From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jul 19 09:01:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA24741 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 09:01:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from home2.stratos.net ([209.117.220.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA24736 for ; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 09:01:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from drifter@stratos.net) From: drifter@stratos.net Received: from somniac.org [207.86.133.20] by home2.stratos.net with ESMTP (SMTPD32-4.03) id A82D4AC01A0; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 12:00:45 EDT Received: (from drifter@localhost) by somniac.org (8.8.8/8.8.7) id LAA04039; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:46:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from drifter) Message-ID: <19980719114614.A3989@stratos.net> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:46:14 -0400 To: "M.G.G. Pillai" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XyWrite AND FreeBSD References: <35B1CB8F.7C1C1A60@mgg.pc.my> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <35B1CB8F.7C1C1A60@mgg.pc.my>; from M.G.G. Pillai on Sun, Jul 19, 1998 at 06:33:51PM +0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Jul 19, 1998 at 06:33:51PM +0800, M.G.G. Pillai wrote: > I have just turned away from Windows 3.1 to FreeBSD, but I find I cannot > use my preferred wordprocessing software, XyWin 4.01. I am told there > is a way to do so, but so far, after a month of using FreeBSD, I have > not been able to. I wonder if you could help. > > I have downloaded StarWriter3.1 and LyX, but I do not want to switch to > another wordprocessor if I can stick to XyWrite, which I have used for > nearly ten years. > > Could you help? > > M.G.G. Pillai > pillai@mgg.pc.my Have you heard about WINE and tried running it? If so, you can try posting the kinds of errors you get or the problems you are facing. The key here is /detail/. The first graf ("I am told there is a way to do so, but so far, after a month of using FreeBSD, I have not been able to.") doesn't really explain if you have made the attempt or not, and what exacltly is wrong. So, you'll need to provide details of what went wrong. But, I really don't think a lot of people are familiar with WINE here (I'm not), but give it a shot -- you never know. Truth be known, you are much better off expending the effort to learn a new word processor/editor than struggling with WINE. Sorry I wasn't much help, but what really prompted me to respond is that I am one of the few people left on earth using XyWrite (DOS Version) -- which we use at work. Truthly, it's all we need, but it's pretty ancient (then again, so is `vi'). @melior: By ROB

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