WP8 for Linux is toast in KDE 3.2

[Andrew Schulman]

KDE 3.2 depends on xlibs 4.3.x, which conflicts with xlibs6, which is
required for WP8 for Linux to run. Therefore, WP8 is toast.

But we still need to run WP here. AFAICT, the only other option is WP2K4L.
I'll consider buying a copy, but I want to be sure first that it will work
with KDE 3.2. Is anyone else running this combination? How's it working
for you?

I looked into Star Office, which is supposed to have a read/write WP
conversion filter. But it turns out that the WP filter isn't included in
the Linux version.

Are there other KDE 3.2 users who are reading and writing WP documents?
What's your solution?

Thanks,
Andrew.

[a***@carlsontech.net]

My main word processor is WP8!

Haven't switched to KDE 3.2 yet though. Thanks for the pre-warning. I hope
there is a solution.

Post by Andrew Schulman
KDE 3.2 depends on xlibs 4.3.x, which conflicts with xlibs6, which is
required for WP8 for Linux to run. Therefore, WP8 is toast.
But we still need to run WP here. AFAICT, the only other option is WP2K4L.
I'll consider buying a copy, but I want to be sure first that it will work
with KDE 3.2. Is anyone else running this combination? How's it working
for you?
I looked into Star Office, which is supposed to have a read/write WP
conversion filter. But it turns out that the WP filter isn't included in
the Linux version.
Are there other KDE 3.2 users who are reading and writing WP documents?
What's your solution?
Thanks,
Andrew.
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Post by Andrew Schulman
KDE 3.2 depends on xlibs 4.3.x, which conflicts with xlibs6, which is
required for WP8 for Linux to run. Therefore, WP8 is toast.
Are there other KDE 3.2 users who are reading and writing WP documents?
What's your solution?

I don't use KDE 3.2 yet, but I believe Abiword can read WP documents. Not
sure about writing and I don't have the current version here at work to
check. The reader goes back a ways as it worked in Woody so I would think
it is fairly mature.

[David P James]

Post by Andrew Schulman
KDE 3.2 depends on xlibs 4.3.x, which conflicts with xlibs6, which is
required for WP8 for Linux to run. Therefore, WP8 is toast.
But we still need to run WP here. AFAICT, the only other option is
WP2K4L. I'll consider buying a copy, but I want to be sure first that
it will work with KDE 3.2. Is anyone else running this combination?
How's it working for you?

I have WP9/WP2K4L installed but it is becoming increasingly unstable,
especially the WP component (Quattro Pro still seems ok though). I
recall reading that WP2002 for Windows runs better in Linux under new
versions of Wine (and CrossOver Office I think) than does WP2K4L.

I'm from Ottawa, where Corel is headquartered (they're about 2 km away)
and trust me, I'd recommend Corel WP2K4L if it actually was worthwhile,
but it isn't anymore. Besides that, you'd have difficulty actually
buying a copy now - http://linux.corel.com doesn't even exist anymore.

Post by Andrew Schulman
Are there other KDE 3.2 users who are reading and writing WP
documents? What's your solution?

KWord in fact has partial capability with respect to import and export
of WP documents. So long as your documents are text-only, it should
work reasonably well.

http://www.koffice.org/filters/1.2/index.php
http://www.koffice.org/filters/1.2/kword/wordperfect.php

KWord is supposed to start using the OpenOffice file format at some
point in the future, so it's a bit of a difficult call as to which
format to use right now :)

http://dot.kde.org/1061919133/
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[Andrew Schulman]

KDE 3.2 depends on xlibs 4.3.x, which conflicts with xlib6, which is
required for WP8 for Linux to run. Therefore, WP8 is toast.

Following a suggestion from Hendrik Sattler, I unpacked the xlib6
package into its own directory:

$ dpkg -x /var/cache/apt/archives/xlib6_3.3.6-44_i386.deb /opt/xlib6

and tried to start WP using those versions of the X libraries:

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/xlib6/usr/i486-linuxlibc1/lib /opt/wp8/wpbin/xwp

When I do this WP starts, and I see the initial splash screen. Then it
segfaults. By comprarison,

$ /opt/wp8/wpbin/xwp
/opt/wp8/wpbin/xwp: can't load library 'libXt.so.6'

So it seems that using the old libraries almost works, except that it
doesn't. My guess is that the old xlib6 libraries are just incompatible
with xlibs 4.3, in which case there's really no way to run WP8 in KDE
3.2.

So my options for reading and writing WP documents in Linux are
dwindling. I can run WP2K for Linux, or set up a virtual Windows
machine just to run WP. I'll also look into AbiWord, although I need to
be able to write WP documents, not just read them.

Any other solutions, please let me know.
Andrew.

[Bruce Miller]

Post by Andrew Schulman

KDE 3.2 depends on xlibs 4.3.x, which conflicts with xlib6, which
is required for WP8 for Linux to run. Therefore, WP8 is toast.

Following a suggestion from Hendrik Sattler, I unpacked the xlib6
$ dpkg -x /var/cache/apt/archives/xlib6_3.3.6-44_i386.deb /opt/xlib6
$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/xlib6/usr/i486-linuxlibc1/lib
/opt/wp8/wpbin/xwp
When I do this WP starts, and I see the initial splash screen. Then
it segfaults. By comprarison,
$ /opt/wp8/wpbin/xwp
/opt/wp8/wpbin/xwp: can't load library 'libXt.so.6'
So it seems that using the old libraries almost works, except that it
doesn't. My guess is that the old xlib6 libraries are just
incompatible with xlibs 4.3, in which case there's really no way to
run WP8 in KDE 3.2.
So my options for reading and writing WP documents in Linux are
dwindling. I can run WP2K for Linux, or set up a virtual Windows
machine just to run WP. I'll also look into AbiWord, although I need
to be able to write WP documents, not just read them.
Any other solutions, please let me know.

...

Andrew, I face the same problem. I have been using WordPerfect since
1986 and do not relish giving it up, least of all for a product with
lesser functionality (read almost all other word processors,
regrettably including OpenOffice.org).

According to the search contents of packages page on the Debian web
site, the library libXt.so.6 is provided in Debian sid/unstable by the
package libXt6. This package is one of the depends of unstable xlibs.

It appears that at least this dependency of WordPerfect can be meant. I
am not an expert in forcing installs on Debian. Perhaps others in this
list can advise us how to proceed.

[Andrew Schulman]

Hey!

AbiWord reads AND WRITES WordPerfect documents!

I haven't given this feature heavy exercise yet. No doubt it has problems
with complicated content, blah blah blah. But it works on my simple memos.
Not to mention that it has a modern look and feel, and my mouse scroll
wheel works.

Way to go AbiWord!