WordPerfect for UNIX Character Terminals
This is a set of build scripts and patches to make WordPerfect for UNIX work on modern Linux.
WordPerfect is a powerful word processor for the terminal. There is more information and a quick introduction on the wiki, and a FAQ covering common questions and problems.
It features print previews, an equation editor, mouse support, drop down menus, spelling and grammar checking, builtin macro editor and more.
Building
Note: If you just want a
deborrpmto try out, check the Releases tab.
You need the following file to build this, available here.
$ md5sum COREL_WPUNIX_1.iso
036d10f279aecc61704b214e7bd58a6d COREL_WPUNIX_1.iso
Packages
The following packages are required to build the WordPerfect patches.
| Ubuntu / Debian | Fedora |
|---|---|
| build-essential | glibc-devel.i686 |
| gcc-multilib | libgcc.i686 |
| bsdtar / libarchive-tools | bsdtar |
| patchelf | patchelf |
| rpm2cpio | glibc-static |
| glibc-static.i686 |
Getting Started
Run wp to start WordPerfect. The default keybinding to open the menu is
Esc+=.
There is a quick start guide on the wiki.
The complete user manual is available online here.
If you've never used WordPerfect before, you might prefer the cua Keyboard Layout.
This enables the familiar Ctrl+C for Copy, Ctrl+V
for Paste, and so on. Follow the instructions
here to enable it.
Note: Print previews require a terminal with sixel support, such as XTerm.
Screenshots
The default look.
There are interactive equation and graphics editors, they can use sixels or ascii art.
There are built-in spelling and grammar checking tools, and a comprehensive interactive thesaurus.
Licensing
In theory, this is a demonstration copy, but I haven't noticed any limitations.