hi Magic
the machine was actually an older install of Debian server that I intended to
use for some development but never got around to :)
regarding leafpad, I am sure she is going to prefer that before abiword...
On her w1ndow$ machine, she has lots of text editing software, and she always
use notepad. Although, when pressed she sometimes start open office calc when
she needs to make spreadsheets.
a recommendation for a standalone spreadsheet application would be nice
though.
by the way, it is in the pipeline to get rid of windows in her other work
machine!
