Re: WP 8 problem
Subject: Re: WP 8 problem
Date: Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 02:27:28PM -0500
In reply to:MallarJ@aol.com
Quoting MallarJ@aol.com(MallarJ@aol.com):
>
> In a message dated 12/18/98 1:08:53 PM Central Standard Time,
> wtopa@ix.netcom.com 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
>
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