Regarding online help, manuals, etc. for WP8, you can now download an 11MB PDF
copy of the WP8 documentation.
On 15-Jan-99 Scott Bronson wrote:
>
> I bought WP 7 and found it too buggy to use. It was not wasted money as
> it helps Corel to notice the Linux community (so I agree--thank you
> Corel!), but I am a little disappointed that they didn't offer an
> upgrade or anything.
>
> If you just want to whip out a letter, use LyX, AbiWord, Maxwell, etc.
> Writing a letter on Corel is like multiplying two numbers using
> Mathematica: it works, but it's much more than the right tool for the
> job. Corel is not open source and is clearly aimed at the business
> user.
>
> - Scott
>
>
> BTW, It's not really free. You must agree to the following when you
> download it: you get a 90 day trial period (complete with annoying
> little "your trial period will run out in xxx days" dialogs), then you
> must register it. To get online help, manuals (necessary for such a
> complex program!), etc. you must pay the $70.
>
>
>
>
> zentara wrote:
>>
>> Scott Bronson wrote:
>> >
>> > I would like very much to use WordPerfect 8 for Linux. However, I
>> > cannot, as I suspect the majority of the business world cannot. Why?
>> >
>> > WordPerfect 8 does not import Word98 documents. This is a show-stopper,
>> > as Word98 is a standard among all businesses that I deal with.
>> >
>> > WordPerfect 8 does not import Word95 documents very well. For instance,
>> >>
>> > WordPerfect 8 does not automatically figure out what type of file to.
>> >
>> > Once these deficiencies are fixed, I think WordPerfect would have the
>> > minimum capability I need to use it during my business day. Until then,
>> > I must continue to endure NT. Thank you very much for your attention,
>>
>> Hey at least it's free, and if you want to let users type
>> up a document and print it, it works nice. Many users
>> just want to type up a nice letter, and print it. They
>> are not into electronically sending Word98 docs anyways;
>> since they usually have to be scanned for macro viruses.
>>
>> So I can say the flip side: Students, and economy-minded users
>> will use wp8 instead of Word98, until Microsoft gives away
>> a free version. Thank you, Corel.
>>
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