Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4237 mails)

[Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 15 August 2004 00:42, BandiPat wrote:
/snip/
> Doug,
> Both KWord and Abiword will read Wordperfect files.  Not always
> perfectly or with every little bit of formatting in tact, but pretty
> well.  There is also a program available that converts  WP files to OO
> files nicely using the shell/konsole.  The program is wpd2sxw and
> located here:  http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/
>
> It works quite well and maintains 99% of the formatting too.  Also, have
> you tried the older WP8 for Linux?  You should just need to install
> some of the old shlibs to work.  Those should be on your SuSE CD's.
>
> Lee
> --
It sounds like KWord would be on the drive already, but it seems not to be.
Where do I look for KWord or Abiword?  (I normally get the files in MS
Word .doc form, but I can get them in .wpd form if I need to.  WordPerfect
converts the files fine, then hangs, to where I need to "kill" it.)  I used to 
have the older WP8 for Linux, but I have moved house, and I don't know if I 
can find it.  Unlike some folks on the list, I am not averse to spending 
money on programs I need, so long as the amount is not ridiculous.  

Thanx for your advice.

--doug