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. <quote who="Chuck Hallenbeck"> > 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 at 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 at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Matt B. White Tel: 508.969.2836
