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I have been very impressed with the operation of WordPerfect 7.0 for
Linux. I only recently downloaded it and tried it. It looks like
WP 7.0 for Windows. The features appear to work properly. I especially
like the spell-as-you-go feature!
The HTML publisher works a little better than that on WP 6.0, but still
has some bugs. Someone reported that WP 7.0 requires a lot of
swap space (I have not tested it at this time).
WP 7.0 is available as several LARGE tarballs from sdcorp's FTP
site (or via the WWW). I tried for two days to download the 26MB
archive using ISDN but only was able to get part of the file. I
eventually had to use a commercial account with a T1 to
the Internet to get the files. It would be much easier to download
if each tarball was split into several smaller files (1-2 MB in size).
Note, when you uncompress the tarballs, the result is a small number
of medium sized files -- just what is needed.
The current version that you can download is time limited to 15 days.
During this time, you can pay them and they will give you a license
for it.
For WP 7.0 Beta:
ftp://ftp.sdcorp.com/pub/linux_betab/wp7linuxbetab.tar.gz
4887525 graphics_tar.gz
17652138 manual_tar.gz
450535 wp60ms01_us.all
290443 wp60ps01_us.all
26962514 wp7linuxbetab_tar.gz
To install, you must extract the tarballs, run the Runme program,
answer some questions and then run xwp to start WP 7.0. Note, you need
58 MB just for WP 7.0, prior to the manuals, graphics, etc.
- Extract the tarball into a temporary directory, need 31M
tar xvzf wp7linuxbetab_tar.gz
creates LINUX* files and Runme, the install program
- As root and with X windows running, run the Runme program
and you get a series of
screens to select the installation type. Answer the questions:
./Runme
License Screen:
Hit OK
Demo Screen:
Hit OK
Corel Corporation: 800-772-6735
UNIX Support: 801-765-4019
Installation Directory:
Enter directory, e.g., /opt/wp7.0
Hit OK
Installation Size:
Full: 71-80M
Medium: 45-51M
Minimal: 37-41M
Existing Application:
If you have WP 6.0 (Caldera installs in
/opt/wp6.0 by default), you can keep your
settings for terminal drivers, printer drivers
and printer ports. Recommended.
Enter directory (if present)
Hit OK
Edit /etc/magic?
Will add WP files to /etc/magic. Will backup
/etc/magic as /etc/magic.bak
Select YES or NO
Hit OK
Selection of languages to Install
Only have English, it is selected
Hit OK
Select print divers:
Select your printers, may select more than one.
Hit OK
Assign Printer Drivers to Destinations:
Click on a printer
Click on the destination (name from /etc/printcap)
Hit OK
Repeat for each printer you selected in previous step.
Hit OK
Installation Review List:
Allows you to go back to any screen and make changes.
Select screen to make changes, or Hit OK to continue
Hit OK
Graphicsl Corel WordPerfect(UNIX) installation screen
includes progress bar
Readme Review screen:
Allows you to read any review notes....
Select item and View to view it, e.g., license
Note if you entered a license, you need to add the
license manager startup stuff to /etc/rc.d/rc.local!
Select Done when finished
- Run xwp:
/opt/wp7.0/wpbin/xwp& (or wherever you installed it)
Note, I have WP 6.0 from Caldera, the first time I started,
I got a prompt to load defaults from 6.0. I selected YES
and WP loaded the defaults and exited. I then restarted
xwp and my defaults, including the last files I edited
with WP 6.0 were used!
- WordPerfect word processor
- Internet publisher
- QuickCorrect - fix your typos while typing
- Spell-As-You-Go - spell checking while typing
- File compatibility with DOS, UNIX, and other WordPerfect versions on
other platforms
- HTML export of a WP document with headers and footers
sometimes leaves the bottom of the document either centered or bold.
- HTML export of a WP document with a table of contents does not
generate cross references.
- HTML export messes up the table of contents and if sections were
outlined, they become HTML list items and no longer match the TOC.
- Installation of the manual failed. I have not had time to try
to fix this problem.
- Someone reported a problem converting WPG graphics to JPG.
- WP 7.0 can not read files from Office97 (this has been
a major pain for me as I have received several such files from others
and I do not have Office97).
- Someone reported a possible problem with getting printing to work
(I had no problems at all).
- Upon starting xwp, I received a message that some backup files
existed. Upon clicking on the first backup file, XWP dumped core.
Upgrade pricing expected to be $149.99 (US) and retail pricing $199.99.
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