>>> "Wl" == Wol's lists <antlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 04/07/2019 11:08, Uwe Brauer wrote: >> >> From time to time the question pops up whether LO could support >> Wordperfects reveal code. Sometimes it is stated that this feature could >> be implemented by a macro/extension. > Bear in mind that "reveal codes" is an EDITING window. That was what > was wrong with MS's pale imitation. So if your macros merely display > the formatting of a paragraph, that is NOT NOT NOT "reveal codes", and > any WordPerfect lover will simply ignore it. > And yes, I would dearly love to have reveal codes back - so much so > that I am seriously considering shelling out for an up-to-date copy of > WordPerfect, but sadly I suspect Corel have butchered it. WP8 was > ported to linux, but that requires libc5, and I'm not aware of any > newer linux compatible version (WP9, aka WP2000, was implemented on > top of Wine, but I've never managed to get Wine to run WordPerfect 8 > or earlier, which are the "real" versions. WP9 was the Corel Windows > re-write - yeuch!!!) You could try a virtual machine with Ubuntu 5.04 which still relies on lib5c. ;-) I managed to obtain the relevant WP files from some obscure ftp server, but they don't run on Ubuntu 16.04 precisely on that reason. If you manage to run them on a modern Ubuntu version, please let me know.
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