Re: [WSG] IE and linux
Hmm... According to winehq.org, WINE should run IE. I don't have Windows install anymore, so I haven't been able to check it. Instead I lent my father's machine when checking the pages in IE. But in most cases IE doesn't bother me, but when I need to see it in IE, I have to lent a Windows machine. But yes, I am quite sure WINE should be able to do it. You can always get the newest version from winehq.org, or download it through one of the major distros' package system: Debian/Ubuntu: # apt-get install wine Gentoo: # emerge wine SuSE: # yast wine I don't know about Red Hat/Fedora Core, since I've never really tried those. But downloading it off the site for it would be my first go. On 30/06/05, Alan Trick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, My computer had windows and linux on it, but like to do most of my work in linux. This is a bit of a problem when it comes to making my css work for the browser we all know and hate, IE. Lately I've been doing everying in linux and then copying it over to Windows (cause windows can't read linux drives) and making a custom css file for IE. However, this is quite a pain, esspecially if I get a good idea while doing this and want to change something else then I have 2 versions to worry about. I tried googling it but I didn't get any luck. Does anyone here know if it's possible using WINE or something? Are there and HOWTO's around? Thanks, Alan Trick ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help ** ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] IE and linux
Hello, There are a number of emulators that will allow you to run windows on top of Linux, VMware and win4lin being a couple of the best although they are commercial. I have heard of people being able to run IE under wine but with buggy results which, can add to your headaches trying to decipher if the problem is with the browser or the emulator. If you have an old box you could spare, you can try loading windows on that and running tightVNC so that you can see what IE's output looks like under native conditions. The other thing you could try is making a shared FAT32 partition (which would be readable and writable by both). At this point I'd like to point out that version control is your friend. I use subversion as my source repository, it works similar to CVS but has support for binary files. That way you could keep track of all your changes in one place. Hope this helps, Randall -- R. Potter Design and Development Lead Midnight Oil Design: http://www.midnightoildesign.com Pragmatic Programming Principle #59: Costly Tools Don't Produce Better Designs. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] IE and linux
Hey, Alan, I have much the same situation here. My main box runs RHEL3 and Win2000. The Windows half is used maybe 5% of the time, mostly for Photoshop. All of my Web development takes place on the Web server in the Linux half. To check the sites in Windows browsers, I use the box on the next desk which is running XP, has various IE's (5.0, 5.5 and 6) installed and is networked to the Linux Box. I can also connect a notebook and use it the same way. In fact, I often use the notebook, ssh into the Linux box and write code there, and check it by browsing in Windows on the notebook. If you want to access the Linux drive(s) from Windows, two applications I have used are- Explore2fs - http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm for ext2 and ext3 filesystems and RFSGUI- http://www.wolfsheep.com/map/ for Reiser filesystems Both of these also work with an external firewire ext2 drive. Unfortunately, writing to Linux from Windows is a problem. I haven't tried WINE lately, so I can't comment on it. In my opinion, using a second Windows box across the local network is the best way of doing this. Later, George On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 15:09, Alan Trick wrote: Hi, My computer had windows and linux on it, but like to do most of my work in linux. This is a bit of a problem when it comes to making my css work for the browser we all know and hate, IE. Lately I've been doing everying in linux and then copying it over to Windows (cause windows can't read linux drives) and making a custom css file for IE. However, this is quite a pain, esspecially if I get a good idea while doing this and want to change something else then I have 2 versions to worry about. I tried googling it but I didn't get any luck. Does anyone here know if it's possible using WINE or something? Are there and HOWTO's around? Thanks, Alan Trick ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help ** -- Sterling Web Services http://www.websterling.com The Web Done Right ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] IE and linux
Hi I use IE (and word, excel etc) in Linux using CodeWeavers http://www.codeweavers.com/ CrossOver Office Product http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/ It is commercial and I believe it's based on WINE. Cheers Bruce On Fri, 2005-07-01 at 05:09, Alan Trick wrote: Hi, My computer had windows and linux on it, but like to do most of my work in linux. This is a bit of a problem when it comes to making my css work for the browser we all know and hate, IE. Lately I've been doing everying in linux and then copying it over to Windows (cause windows can't read linux drives) and making a custom css file for IE. However, this is quite a pain, esspecially if I get a good idea while doing this and want to change something else then I have 2 versions to worry about. I tried googling it but I didn't get any luck. Does anyone here know if it's possible using WINE or something? Are there and HOWTO's around? Thanks, Alan Trick ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help ** -- Bruce Morrison designIT http://www.designit.com.au ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
