--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EF300012 Date: 11/01/97 From: LES LEMKE Time: 07:35am \/To: FRANK MALLORY (Read 4 times) Subj: Code stripper for WordPerfect doc (text)07:35:2411/01/97 Hi'ya Frank, Frank Mallory wrote in a message to Les Lemke: LL>Now, what I was wondering was if anyone knows of any utilities LL>(which do not come with WordPerfect) which will strip the code LL>out of the newer WordPerfect file format OR which will convert LL>Wordperfect docs to dos text file format? FM> The latest version of ConvertPerfect will do it. "ConvertPerfect" ? Um....where can one find that puppy? On the web or IN the WP program? Les --- * Origin: Stargate Oregon - North Bend, Oregon USA (1:356/3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EF300013 Date: 11/02/97 From: AUKE REITSMA Time: 04:03pm \/To: DAVID CHESSLER (Read 4 times) Subj: TIME CHANGE Hi David, On 01 Nov 97, 14:27, you wrote to Auke Reitsma CH>>> Got rid of the Windows 6.1 version as it didn't do what I CH>>> wanted. >> I suggest you try WP7. Better integrated with Win95. >> Reasonably stable -- unless you try working on converted >> Word documents. DC> WP 8 is primarily a bug fix. It loads faster and seems to work DC> better in several respects. Few important new features (but there DC> have been few important new features since 4.2 IMnotsoHO). Well, there are a few things in 5.1dos that I use very often ;-) I keep on using it if I don't need the capabilities of 7. Greetings from _____ /_|__| Auke Reitsma, Delft, The Netherlands. / | \ -------------------------------------- --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: Home by the C (Auke.Reitsma@net.hcc.nl) (2:281/400.20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EF300014 Date: 11/02/97 From: AUKE REITSMA Time: 04:06pm \/To: JAY EMRIE (Read 4 times) Subj: WP vs Word Hi JAY, On 01 Nov 97, 20:17, you wrote to AUKE REITSMA AR> JE>> I just loaded Word Perfect Suite 8 on my system. So far, AR> JE>> I like 7 much better. It appears to me that many of their ... AR>> Can you give me an impression of the stability of WP8? AR>> Occasionally WP7 just ps doing anything. Mainly after hitting AR>> a lot of keys without waing for scre pdates I think. JE> I have had absolutely NO problems of that nature with either 7 or JE> 8. I would suspect a Windows or possibly a system problem - in JE> view of my total non problems of that nature - with ANY JE> applications that I use. Well, it is only WP7 that occasionally freezes. I think I've seen people complaining about that just after 7 came out. I probaly have an early release too ... AR>> Another problem is of course the co-called "converted" files AR>> saved by Word7 ... JE> I have converted all my previous version files with any special JE> feature useage to 7 when 7 first came out. - (5.1 long long ago) The problems occur converting from Word7 not WP*.* ... But happily I have found a few workarounds. JE> Auke, I notice that the right ends of some of your message lines JE> are being truncated. I would suggest that you set your right JE> margin to 65 of 70 to prevent this. I had to do that to my off JE> line reader editor. I can't :-( It is probably also a consequence of the quoting by your editor. As I'm a moderator in another echo I'm not going to experiment with my setup by trying another editor. I do not want to risk hiccups in the connections. Setting things up as they are was already painful enough ;-) Greetings from _____ /_|__| Auke Reitsma, Delft, The Netherlands. / | \ -------------------------------------- --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: Home by the C (Auke.Reitsma@net.hcc.nl) (2:281/400.20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EF400000 Date: 11/03/97 From: JAY EMRIE Time: 09:26am \/To: AUKE REITSMA (Read 4 times) Subj: WP vs Word AR> JE> Auke, I notice that the right ends of some of your message lines AR> JE> are being truncated. I would suggest that you set your right AR> JE> margin to 65 of 70 to prevent this. I had to do that to my off AR> JE> line reader editor. AR>I can't :-( It is probably also a consequence of the quoting by your editor No, I get the truncation BEFORE making a reply. AR>As I'm a moderator in another echo I'm not going to experiment with my setup AR>trying another editor. I do not want to risk hiccups in the connections. Set AR> things up as they are was already painful enough ;-) Yep,I agree. No sense in making life more of a problem than it already is. * OLX 2.1 TD * You can't protect idiots against themselves! --- RemoteAccess 2.50+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EF500000 Date: 11/01/97 From: BRUCE WILSON Time: 12:20pm \/To: AUKE REITSMA (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: Any body in this but On 24 Oct 97 10:40pm, Auke Reitsma wrote to Bruce Wilson: AR> I also have not seen those messages. Estimated average of the AR> current traffic here is about ten a week ... and mostly AR> off-topic. Something's definitely not right on this side of the pond. Once again, there's been absolutely nothing come in here for the past two days; and I've seen things in echoes elsewhere that haven't shown up here yet (if they're going to show up here at all). --- Via Silver Xpress V4.4P [Reg] --- QM v1.30 * Origin: FOG-Line - Ankeny Iowa - 515-964-7937 (1:290/627.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EFA00000 Date: 11/04/97 From: AUGUST ABOLINS Time: 05:15pm \/To: BRUCE WILSON (Read 4 times) Subj: Any body in this but Hi Bruce! On 11-01-97 at 12:20:16PM, Bruce Wilson of 1:290/627 wrote to Auke Reitsma: BW> Something's definitely not right on this side of the pond. Once BW> again, there's been absolutely nothing come in here for the past BW> two days.. Reading WPERFECT fine here. .:. /ug --- FleetStreet 1.21+ * Origin: -- eXpress >< conneXions -- bancroft, ontario (1:253/60) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EFA00001 Date: 11/04/97 From: BRUCE WILSON Time: 07:52am \/To: AUKE REITSMA (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: Test On 1 Nov 97 02:59pm, Auke Reitsma wrote to Bruce Wilson: AR> Nothing from either you or Ken from that board. IMHO, FidoNet distribution's gone to ... since PC and the internet have been used for feeds instead of the backbone hierarchy. There just isn't any telling how these messages propagate any more (*if* they do). --- Via Silver Xpress V4.4P [Reg] --- QM v1.30 * Origin: FOG-Line - Ankeny Iowa - 515-964-7937 (1:290/627.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 163 WORD PERFECT Ref: EFA00002 Date: 11/04/97 From: BRUCE WILSON Time: 07:49am \/To: PHIL HEBERER (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: Test On 1 Nov 97 08:11am, Phil Heberer wrote to Bruce Wilson: PH> *I* read this area daily, and have seen nothing of the messages PH> you are referring to either. :( I'm sure several of us would PH> like to hear from Ken and his words of wisdom. Sigh! I suppose the only thing to do is telnet to Bob's board, do a download to see what (if any) of this traffic's there, enter another message there, and see if it shows up here. --- Via Silver Xpress V4.4P [Reg] --- QM v1.30 * Origin: FOG-Line - Ankeny Iowa - 515-964-7937 (1:290/627.0)