From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ns3.novocon.net ([64.80.15.4] helo=mg.novocon.net ident=nofb) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19SR2e-00063h-00 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:43:12 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mg.novocon.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65D01124150 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:43:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:42:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: text editing with speakup In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=6.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_PINE version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) X-Virus-Scanned: by mailDefender (AMaViS xdefenders-20030416) Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: Charles Hallenbeck List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Seems to me that Word Perfect for Linux, if it existed, would have the same problem that all proprietary software has: i.e., it uses a proprietary format that assumes the availability of Word Perfect for anyone wishing to work with the document. I know you can make plain text files with WP, but why bother to use WP if you want to make plain text files? What are the advantages of Word Perfect for Linux that would be worth the limitations of a proprietary file format? Or am I missing something? On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, jude dashiell wrote: > Only version of that I've ever run into came on infomagic disks and would > need gnome or kde or some other form of x to run it. It's for that reason > I'd not use wp under Linux or even have it take up disk space here. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- The Moon is Waning Gibbous (84% of Full) So visit me sometime at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh My public encryption key is posted on that site