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[ANN] Worpertinger 4.0
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Gero Hermann has released the latest version of his elegant file-conversion utility, which now includes Spotlight and QuickLook filters, all updated to universal binary for both Intel and Apple Silico
Gero Hermann has released the latest version of his elegant file-conversion utility, which now includes Spotlight and QuickLook filters, all updated to universal binary for both Intel and Apple Silico
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John Rethorst
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WPMac App - another minor update
In the interest of wasting time when I ought to be preparing my tax return, I've slightly updated the WPMac App so that it now prompts you to shut down the app a few seconds after you exit WordPerfect
In the interest of wasting time when I ought to be preparing my tax return, I've slightly updated the WPMac App so that it now prompts you to shut down the app a few seconds after you exit WordPerfect
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Edward Mendelson
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WP Exporter app (exports to DOCX, RTF, or PDF) updated
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I've updated the WP Exporter app described here: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/wpfilesinosx.html#wpexport It now runs very quickly (though not as quickly as I would want). The quality of the out
I've updated the WP Exporter app described here: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/wpfilesinosx.html#wpexport It now runs very quickly (though not as quickly as I would want). The quality of the out
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Edward Mendelson
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File /WPExporter.zip uploaded
#file-notice
The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the wordperfectmac@groups.io group. * /WPExporter.zip ( https://groups.io/g/wordperfectmac/files/WPExporter.zip ) *By:* John Ret
The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the wordperfectmac@groups.io group. * /WPExporter.zip ( https://groups.io/g/wordperfectmac/files/WPExporter.zip ) *By:* John Ret
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Group Notification
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File /WordPerfectFilters.dmg updated
#file-notice
The following files and folders have been updated in the Files area of the wordperfectmac@groups.io group. * /WordPerfectFilters.dmg ( https://groups.io/g/wordperfectmac/files/WordPerfectFilters.dmg )
The following files and folders have been updated in the Files area of the wordperfectmac@groups.io group. * /WordPerfectFilters.dmg ( https://groups.io/g/wordperfectmac/files/WordPerfectFilters.dmg )
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Group Notification
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Spotlight and QuickLook plugins under recent macOS versions
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After many years when I couldn't get Gero Hermann's QuickLook filter to let me look inside WP files, I finally found the solution. The filter belongs in ~/Library/Quicklook. Open a terminal, enter the
After many years when I couldn't get Gero Hermann's QuickLook filter to let me look inside WP files, I finally found the solution. The filter belongs in ~/Library/Quicklook. Open a terminal, enter the
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Edward Mendelson
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How to force macOS to search/preview WPDOS and WPWin files that it doesn't already search/preview
As at least one other group member has noticed, some WP files created by WPDOS and WP for Windows can't be previewed by QuickLook or searched with Spotlight, even if you have installed Gero Herrmann's
As at least one other group member has noticed, some WP files created by WPDOS and WP for Windows can't be previewed by QuickLook or searched with Spotlight, even if you have installed Gero Herrmann's
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Edward Mendelson
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Advice would be helpful on need for back up hard disc
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Dear Forum members Slightly off topic but this is such a great resource I will tempt fate and post hoping not to get a slap on the wrist I have just bought an apple mac Air 2TB disc with all the whist
Dear Forum members Slightly off topic but this is such a great resource I will tempt fate and post hoping not to get a slap on the wrist I have just bought an apple mac Air 2TB disc with all the whist
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Christopher George
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WPMacApp: a minor update
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I've updated the WPMacApp with the latest SheepShaver code. Everything else is the same as before, except that I've remembered to include the very brief keyboard help in the "About WPMac Appliance" wi
I've updated the WPMacApp with the latest SheepShaver code. Everything else is the same as before, except that I've remembered to include the very brief keyboard help in the "About WPMac Appliance" wi
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Edward Mendelson
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WordPerfect for Windows X3 on a modern Mac
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Here is a link to an application that runs WordPerfect for Window X3 on a modern Mac. You will need to copy a file from the installation CD for the X3 version (or a disk image of the CD) in order to u
Here is a link to an application that runs WordPerfect for Window X3 on a modern Mac. You will need to copy a file from the installation CD for the X3 version (or a disk image of the CD) in order to u
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Edward Mendelson
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Applescript and WordPerfect
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For those interested in Applescript and WordPerfect: The WP Filter Applescript I just posted is not run-only: you can open it in OS9 in Script Editor (which comes with the OS) or Script Debugger 1 (an
For those interested in Applescript and WordPerfect: The WP Filter Applescript I just posted is not run-only: you can open it in OS9 in Script Editor (which comes with the OS) or Script Debugger 1 (an
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John Rethorst
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[ANN] WP Filter 2.0
This utility operates on the front WP document you have open. Give Filter some search words, e.g. one two +three -four Filter will extract every paragraph in the front document that contains “one” AND
This utility operates on the front WP document you have open. Give Filter some search words, e.g. one two +three -four Filter will extract every paragraph in the front document that contains “one” AND
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John Rethorst
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Installing sheepshaver on Catalina or Monterey or new M1 chip machines.
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I am creating a new thread to handle this topic. I do not have practical experience with OSes later than 10.14.6, or with new M1 chip machines, so I cannot offer a substantive response.
I am creating a new thread to handle this topic. I do not have practical experience with OSes later than 10.14.6, or with new M1 chip machines, so I cannot offer a substantive response.
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John Joseph McVeigh
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Save doing what adds up to a lot of typing
Note that after we type a period, comma, colon, semicolon, exclamation point or question mark we almost always type a space. Why not automate the space after the punctuation? A trivial saving of effor
Note that after we type a period, comma, colon, semicolon, exclamation point or question mark we almost always type a space. Why not automate the space after the punctuation? A trivial saving of effor
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John Rethorst
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MacOS Monterey doesn't recognise my WordPerfect files
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Hi all, I recently moved to a new Mac and took the opportunity to do a clean install after eight years on my old machine, and well over a decade since my last clean install. Previously I had WordPerfe
Hi all, I recently moved to a new Mac and took the opportunity to do a clean install after eight years on my old machine, and well over a decade since my last clean install. Previously I had WordPerfe
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Jolin Warren
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WPMac APP on MacBook M! Pro
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Signing in on new MBPRO MI (silicon) with latest Intel version of SS resulted in very very slow operation and erratic behavior particularly on printing. I installed the Universal version of SS which r
Signing in on new MBPRO MI (silicon) with latest Intel version of SS resulted in very very slow operation and erratic behavior particularly on printing. I installed the Universal version of SS which r
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James Knaggs
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Anyone have the "Filter" Applescript?
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I seem to have lost a script and macro set I wrote a few years ago, named either "Filter" or "John's WordPerfect Filter" and don't find it in the Files section here. It was installed in the script men
I seem to have lost a script and macro set I wrote a few years ago, named either "Filter" or "John's WordPerfect Filter" and don't find it in the Files section here. It was installed in the script men
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John Rethorst
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WordPerfect for Windows on a modern Mac
Probably no one in this group wants to use WordPerfect for Windows on a Mac, but, just in case someone does, I've created a simple method that doesn't require Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion. Howev
Probably no one in this group wants to use WordPerfect for Windows on a Mac, but, just in case someone does, I've created a simple method that doesn't require Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion. Howev
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Edward Mendelson
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One person's search for a word processor, from The New Yorker
A deep dive into the concept of the task and its tools: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/20/can-distraction-free-devices-change-the-way-we-write John R.
A deep dive into the concept of the task and its tools: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/20/can-distraction-free-devices-change-the-way-we-write John R.
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John Rethorst
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There's talent in the house
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Not only does our own Edward Mendelson write estimable enhancements for WordPerfect Mac, he’s also finishing a three-decade project of The Complete Works of W. H. Auden, with two volumes of poems to b
Not only does our own Edward Mendelson write estimable enhancements for WordPerfect Mac, he’s also finishing a three-decade project of The Complete Works of W. H. Auden, with two volumes of poems to b
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John Rethorst
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