Subject: Re: WP 8 problem Date: Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 02:27:28PM -0500
In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > In a message dated 12/18/98 1:08:53 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Well I agree with Riccardo! It took me 18 hours to _finally_ get all > > 7 parts of the software. I found that there readme was written by > > someone that didn't even try to load the 7 parts. I then found that > > the Runme file didn't do anything (useful) so I had to figure out why > > .gz files were not, if fact, gzipped but tarred. Then, after looking > > at the Runme script, saw that it expected lowercase file names, so > > changed them. Ok, now to get the Runme to run. Forget it. It is > > looking for files that aren't there. A check of the ./linux/bin file > > shows that they are not executeable, in fact 'file ./linux/bin' says they > > are data files. OK, look on the list to see what others are finding. > > OK, now look for xwp. I am still looking. It isn't in the packages > > that I have. Look for _any_ executeables. Found Runme, which doesn't > > do anything but ask me if I have 'unzip'ed un-tared the files'. > > > > I find it a total waste of time and effort. I would not bother to > > even download it now _even_ if they said it was totally FREE. > > > > Sorry, but I didn't experience ANY of the problems you're having... > Well congrats, I am glad you had no problems. > > > 1) The filenames are in lowercase to begin with, I really can't see > complaining if your download changed the case of the names. Granted, the What? Do you mean you got gui00.gz, gui[1-6]0.gz and not GUI[0-6]0.GZ files? You didn't, like all the others who mentioned this, get Upper-Case files? > > 2) My download took all of 2 hours for all 7 parts - and then I downloaded the > full version for grins. NO problems at all. Well I screwed up and used download.com :-( > 3) The install instructions at download time specifically say gunzip it, then > tar it. I have the printed page of the download screen in front of me. As I had plenty of reading time :-( , I have read it more then once. I am unable to find the info that says to gunzip the files. Which BTW was false anyway as the files were only tar'ed. I do see tho that the single file is listed at 23.6 Meg. Others report it to be 27 Meg. > 4) Data files can also be executible, depending on their access rights. VT1 root-S33:/program/NEW/WP8# ls -l ./linux/bin/* -rw-r--r-- 1 424 users 2770843 Nov 12 02:40 ./linux/bin/archfltr -rw-r--r-- 1 424 users 42186 Feb 6 1998 ./linux/bin/cjpeg -rw-r--r-- 1 424 users 731160 Dec 8 00:25 ./linux/bin/cvt -rw-r--r-- 1 424 users 52410 Feb 6 1998 ./linux/bin/djpeg [snip] As I said above the linux/bin dir contains data files not executeable files, at least from the 7 files I downloaded. > > 5) Waste of time and effort? Hardly... I have always loved Word Perfect, and > even when my office standards require me to use Word97 on my machine, I still > have a copy of WP loaded that I use instead. I've used it since the early DOS > days. Now I find that I can get a free copy of it for use on my Debian > machine? Fan-f'n'-tastic!! Yep a 2 hour, in your case - 18 Hr in mine, download and you can use it FREE for 90 Days. > > 6) As for the eqution/graphics capabilities... This is a free demo version > folks. And further, if there are packages (like Lyx) that do it better, why > not use them!! All I know is I have a great word processor for Debian now, > one that I've used for years and have grown to love. I wouldn't know about this, remember I spent 18 hours downloading, for nothing. BTW, Thanks to those who sent mail telling me that they also had tried the 7 part download and found it didn't work They also say the BIG 27 Meg one does, in fact, work. Thanks for the info but I have had it with WP8. I really had high hopes for it too. > My 2 cents. > -Jay > -- USER, n.: The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot." -- Dave Barry, "Claw Your Way to the Top" _______________________________________________________ Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>