I have been very impressed with the operation of WordPerfect 7.0 for Linux. I only recently downloaded it and tried it. It looks like WP 7.0 for Windows. The features appear to work properly. I especially like the spell-as-you-go feature!
The HTML publisher works a little better than that on WP 6.0, but still has some bugs. Someone reported that WP 7.0 requires a lot of swap space (I have not tested it at this time).
WP 7.0 is available as several LARGE tarballs from sdcorp's FTP site (or via the WWW). I tried for two days to download the 26MB archive using ISDN but only was able to get part of the file. I eventually had to use a commercial account with a T1 to the Internet to get the files. It would be much easier to download if each tarball was split into several smaller files (1-2 MB in size). Note, when you uncompress the tarballs, the result is a small number of medium sized files -- just what is needed.
The current version that you can download is time limited to 15 days. During this time, you can pay them and they will give you a license for it.
For WP 7.0 Beta:
ftp://ftp.sdcorp.com/pub/linux_betab/wp7linuxbetab.tar.gz
4887525 graphics_tar.gz
17652138 manual_tar.gz
450535 wp60ms01_us.all
290443 wp60ps01_us.all
26962514 wp7linuxbetab_tar.gz
To install, you must extract the tarballs, run the Runme program, answer some questions and then run xwp to start WP 7.0. Note, you need 58 MB just for WP 7.0, prior to the manuals, graphics, etc.
tar xvzf wp7linuxbetab_tar.gz
creates LINUX* files and Runme, the install program
./Runme
License Screen:
Hit OK
Demo Screen:
Hit OK
Corel Corporation: 800-772-6735
UNIX Support: 801-765-4019
Installation Directory:
Enter directory, e.g., /opt/wp7.0
Hit OK
Installation Size:
Full: 71-80M
Medium: 45-51M
Minimal: 37-41M
Existing Application:
If you have WP 6.0 (Caldera installs in
/opt/wp6.0 by default), you can keep your
settings for terminal drivers, printer drivers
and printer ports. Recommended.
Enter directory (if present)
Hit OK
Edit /etc/magic?
Will add WP files to /etc/magic. Will backup
/etc/magic as /etc/magic.bak
Select YES or NO
Hit OK
Selection of languages to Install
Only have English, it is selected
Hit OK
Select print divers:
Select your printers, may select more than one.
Hit OK
Assign Printer Drivers to Destinations:
Click on a printer
Click on the destination (name from /etc/printcap)
Hit OK
Repeat for each printer you selected in previous step.
Hit OK
Installation Review List:
Allows you to go back to any screen and make changes.
Select screen to make changes, or Hit OK to continue
Hit OK
Graphicsl Corel WordPerfect(UNIX) installation screen
includes progress bar
Readme Review screen:
Allows you to read any review notes....
Select item and View to view it, e.g., license
Note if you entered a license, you need to add the
license manager startup stuff to /etc/rc.d/rc.local!
Select Done when finished
/opt/wp7.0/wpbin/xwp& (or wherever you installed it)
Note, I have WP 6.0 from Caldera, the first time I started, I got a prompt to load defaults from 6.0. I selected YES and WP loaded the defaults and exited. I then restarted xwp and my defaults, including the last files I edited with WP 6.0 were used!
Upgrade pricing expected to be $149.99 (US) and retail pricing $199.99.