Hi, > I am researching on word processors that behave in a similar way to > Microsoft word and that can generate word compatible documents. The > application will run on our servers rather than at the clients end. So the > application must be capable of running from the internet explorer and > Firefox browsers.
Generally it's preferrable to create documents in standardized formats with a publicly available specification, such as HTML and OpenDocument (ODF), rather than in proprietary formats which inaccurate public specifications (such as .doc). Notwithstanding, you may - try a search on freshmeat.net, - have a look at OpenOffice.org and Apache POI version 3 [1]. groff is in a different category of word processor; it produces HTML and PS/PDF output (among others). Bruno [1] http://poi.apache.org/
