accessdate=2014-04-15}}