From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [216.195.4.67] (helo=mailhost.cotse.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19SRde-0006iH-00 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:21:34 -0400 Received: from www.cotse.net (www [216.195.4.68]) by mailhost.cotse.com (5.7.4/5.7.4) with ESMTP id h5I1Ko8K065996 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:20:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mattw@cotse.net) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.cotse.net (5.7.4/5.7.4) id h5I1KoeV003872; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:20:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from Cotse Members Webmail (authenticated user mattw) by www.cotse.net with HTTP; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:20:50 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:20:50 -0500 (EST) X-Abuse-To: abuse@cotse.com Subject: Re: text editing with speakup From: "White, Matt" To: In-Reply-To: References: X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: www.cotse.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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: mattw@cotse.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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 -- Matt B. White Tel: 508.969.2836