RE: Looking for help with WordPerfect.
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 10:06:25 -0500
Robert,
I'm not exactly trying to say Word is better than wp, just that it is
much more widely used. (I believe is has over 95% of the Word
Processing market now).
If you didn't like the automatic features, and I don't either, then they
all can be turned off.
Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert McCoy
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:51 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Looking for help with WordPerfect.
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> I have used WP for years, versions 5.1 through 12 (with the=20
> exception of 6 & 7), and intend to continue to do so. Tried=20
> word, but hate the way it is always trying to interpret what=20
> I want instead of waiting for me to tell it what to do. =20
> Within academics, writers are moving, at least in some=20
> universities, to get back to, or retain the use of, WP.
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> Robert McCoy
> (506) 459-6636
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> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chip Orange
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 1:08 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Looking for help with WordPerfect.
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> Well, the switch that you can add to the shortcut to start=20
> WordPerfect so that it uses standard video output methods is=20
> "/fl" (without the quotes).
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> You should know that WP wasn't supported on win2k or win/xp=20
> until version 9 (and then, only with the latest patch).
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> If you're going to continue with WordPerfect, I wouldn't try=20
> with 8, but I'd go ahead and purchased 12 (the latest=20
> version). I think you'll still need the /FL commandline=20
> switch, or, an equivalent registry key (which I think jfw=20
> will install for you).
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> My opinion however, is that unless you have a huge library of=20
> WP documents which you need continuing access to, I'd switch=20
> to Word as it is better supported by jaws, and by the rest of=20
> the Windows community.
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> Hth,
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> Chip Orange
> Database Administrator
> Florida Public Service Commission
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> Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
> > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 12:24 AM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Looking for help with WordPerfect.
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> > Good evening list,
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> > I have WordPerfect 8, XP Pro and Jaws 6. I have not really=3D20 =
used=20
> >=3D3D WordPerfect much since acquiring this computer but=3D20 =20
> used to use=20
> >it quite =3D3D a lot under Win98 until that machine=3D20 gave it up.
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> > Now, I am needing to work with a document and it isn't=3D20 =20
> working at=20
> >all =3D3D well.
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> > I can see the document with the Jaws cursor but nothing=20
> with=3D20 the=20
> >PC =3D3D cursor. I get a WinBraille printer error which is=3D20 odd, =
> >ultimately Jaws =3D3D throws an error and I loose it and=3D20 =20
> once I kill=20
> >WordPerfect and get Jaws =3D3D back if I succeed Jaws=3D20 begins =
doing=20
> >funny things, for example using =3D3D
> > ALT-F4 to close a programme and Jaws says "ALT OPEN FILE".
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> > The view is set to Page, Zoom to 75%.
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> > Now I seem to remember something about setting a switch in=3D20 the =
> >shortcut =3D3D or something when I set up WordPerfect on my=3D20=20
> old dead=20
> >computer but I =3D3D cannot remember any details now and=3D20 cannot =
> >access anything on the old =3D3D machine, goes back to=3D20 =20
> 1998. Is there=20
> >something I have to do under XP?=3D3D20 =3D20 I notice too when =
opening=20
> >the document I get a message=3D20 something about =3D3D insufficient =
> >memory to create object, this=3D20 computer has a gig of RAM =3D3D =
and=20
> >the file is in the order of 370 K.
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> > Thanks for any useful information.
> > Any advice appreciated.=3D3D20
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> > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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