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 deb or rpm to 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.

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.

There is also a huge amount of useful information that is mostly relevant to wpunix on the wpdos site.

Note: Print previews require a terminal with sixel support, such as XTerm.

Screenshots

The default look.

The classic "Reveal Codes" view.

There is a interactive equation editor, it can use Sixels or ascii art.

Licensing

In theory, this is a demonstration copy, but I haven't noticed any limitations.