WordPerfect 5.1 on DOSEMU 1.4.0 (wow!)
Sirs/Madams,
I just wanted to let you know that WordPerfect 5.1 runs nearly perfectly on the latest DOSEMU, and it was easy (even for a Linux newbie like me) to set up on Kubuntu.
As far as I can tell, everything in WP works just like it should (well, with the exception of a tiny F5-F5 feature that doesn't work on recent Windows versions either), and I'm absolutely impressed! If the DOS box were just a little bigger (i.e. bigger with clean fonts), I wouldn't even know I wasn't running DR-OpenDOS 7.02 (which I run also). No delays, no crashes (so far!), and no surprises!
[I tried installing another small DOS program with sound, and it worked perfectly too.]
Maybe I will be able to say "Hasta la Vista!" to Windows! I never upgraded past 98SE and I tried my first Linux distribution in 1999 (Caldera OpenLinux) and several since then but couldn't get them bug free or functional enough to make the effort worthwhile to switch.
Now, I see no reason not to switch to Linux! Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
David Testardi
Re: Font install manual (was: WordPerfect 5.1)
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If the DOS box were just a little bigger (i.e. bigger with clean fonts),
Would anyone be interested in writing a Font-Install-Manual for Dosemu?
I absolutely have no time to do it, but I have develloped a modus operandi to find the fonts of any size, any codepage (GPL) and convert and install them in X and KDE. I have the docs with very little explanation which I can translate to english (from portuguese) if nescessary, and answer questions...
It will need some trimming and testing but it is all there!!
I have seen in the recent past, many many questions about this topic, and maybe someone volunteers a a contributor, with my contribution in the background... Reasonable Linux konledge would be nescessary, just enough to edit scripts and undersand some comments
Alain
Re: Font install manual
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David Testardi escreveu:
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If the DOS box were just a little bigger (i.e. bigger with clean fonts),
Would anyone be interested in writing a Font-Install-Manual for Dosemu?
I absolutely have no time to do it, but I have develloped a modus operandi to find the fonts of any size, any codepage (GPL) and convert and install them in X and KDE. I have the docs with very little explanation which I can translate to english (from portuguese) if nescessary, and answer questions...
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It will need some trimming and testing but it is all there!!
I have seen in the recent past, many many questions about this topic, and maybe someone volunteers a a contributor, with my contribution in the background... Reasonable Linux konledge would be nescessary, just enough to edit scripts and undersand some comments
Alain
I would be very interested in a simple tutorial on how to install fonts. My very recent thread "Howto specify a dosemu font' goes into my difficulties in getting this done.
I finally suceeded by using a combination of the following programs but I don't really know what they do or what order to execute them in. So the tools are there.
I used some combination of:
mkfontdir - create an index of X font files in a directory fc-cache -f -v
xset - set user preferences for X
see xset fp rehash to reset the font paths to current value.
I'd be willing to help with your project. I've used Linux for six+ years and have a fair familiarity with scripts and have written about a hundred for my own use.
Larry
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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX Using Thunderbird on Linux
Re: Font install manual
Ok here goes some part of it (I will sent it to the list so that others can contribute).
Some of it I have for compiling from svn and some por post installing, so please forgive me if it may get confusing.
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Step 1) You will need a program to convert the fonts from the debian project. The program is pcftobdf available, from <http://www.tsg.ne.jp/GANA/S/pcf2bdf/>
tar -xzf pcf2bdf-1.04.tgz
# modify the Makefile.gcc (some line) from: CC = gcc # to CC = g++ # install make -f Makefile.gcc clean sudo make -f Makefile.gcc install # it would be nice if it could be uploaded somewhere in dosemu site already corrected :)
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Step 2) Get the VGA fonts from project debian/terminus
http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/xfonts-terminus-dos
# downlaos the file: xfonts-terminus-dos_4.12-1_all.deb # it is a newer version now...
# I don't know how to open it command line, so I opened it with ARK,
# and into the directory data.tar.gz I chose the file I want, in this case /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf.gz #and drag it to somewhere, they are identified as: inthis case 14 pixels heigh and cp850. # unzip: gunzip -c ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf.gz >ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf # now you need to convert it to dosemu format: /usr/local/bin/pcf2bdf -o vga8x14-cp850.bdf ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf /usr/local/bin/pcf2bdf -o vga10x20-cp850.bdf ter-u20b_ibm850.pcf # I rename the font to a more dos-like name
Step 3) Install the font with dosemu compiled from source
# Copy the bdf file to the etc directory in dosemu
# Copy the second line of the .bdf file to etc/dosemu.alias like this:
vga8x14-cp850 -xos4-Terminus-Bold-R-Normal--14-140-72-72-C-80-IBM-CP850 vga10x20-cp850 -xos4-Terminus-Bold-R-Normal--20-200-72-72-C-100-IBM-CP850
# delete the directory /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts # and reinstall dosemu compilado compiled from fonts
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or) for dosemu in rpm (I don't find good annotations)
# install and reconfigure manualy the fonts in /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts/ # you also need to edit manualy the alias file in the font directory # similar to step 3 above # reconfigur X to recognize the fonts mkfontdir /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts xset fp rehash # but this needs .pcf.gz files, dosemu's install creates them # I will have to look more if I can find how to do it.
I hope this is a good start,
Alain
Re: Font install manual
Quoted 53 lines · Alain M.
Ok here goes some part of it (I will sent it to the list so that others can contribute).
Some of it I have for compiling from svn and some por post installing, so please forgive me if it may get confusing.
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Step 1) You will need a program to convert the fonts from the debian project. The program is pcftobdf available, from <http://www.tsg.ne.jp/GANA/S/pcf2bdf/>tar -xzf pcf2bdf-1.04.tgz
# modify the Makefile.gcc (some line) from: CC = gcc # to CC = g++ # install make -f Makefile.gcc clean sudo make -f Makefile.gcc install # it would be nice if it could be uploaded somewhere in dosemu site already corrected :)-------------
Step 2) Get the VGA fonts from project debian/terminus
http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/xfonts-terminus-dos# downlaos the file: xfonts-terminus-dos_4.12-1_all.deb # it is a newer version now...# I don't know how to open it command line, so I opened it with ARK,
# and into the directory data.tar.gz I chose the file I want, in this case /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf.gz #and drag it to somewhere, they are identified as: inthis case 14 pixels heigh and cp850. # unzip: gunzip -c ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf.gz >ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf # now you need to convert it to dosemu format: /usr/local/bin/pcf2bdf -o vga8x14-cp850.bdf ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf /usr/local/bin/pcf2bdf -o vga10x20-cp850.bdf ter-u20b_ibm850.pcf # I rename the font to a more dos-like nameStep 3) Install the font with dosemu compiled from source
# Copy the bdf file to the etc directory in dosemu
# Copy the second line of the .bdf file to etc/dosemu.alias like this:
vga8x14-cp850 -xos4-Terminus-Bold-R-Normal--14-140-72-72-C-80-IBM-CP850 vga10x20-cp850 -xos4-Terminus-Bold-R-Normal--20-200-72-72-C-100-IBM-CP850# delete the directory /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts # and reinstall dosemu compilado compiled from fonts----------
or) for dosemu in rpm (I don't find good annotations)# install and reconfigure manualy the fonts in /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts/ # you also need to edit manualy the alias file in the font directory # similar to step 3 above # reconfigur X to recognize the fonts mkfontdir /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts xset fp rehash # but this needs .pcf.gz files, dosemu's install creates them # I will have to look more if I can find how to do it.
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I hope this is a good start,
Alain
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Alain I'm going to bottom post my entire reply so as not to get confused. First let me ask if you are speaking about running xdosemu in an xterm as I do or are you talking about running dosemu in a terminal (no X)?
I was able to obtains fonts ready to go by
apt-get xfonts-dosemu
This installs the fonts in/usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts
Those fonts are:
vga10x20-cp866.pcf.gz vga11x19.pcf.gz vga8x19.pcf.gz vga.pcf.gz vga10x24.pcf.gz vga12x30.pcf.gz vga-cp866.pcf.gz
From there it was just a case of running the programs:
mkfontdir - create an index of X font files in a directory fc-cache -f -v
xset - set user preferences for X
see xset fp rehash to reset the font paths to current value.
I'm not sure why you are compiling stuff.
Larry
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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX Using Thunderbird on Linux
Re: Font install manual
All of this is for X. I use it either locally with a a konsole window configured for minimum border, or remotely with ssh.
INHO xdosemu woks much better then dosemu once you have Xfonts installed. With VGA in graphic mode it is much worse.
If you are not interested, I will seve the translation and wait for another volunteer ;-)
It would be nice if two sizes of fonts (14 as historical and for small 800x600 screens and a bigger one) in a few codepages, as present in the xfonts-terminus-dos project were incorporated in dosemu. So that it would be done once and for all...
Alain
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Quoted 53 lines · Alain M.
Ok here goes some part of it (I will sent it to the list so that others can contribute).
Some of it I have for compiling from svn and some por post installing, so please forgive me if it may get confusing.
--------------
Step 1) You will need a program to convert the fonts from the debian project. The program is pcftobdf available, from <http://www.tsg.ne.jp/GANA/S/pcf2bdf/>tar -xzf pcf2bdf-1.04.tgz
# modify the Makefile.gcc (some line) from: CC = gcc # to CC = g++ # install make -f Makefile.gcc clean sudo make -f Makefile.gcc install # it would be nice if it could be uploaded somewhere in dosemu site already corrected :)-------------
Step 2) Get the VGA fonts from project debian/terminus
http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/xfonts-terminus-dos# downlaos the file: xfonts-terminus-dos_4.12-1_all.deb # it is a newer version now...# I don't know how to open it command line, so I opened it with ARK,
# and into the directory data.tar.gz I chose the file I want, in this case /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf.gz #and drag it to somewhere, they are identified as: inthis case 14 pixels heigh and cp850. # unzip: gunzip -c ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf.gz >ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf # now you need to convert it to dosemu format: /usr/local/bin/pcf2bdf -o vga8x14-cp850.bdf ter-u14b_ibm850.pcf /usr/local/bin/pcf2bdf -o vga10x20-cp850.bdf ter-u20b_ibm850.pcf # I rename the font to a more dos-like nameStep 3) Install the font with dosemu compiled from source
# Copy the bdf file to the etc directory in dosemu
# Copy the second line of the .bdf file to etc/dosemu.alias like this:
vga8x14-cp850 -xos4-Terminus-Bold-R-Normal--14-140-72-72-C-80-IBM-CP850 vga10x20-cp850 -xos4-Terminus-Bold-R-Normal--20-200-72-72-C-100-IBM-CP850# delete the directory /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts # and reinstall dosemu compilado compiled from fonts----------
or) for dosemu in rpm (I don't find good annotations)# install and reconfigure manualy the fonts in /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts/ # you also need to edit manualy the alias file in the font directory # similar to step 3 above # reconfigur X to recognize the fonts mkfontdir /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts xset fp rehash # but this needs .pcf.gz files, dosemu's install creates them # I will have to look more if I can find how to do it.Quoted 7 lines
I hope this is a good start,
Alain
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More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlAlain I'm going to bottom post my entire reply so as not to get confused. First let me ask if you are speaking about running xdosemu in an xterm as I do or are you talking about running dosemu in a terminal (no X)?
I was able to obtains fonts ready to go by
apt-get xfonts-dosemuThis installs the fonts in
/usr/local/share/dosemu/XfontsThose fonts are:
vga10x20-cp866.pcf.gz vga11x19.pcf.gz vga8x19.pcf.gz vga.pcf.gz vga10x24.pcf.gz vga12x30.pcf.gz vga-cp866.pcf.gzFrom there it was just a case of running the programs:
mkfontdir - create an index of X font files in a directory fc-cache -f -v
xset - set user preferences for X
see xset fp rehash to reset the font paths to current value.I'm not sure why you are compiling stuff.
Larry