@pmcneil @libroraptor @glyph Try LyX if you really want to havew WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Meant). LibreOffice will be more familiar, but LyX will be a step up.
@glyph @pmcneil @libroraptor The interface keeps improving in user friendliness. The render to view the document probably still throws most people coming from other word processors. I was always willing to fight through the learning curve, because I found MS Word so terrible. I had a similar experience with Relish on OS/2.