Final Writer

Diguelo · 09 May 2019, 15:59

An old word processor written by Harwoods Computing, sentimental reason for wanting a copy of it or route to finding one please.

May be part of a Final Office, it was in development when I had to move out of the area. (Derbyshire)

kolla · 09 May 2019, 16:20

Final Writer 97? Final Writer 2015? Isn't it still being "actively" developed?

Diguelo · 09 May 2019, 16:36

97. I used to offer a helping hand to the developers. Local to me.

DamienD · 09 May 2019, 16:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diguelo

An old word processor written by Harwoods Computing, sentimental reason for wanting a copy of it or route to finding one please.

On the EAB File Server at these locations

Older versions here.

Diguelo · 09 May 2019, 16:49

Lol thanks again Damien

onkelarie · 09 May 2019, 17:29

I still use FW on a weekly basis, just because I can and have no need to exchange its format with latest openoffice/office suites. Nice tool!

DofD · 09 May 2019, 18:22

New development work is being done on Final Writer, based on FW97. Currently I believe the group is working on porting it to OS4.1, AROS, and MorphOS. I have seen people put in enhancement requests for .doc, .docx, and .odf file formats.

Diguelo · 10 May 2019, 01:36

Good plan.

terminills · 10 May 2019, 13:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by kolla

Final Writer 97? Final Writer 2015? Isn't it still being "actively" developed?

No quotes needed yes it is. :P

onkelarie · 10 May 2019, 13:30

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Originally Posted by DofD

New development work is being done on Final Writer, based on FW97. Currently I believe the group is working on porting it to OS4.1, AROS, and MorphOS. I have seen people put in enhancement requests for .doc, .docx, and .odf file formats.

That's pretty awesome. If applications like office suites catch up with today's mainstream fileformats, it could bring back more daily use for everyday tasks.

terminills · 10 May 2019, 13:47

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Originally Posted by onkelarie

That's pretty awesome. If applications like office suites catch up with today's mainstream fileformats, it could bring back more daily use for everyday tasks.

It's going to take a few versions to get to where I personally want to be. However, here's the list of what to expect for the initial release.

Datatype support for clipart, PDF output, Updated RTF support(final rtf spec), Truetype fonts, an updated spell checker(OpenOffice dictionary compatibility) and, many bug fixes.

Diguelo · 11 May 2019, 14:22

Good luck with it.

gdonner · 30 May 2019, 18:33

My hat's off to the devs doing this work! How did they get their hands on the source code though? Or is it being reverse-engineered?

In any case, improved table support would be excellent--IIRC, FW 97 had added early table support already.

But I think the biggest/best thing (at least initially) would be document support with LibreOffice and Micro$lug Office. Seeing as both LibreOffice and M$ Office documents are XML-based(?), should be fairly easy to port and squash bugs.

terminills · 03 June 2019, 19:27

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Originally Posted by gdonner

My hat's off to the devs doing this work! How did they get their hands on the source code though? Or is it being reverse-engineered?

In any case, improved table support would be excellent--IIRC, FW 97 had added early table support already.

But I think the biggest/best thing (at least initially) would be document support with LibreOffice and Micro$lug Office. Seeing as both LibreOffice and M$ Office documents are XML-based(?), should be fairly easy to port and squash bugs.

I bought it.

gdonner · 10 June 2019, 18:11

^^ Thanks for doing so! I wish you the best in its further development--FW was what I was using before my original A4000 kicked the bucket about 20 years ago...

roberthazelby · 27 July 2019, 01:50

Just wondering if there's a progress update regarding Final Writer 2019? Do you have an estimated release date and price or is it a case of "it'll be ready when it's ready"?

Many thanks for all your hard work.

terminills · 31 July 2019, 20:46

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Originally Posted by roberthazelby

Just wondering if there's a progress update regarding Final Writer 2019? Do you have an estimated release date and price or is it a case of "it'll be ready when it's ready"?

Many thanks for all your hard work.

I don't want to quote a firm date but I am hoping to have something usable available in the near future.

terminills · 01 May 2022, 22:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by terminills

I don't want to quote a firm date but I am hoping to have something usable available in the near future.

Thankfully we switched to 7.0 in the version number lol

terminills · 14 July 2022, 13:46

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Originally Posted by terminills

Thankfully we switched to 7.0 in the version number lol

https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-07-00049-EN.html

Pyromania · 28 December 2022, 22:47

To spread the Christmas cheer DiscreetFX will be buying 10 licenses of Final Writer and donating them to the Amiga community when this is finally released.

09 May 2019, 15:59	#1
Diguelo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: England Posts: 32	Final Writer An old word processor written by Harwoods Computing, sentimental reason for wanting a copy of it or route to finding one please. May be part of a Final Office, it was in development when I had to move out of the area. (Derbyshire)

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09 May 2019, 16:20	#2
kolla Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 1,893	Final Writer 97? Final Writer 2015? Isn't it still being "actively" developed?

09 May 2019, 16:36	#3
Diguelo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: England Posts: 32	97. I used to offer a helping hand to the developers. Local to me.

09 May 2019, 16:49	#5
Diguelo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: England Posts: 32	Lol thanks again Damien

09 May 2019, 17:29	#6
onkelarie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spijkenisse / the Netherlands Age: 54 Posts: 525	I still use FW on a weekly basis, just because I can and have no need to exchange its format with latest openoffice/office suites. Nice tool!

09 May 2019, 18:22	#7
DofD Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Victoria, Canada Age: 56 Posts: 134	New development work is being done on Final Writer, based on FW97. Currently I believe the group is working on porting it to OS4.1, AROS, and MorphOS. I have seen people put in enhancement requests for .doc, .docx, and .odf file formats.

10 May 2019, 01:36	#8
Diguelo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: England Posts: 32	Good plan.

11 May 2019, 14:22	#12
Diguelo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: England Posts: 32	Good luck with it.

30 May 2019, 18:33	#13
gdonner Ancient Amiga User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Elkhart, IN USA Posts: 207	My hat's off to the devs doing this work! How did they get their hands on the source code though? Or is it being reverse-engineered? In any case, improved table support would be excellent--IIRC, FW 97 had added early table support already. But I think the biggest/best thing (at least initially) would be document support with LibreOffice and Micro$lug Office. Seeing as both LibreOffice and M$ Office documents are XML-based(?), should be fairly easy to port and squash bugs.

10 June 2019, 18:11	#15
gdonner Ancient Amiga User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Elkhart, IN USA Posts: 207	^^ Thanks for doing so! I wish you the best in its further development--FW was what I was using before my original A4000 kicked the bucket about 20 years ago...

27 July 2019, 01:50	#16
roberthazelby Amiga user since 1990 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bristol, England Age: 48 Posts: 364	Just wondering if there's a progress update regarding Final Writer 2019? Do you have an estimated release date and price or is it a case of "it'll be ready when it's ready"? Many thanks for all your hard work.

28 December 2022, 22:47	#20
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	To spread the Christmas cheer DiscreetFX will be buying 10 licenses of Final Writer and donating them to the Amiga community when this is finally released.

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