Den fredagen den 9:e december 2011 kl. 20:13:09 UTC+1 skrev mhenriday: > > Den fredagen den 9:e december 2011 kl. 15:11:57 UTC+1 skrev Martin Rix: >> >> Well I've just installed it through Wine (Which is all the "Linux >> Version" was before). Had Wine installed before, no previous Picasa >> install. >> >> • Crashed on first load, opened again and it worked >> • Can't sign into Google, >> • Upload messages refer to PWA rather than Google+, >> • The About screen says "Picasa 3.9.0 (Build 135.7800.00) for Linux" >> "Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Google Inc" >> • New editing features and side-by-side editing seem to work >> >> Ubuntu 11.10, Wine 1.3.34, WineTricks installed >> > > I see the same sort of thing on 32-bit Natty with the latest version > 1.3.34 of Wine installed. The Picasa Web Albums button at the top left of > the Picasa Window has been replaced by a «Log in with your Google account» > button, but clicking the latter doesn't produce any results. The «Upload» > button in 3.8 has been replaced by a «Share» button, but clicking this > opens the same ineffectual «Log into Google» window noted above. For my > purposes 3.8 is a far better version, at least on Ubuntu ; I haven't gotten > round to testing 3.9 on Windows.... > > Henri > >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fjqAmW2Hvwg/TuIXDt9oa7I/AAAAAAAANjc/MbEouwKZpWM/s1600/Picasa39ForLinux.png> >> > The good folks - in this case, Andrew - at *Web UPd8* have just published a *workaround*<http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-picasa-39-in-linux-and-fix.html>which enables one to log in with one's Google account when running Picasa 3.9 in Wine. *Mirabile dictu*, it involves installing IE6 (*sic !*) in Wine. The workaround doesn't always work perfectly - see my comment (no 8) on the thread, but it still represents a great step forward for Linux users who want to manage their photos with the latest Picasa tools....
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