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Texts is a WYSIWYM text editor with versions for both Windows and MacOS that generates plain text files formatted with a subset of the Markdown standard...
http://www.textseditor.com/ wrote:Texts is a new kind of editor for creation of text structure and content. Books, articles and blog posts written once in Texts can be processed and published in many formats.
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Download: http://www.texts.io/

The Windows version comes in a MSI file that can be UniExtracted with the 'MSI Administrative Installer' option. Keep the 3 files in the subfolder named 'Texts': icudt.dll, Texts.exe, WebKit.dll. Run Texts.exe. It has no options and seems to be fully portable. Not stealth, because it adds itself as an option to open 'text' files at:

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.text\OpenWithList\]
To most, this might seem a rather uninspiring option among the zillion text editors on offer out there, until you realize it allows for a really easy way to generate Markdown text that can be re-purposed with Pandoc to whatever format you might need -- XHTML, HTML5, HTML slide shows (using Slidy, S5, or DZSlides), MS Word DOCX, OpenOffice/LibreOffice ODT, OpenDocument XML, EPUB, DocBook, GNU TexInfo, Groff man pages, LaTeX, ConTeXt, LaTeX Beamer slides, PDF (via LaTeX) and all other lightweight markup formats (reStructuredText, AsciiDoc, MediaWiki markup, Emacs Org-Mode, Textile).

For more about Pandoc, which is a CLI tool, see viewtopic.php?t=23800...
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I'm very interested in NOT using Microsoft Word except for the very last formatting step. I've got a format set I'm constantly converting documents into, but not real clear on how to save into pre-set Word templates. Is there a way to automate that process using this? Doesn't have to be freeware.

Edit: contacted the devs

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webfork wrote:I'm very interested in NOT using Microsoft Word except for the very last formatting step. I've got a format set I'm constantly converting documents into, but not real clear on how to save into pre-set Word templates. Is there a way to automate that process using this?
I share the same mindset, but I'm not really sure what you're trying to achieve here.

As a detour, I can venture that the Zim desktop wiki allows for both Markdown and templating. A rather convoluted route, I know, but I've been traveling down this alley for quite sometime now and haven't found any straightforward solution yet -- there's definitely a development opportunity there, if you ask me...

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EDIT: Texts is no longer free; also, the 'portable' version is no longer fully portable, it saves settings to 'HKCU\Software\Texts'... :(
author of http://www.texts.io/purchase/ wrote:Texts may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however a license must be purchased for continued use. Licenses are per user and you can enjoy Texts on Mac OS X and Windows with a single license. Order [cost:] $14.50. Orders are processed by FastSpring. Normal price is $29 per license but for a limited time 50% discount is offered. License will be valid for Texts 1.x.
author of http://www.texts.io/ wrote:Texts [is a] rich editor for plain text. Write well-structured documents. Store as plain text with Markdown markup. Publish to PDF, HTML, Word, ePUB and other formats from a single source.
Irrespective, development has been progressing by leaps and bounds, IMHO, making for a nice portable multi-platform text editor (Windows and MacOS, as well as restricted Beta versions for Linux and Android), now at (Beta) v0.13, whose latest changelog reads thus:
author of http://www.texts.io/news/ wrote:º Templates in PDF and HTML export.
º Option to display word count in window title.
º Option to save files without hard wrapping.
º Save with CRLF line breaks on Windows.
º Basic support of right-to-left scripts.
º Pandoc 1.11 support.

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Texts v1.3.2 (changelog at http://www.texts.io/news/).

Portability is harder to achieve now, there's no ZIP download any longer. It is still possible (see above) by unpacking the MS Installer (e.g., with LessMSI, viewtopic.php?t=16978).

EDIT: Texts has in fact become yet another Electron app, hence the changes...

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According to Softpedia, the program has gone back to freeware: https://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-to ... exts.shtml

The website seems to allow for this as there is no "buy" page. http://www.texts.io/support/ Still no portable version.

Moving back to the Submission forum ...

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BTW, last Texts release is v1.5, dated 2018-03-19 (changelog at http://www.texts.io/news/).
webfork wrote: The website seems to allow for this as there is no "buy" page.

Also, registration entries are gone from the program's Help menu.

Electron use notwithstanding and the seemingly stalled development, it's nice to have it as freeware, as it's one of the most well rounded Markdown editors for Windows, IMHO.

In case anyone is interested, here's my yaP launcher configuration for Texts -- please note that it hardcodes Pandoc's relative location, so editing is advised.

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; configuration file for yaP v0.7.1 (http://rolandtoth.hu/yaP/)
; application name: Texts
; version: v1.3.2
; website: http://www.texts.io/

[GENERAL]
application = App\Texts.exe

; commandline = 
; workdir = 

[BEFORE]
regkey = HKCU\Software\Texts
+regvalue = HKCU\Software\Texts :: PandocPath :: {YAPROOT}\Pandoc\pandoc.exe

; dir = %Appdata%\Dir
; file = %Appdata%\Dir\File.ini
; regkey = HKCU\Software\RegKey

[AFTER]
-dir = %APPDATA%\Texts

...
Lastly, here's a screenshot of the latest version supporting a dark theme.

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