The only app I have to run on Windows is the dreadful IE for a share trading platform (presumably some dodgey Java, although I've never looked). Does this also work on Codeweavers?
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, Simon Wong wrote: > On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 08:58 +1100, Terry Collins wrote: > > Looking for apps/? that provide/emulate "ms windows" on Linux. > > > > I am aware of VMWare[1], Win4Lin and Wine. Any others? > > > > The particular application is written in visual basic if anyone has > > relevant experiences/gotchas they would like to pass on. > > Just throwing my support for Codeweaver's Crossover Office too. > > It's a fab piece of work that lets you install Windows apps using their > own installers. > > I use it to run MS Office and Lotus Notes at work (because that's what > they use). > > I also use it to run BigW and Kodak "online" photo upload applications > (why uploading photos for printing couldn't be down with a browser I'll > never know). > > My experience is that anything that runs on Windows 98 will very likely > run despite not being on their "supported" list. > > Only problem that annoys me is that with Metacity WM in Gnome, the > windows tend to pop up and the mouse focus can go a little awry. > Usually sorted out with a few hits of the ESC key and using the Window > switcher not <alt><tab> to swap between windows. > > HTH > > -- > Simon Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Wongy.org > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
