From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.60]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19Swg7-0001Gu-00 for ; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 06:30:03 -0400 Received: from 208-59-175-194.c3-0.slvr-ubr2.lnh-slvr.md.cable.rcn.com ([208.59.175.194] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #4) id 19Swfr-00069l-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 19 Jun 2003 06:29:47 -0400 Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 06:28:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Crawford X-X-Sender: ccrawford@localhost.localdomain 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 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, if that is the case then you are absolutely right. Back to the drawing boards. On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, White, Matt wrote: > You are not missing anything here. Furthermore, WordPerfect uses a > non-textual interface even though it is not a X application rendering it > completely useless. > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- -- Charlie Crawford