Re: Looking for help with WordPerfect.
- From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:47:22 -0500
Maybe I won't be able to use WP8 with this XP Pro machine. My assistant =
though can see and work with it, it is JAWS that seems to object.
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
DLeavens@xxxxxxx
Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.=20
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From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: Looking for help with WordPerfect.
> Well, the switch that you can add to the shortcut to start WordPerfect
> so that it uses standard video output methods is "/fl" (without the
> quotes).
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> You should know that WP wasn't supported on win2k or win/xp 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 with 8, =
but
> I'd go ahead and purchased 12 (the latest version). I think you'll
> still need the /FL commandline switch, or, an equivalent registry key
> (which I think jfw will install for you).
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> My opinion however, is that unless you have a huge library of WP
> documents which you need continuing access to, I'd switch to Word as =
it
> is better supported by jaws, and by the rest of the Windows community.
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> Hth,
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> Chip Orange
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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,
> >=3D20
> > I have WordPerfect 8, XP Pro and Jaws 6. I have not really=3D20
> > used =3D3D WordPerfect much since acquiring this computer but=3D20
> > used to use it quite =3D3D a lot under Win98 until that machine=3D20
> > gave it up.
> >=3D20
> > Now, I am needing to work with a document and it isn't=3D20
> > working at all =3D3D well.
> >=3D20
> > I can see the document with the Jaws cursor but nothing with=3D20
> > the 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
> > once I kill WordPerfect and get Jaws =3D3D back if I succeed =
Jaws=3D20
> > begins doing funny things, for example using =3D3D
> > ALT-F4 to close a programme and Jaws says "ALT OPEN FILE".
> >=3D20
> > The view is set to Page, Zoom to 75%.
> >=3D20
> > 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
> > old dead computer but I =3D3D cannot remember any details now =
and=3D20
> > cannot access anything on the old =3D3D machine, goes back to=3D20
> > 1998. Is there something I have to do under XP?=3D3D20
> >=3D20
> > I notice too when opening 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 the file is in the order of 370 =
K.
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> > Thanks for any useful information.
> > Any advice appreciated.=3D3D20
> >=3D20
> > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
> > DLeavens@xxxxxxx
> > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear =
habitat.=3D20
> >=3D20
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