[Glastonbury] Re: agenda for next meeting & a couple of queries

[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 12:40:27PM +0000, info at wccl.co.uk wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the comments, Steve. I've virtually nothing in Crossover yet other 
> than the partially-functioning Word Perfect V11.
> 
> Notably, this WP 11 version contains some bugs but I've no idea yet how one 
> can update the version in Linux Crossover. For win there are the usual Corel 
> service packs.
> 
> I'd certainly be pleased if this crossover issue is a topic at a monthly 
> meeting if I can get to it. 
> 
> As for what's useful when in Windows, I couldn't do without Open Office in 
> there for emergencies even though I don't need to use it in win very often.
> 
> Regards
> Ros
> 
> 
> On Friday 25 February 2005 18:29, you wrote:
> > hi
> >
> > > If anyone has any advice re using Crossover, I
> > >am happy to hear, remembering I am non-tecchie!
> >
> > i have a licenced version of crossover as well as the transgamers (run
> > windows games on linux) version of wine, both of which are threads of
> > the original http://www.winehq.com/
> >
> > i have successfully installed macromedia suite, adobe suite and msoffice
> > suite using this layering system (as well as grim fandango and monkey
> > island) on linux.
> >
> > i am happy to demo the installs for the crossover stuff as well as
> > issues i have encountered it would be interesting to debate the whole
> > notion of "crossover" platforms:
> >
> > ie: running proprietary on opensource et running opensource on
> > proprietary...
> >
> > touche
> >
> > steve
> 
> -- 
> 
If you're happy enough to use WP5.1, I'm advised that it works very 
well under dosemu with FreeDOS :)

Corel at one point had WP 8 for Linux - when they still maintained
their own distribution.  It may be that WP 11 is "too new" for Crossover
Office to handle - have you tried sending them a bug report?

There's a WordPerfect on Linux FAQ which covers much of this.  AbiWord
and Kmail both have some support for .wpd - OpenOffice 2.0 will have 
support when it is released.

Google for WordPerfect on Linux and follow the first few references.

Andy
> 
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