[Tfug] linux distro including staroffice 7? or how to read wordperfect docs on linux? or what's up with sun's java desktop

[Andrew Huntwork]

I think wordperfect may be the one difference in terms of readable files 
between openoffice and staroffice.  See for example this eweek review:
http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,3048,a=108604,00.asp

Staroffice also has in its dropdown for importable file types elements 
for about 6 different wordperfect formats (win wp 6/7,dos wp 5, etc), 
whereas my openoffice at home (1.1.4 (I think) on fedora core 2) only 
has one entry for "wordperfect document" that's only there now that i 
installed libwpd, I think.

KWord definitely does import wordperfect docs, as does staroffice 7 eval 
edition.  Even though i installed libwpd, i have yet to get openoffice 
to do so.  I understand that the libwpd release tentatively scheduled 
for next week will be friendlier toward fc2, so maybe i'll have better 
luck then.  But kword seems to be good enough (though definitely not 
perfect) that i won't be buying so 7.

Thanks for all the help!

Sam Hart wrote:

> * On 04-06-21, Adam S. Levy wrote:
> 
> 
>> >I'm about to buy staroffice 7 so that my wife can import wordperfect 
>>docs produced at her office on her laptop that now runs fedora core 2.
>>
>>Actually, I almost sure that OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/) 
>>imports word perfect documents. It does run on Linux (Windows, Mac, 
>>Solaris and FreeBSD as well) and is free of cost but you will have to 
>>download it. Hope this helps.
> 
> 
> OpenOffice does open all the same documents as StarOffice, so there isn't 
> honestly much need to buy StarOffice if you're just looking to open files.
> 
>