Ted is indeed a fine word processor with what seems to be the ideal feature list and modularity for a mobile device. I quite enjoy using it on Linux

The problem is as andrew points out: Without a GTK+ version, you'll need to statically compile the Motif (or Lesstif) libraries in which, AFAICS rules out the (practical?) possibility of any Hildonisation. Then again, Ted's interface is so spartan that we really only need virtual import support.

PS: While browsing the project home page, I came across this intriguing tidbit of text: "Ted 2.11 can be compiled with the GTK+ 1.2.8 toolkit or a later version. The GTK version is not complete and should be seen as step in the right direction." This sounds promising; however, try as I might, I could not find the sources for Ted 2.11.