Word Perfect could work as well or better than Microsoft Word if Corel would be willing to work with the Screen Reader manufacturers as much as Microsoft does. The problem with using Word Perfect really does just boil down to the fact that Corel refuses to help any screen reader manufacturers to improve the accessibility of Word Perfect.
I too used Word Perfect from the dos 5.1 version through Word Perfect 10 for Windows. But as Word Perfect became more powerful, it became less accessible. I also did some very extensive set files for WP 10, but that couldn't deal with everything. I tried many times to get Corel to talk with GW Micro, to no avail. So, I now use Microsoft Office. Perhaps if everyone who wants Word Perfect to work with screen readers communicated that to Corel, something would change. But, I'm not holding my breath. Richard On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:52:15 +1000, Downie, Andrew wrote: >Until the release of WE V5.5 (I think my memory is correct), I used >WordPerfect in preference to Word wherever possible. It doesn't try to >double guess you and the reveal codes feature gives huge control. This >is especially valuable when preparing files to be processed through >Duxbury. > >Unfortunately, the facilities built into screen readers these days >specifically to cater for Microsoft products give them a huge advantage >over WordPerfect. I have WP12 on this machine and must confess to >rarely using it these days. But every time I want to discontinue a >header in Word I'm reminded of how easy it is in WP. It's a similar >situation with mail merge and preparing macros. > > >Andrew > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2008 05:07 >To: [email protected] >Subject: How well does word perfect work? > >Hi all. Searching for an alternative to Microsoft Office, I thought of >Word >Perfect. I know it is not free but I think it was always cheaper. I had >an >old DOS version and loved it. Can I use the latest windows version with >wineyes? If so, how well? >Thanks. >Sara > >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and >your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending >your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > >All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and >can be searched through and sorted using the search >form at the bottom of the page. > >If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body >of the message. > >********************************************************************** >This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain >privileged information or confidential information or both. If you >are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. >********************************************************************** > >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and >your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending >your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > >All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be >searched through and sorted using the search >form at the bottom of the page. > >If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body >of the message. > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
