On Wednesday 26 March 2014 09:37:21 you wrote: > On 03/26/2014 12:36 PM, Greg Madden wrote: > > On Saturday 15 March 2014 22:43:16 you wrote: > >> On Saturday 15 March 2014 22:33:24 you wrote: > >>> On Sun, 16 Mar 2014 01:07:39 -0400 > >>> > >>> Herb Swift <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Using Open Office Writer version 4.0.1, how can I open a file > >>>> created by Word Perfect 6.1, file extension wpd? > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------- > >>>> List Conduct Guidelines: > >>>> http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, > >>>> e-mail: [email protected] For additional > >>>> commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >>> > >>> Word Perfect filters were removed from OpenOffice 4 for copyright > >>> reasons. > >>> > >>> To open existing Word Perfect files these should be converted to > >>> OpenOffice formats. www.zamzar.com offer a free online service > >>> for many format types. > >>> > >>> With any format conversion there may be need for some slight > >>> reformatting. > >> > >> I have an archive of old WP docs, Libreoffice opens them. For work > >> I run WP* in a Windows vm, AOO for the rest. > >> > >> LO uses: > >> > >> Inst libwpd-0.9-9 (0.9.4-3 Debian:7.4/stable [amd64]) > >> Inst libwpg-0.2-2 (0.2.1-1 Debian:7.4/stable [amd64]) > >> Inst libwps-0.2-2 (0.2.7-1 Debian:7.4/stable [amd64]) > > > > The reason why, the libwp* libraries are licensed LGPL, which is > > ineligible for Apache licensed products. > > > > https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x > > > > Peace, > > > > Greg > > I think (don't know yet, but am going to try) that WordPerfect 7 is > supposed to be installable in WINE, so if you're using Linux, that's > worth a try. Or if you're using Windows, why not just buy the latest > Word Perfect? It's not that expensive, and it's easier to use (in my > opinion) than OO or LO. No "styles" to change your whole document > around when you least expect it! > > --doug
Caveat, it has been a few years since I checked supported apps of WINE, eg: Codeweaver, Wordperfect was not on that list, A big reason multicore cpu's exist is virtualization support (AMD). I recommend this method over WINE, I use various flavors of Windows as needed to run legacy apps, WP8 is my favorite Windows version of Wordperfect, I still have a NT4/WP8 vm, sharing files from my Linux host, via samba. I still address envelopes this way, and the Presentation app is amazing how well it edits graphics. One concept of data archiving is having the application, OS, and hardware to access it, hence the vm. AOO as been spot on for document fidelity since the beginning, Star Office > Openoffice. LO has support for WP docs, reads my archived docs, 90+% fidelity. LO these days co-exists with AOO, in Linux, last choice. Peace, Greg ------------------------------------------- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
