I forgot to mention that WPMacApp requires Leopard (OS 10.5) or later while SheepShaver-WordPerfect Install runs on Tiger (10.4) and later. A third package is...
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em315
Jan 28, 2013 6:26 pm
Just to complicate matters: there are actually two versions of the WPMacApp available on the first of the two pages linked below. One version is for 10.6 (Snow...
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em315
Feb 10, 2013 4:09 pm
The snowstorm gave me some time to spend in adding a feature or two the WPMacApp that runs WPMac under SheepShaver, and which is based almost entirely on...
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em315
Feb 11, 2013 3:43 am
And to show what might be possible, I've now updated the system again with another Applescript: Convert File in OS X. This script lets you select a WP document...
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John R
jrethorst
Feb 11, 2013 5:12 am
Integration between the SS/WP and the OSX environments is a very interesting area. I have something like this now, to to take an Applescript from the...
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John R
jrethorst
Feb 11, 2013 5:17 am
Who can think of something they'd like to be able to do, automatically, between the SheepShaver and OSX environments? John R....
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Chad Smith
gimpshopdotnet
Feb 11, 2013 1:22 pm
Some may be already implemented, but I am just thinking out loud... - Shared Clipboard - Shared Printer - Shared folders - Drag-and-drop files from OS X Finder...
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em315
Feb 11, 2013 6:15 pm
You might be interested to look into the SheepShaver-WP and WPMacApp systems to see how some of these features already exist....
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em315
Feb 12, 2013 5:07 am
It doesn't seem possible for the old Mac OS Script Editor to open an AppleScript created in OS X. But there is a clumsy workaround: save the AppleScript in OS...
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John R
jrethorst
Feb 12, 2013 6:52 am
No Script Editor needed. Move a script (with extension .scpt) into a watched folder; the folder action script can load that script into itself and run it (or...
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em315
Feb 12, 2013 2:12 pm
Yes, understood about taking a script from SS to OS X - no editor needed. But I've had no luck sending a compiled (.scpt) script from OS X to SS and making it...
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thomasslatis
Feb 13, 2013 10:28 pm
Hi, I am thrilled to find this WP Mac group and hope the following question is within its scope: I would like to open files on my Mac OSX 10.6.8 originating...
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mxytsplyk
Feb 13, 2013 10:28 pm
Just curious, Does SS support input devices other than the keyboard/mouse? Say, a barcode scanner, for example. I don't yet have a need but might in the...
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em315
Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am
Probably not, but the place to ask about SheepShaver itself (as distinct from WPMac running under SheepShaver is at the forum that specializes in it: ...
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John R
jrethorst
Feb 15, 2013 1:26 am
Although we have converters for some versions of WPWin itself, your files are from another part of Corel's office suite. The only thing I can think of is...
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thomasslatis
Feb 22, 2013 1:20 am
Thanks John, For your reply and suggestions. I will check the discussion threads in wpuniverse.com Best, Thomas...
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em315
Feb 22, 2013 2:08 am
The WPLO Converter is an application that uses a copy of LibreOffice (together with some other software) to convert WP files to DOC, RTF, or PDF format, or to...
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em315
Feb 22, 2013 3:27 pm
During the past few weeks I've posted updated versions of some of my WP-related applications (WPMacApp, WPLO Converter, WPDOSBox, etc.) that had errors in the...
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david_st.amand
Feb 25, 2013 10:10 pm
I just acquired another consulting business and all their files came in .wpd. Of course I'm an all MAC shop using OSX 10.8.2. This happened to me ten years ago...
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Geoff Gilbert
Geoff@...
Feb 25, 2013 10:34 pm
Dave Do you want to convert .wpd files to MS Word? If so, Libre Office is probably the best as long as the files are not too complex. Alternatively, go to the...
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david_st.amand
Feb 26, 2013 1:19 am
Geoff, Thanks. Libre Office worked. Next question (yes I'm getting greedy), is there a way to batch convert the documents (I have probably a thousand...
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arvaess
Feb 26, 2013 1:49 am
Try 'shift-click' to select ~ a dozen documents then drag the 'trial batch' onto the Libre Office icon or File>Open. If this works, you can increase size of...
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Paul Cowan
utarjim
Feb 26, 2013 1:51 am
... Check here : <http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/> -- libwpd is the engine LibreOffice et al. use to convert. cheers -- P. (^_^) mailto:officewallah@... ...
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em315
Feb 26, 2013 3:52 am
The WPLO Converter lets you drop WP files on it and converts them to OS X. (It uses LibreOffice internally.) You can drop multiple files on it. Downl a oad...
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david_st.amand
Feb 26, 2013 7:21 pm
Thanks. It worked perfectly. Converted about one hundred letters/reports in about one minute. Dave...
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lmillercw4
Mar 4, 2013 6:25 pm
When I move from paragraph to select a specific formatting, the window disappears. This is true with all secondary attempts anywhere in wordperfect. I am...
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em315
Mar 4, 2013 6:38 pm
This forum is about WordPerfect for the Macintosh. Questions about WordPerfect for Windows (which is what you are asking about) will get expert answers in one...
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em315
Mar 4, 2013 9:12 pm
Here's a strange problem, and I wonder if anyone has any advice on how to fix it. In both my WPMacApp and in John Rethorst's SheepShaver-WP setup, the...
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em315
Mar 4, 2013 10:44 pm
Please ignore this message - the problem occurred because I was trying to open a document that already had an OnOpenDocument macro in it - the problem does not...
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em315
Mar 5, 2013 1:14 am
Here's another WP macro question: Can a macro modify another macro? I would like to create a macro that would let the user set a default zoom setting for...
