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| 222075 | 2004-03-17 02:13:00 | Yes I have thanks Jen. It was just that when I updated KDE through Xandros Networks, I found this one there. I just need more time to go through the site you mention. Ta. | John H (8) | ||
| 222076 | 2004-03-17 05:11:00 | How well does Xandros interface with Wine for running Windows apps? My family are starting to gripe a little that Ark doesnt install/run windows apps by default, and they're not too keen on running Wine from the command line? Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 222077 | 2004-03-17 05:25:00 | I haven't tried Wine, Chill . However, I was just having a little play before to see if I could get a Linksys wireless PCMCIA card to go cos I had seen on a website that some people have/some people haven't . I can't get the onboard device to work at all . Anyway, I bunged the installation CD into the lappie to see if there were any linux drivers on it, and voila, Cross Over fired up and was all set to run the CD for me . I didn't have time for that malarkey because I had an appointment to go to, but it looks like Cross Over is ready to go when I am! I presume it is an alternative to Wine? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick? There are several ways to install Dozy apps under Cross Over, and it looks really straightforward . Strewth - I have just checked and as well as Adobe Photoshop, you can install Internet Explorer 6 . 0, various iterations of Office, and OUTLOOK EXPRESS!!! Now that is a thought to conjure with! ;-) John |
John H (8) | ||
| 222078 | 2004-03-17 05:43:00 | > Anyway, I bunged the installation CD into the lappie > to see if there were any linux drivers on it, and > voila, Cross Over fired up and was all set to run the > CD for me. I didn't have time for that malarkey > because I had an appointment to go to, but it looks > like Cross Over is ready to go when I am! I presume > it is an alternative to Wine? Or have I got the wrong > end of the stick? There are several ways to install > Dozy apps under Cross Over, and it looks really > straightforward. IIRC, CrossoverOffice is a branch of Wine, specifically for Office apps. > Strewth - I have just checked and as well as Adobe > Photoshop, you can install Internet Explorer 6.0, > various iterations of Office, and OUTLOOK EXPRESS!!! > Now that is a thought to conjure with! ;-) If I catch you running Outlook Express, I reserve the right to shoot you on the spot ;-) </sarcasm > Anyways, I'm gonna have a look into it, might be what my family are after. If you could try a Windows app or CD in there and let me know how it goes, that'd be very much appreciated :-) Many thanks Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 222079 | 2004-03-17 07:35:00 | Just for a bit of fun I installed Windows Solitaire using Crossover, because the built in solitaire, well it's ok, but it tries to be a bit too clever and moves cards for you :) | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 222080 | 2004-03-17 10:36:00 | > Strewth - I have just checked and as well as Adobe > Photoshop, you can install Internet Explorer 6 . 0, > various iterations of Office, and OUTLOOK EXPRESS!!! > Now that is a thought to conjure with! ;-) > > John I concure with Chill . Infecting Linux with IE & OE would be an abomination worthy of a generous dollop of jam down ya pants and strapping down on one of those ant nests they get in jafa land :O Photshop eh, does it list Photshop Elements? I've heard good things about the Gimp how does it compare to Photoshop/Elements, does anybody know? Can it be run on doze so I can check it out? Or is that asking for a dollop too ;) Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 222081 | 2004-03-17 10:47:00 | >IIRC, CrossoverOffice is a branch of Wine, specifically for Office apps . Yes, when it fires up it shows itself as Crossover Wine >If I catch you running Outlook Express, I reserve the right to shoot you on the spot Wait, there's more! See below: >If you could try a Windows app or CD in there and let me know how it goes, that'd be very much appreciated I tried to install a useful app from a downloaded demo - Nero . Basically it spat the dummy . Crossover "owned" the demo (X icon), and unpacked it to a /Windows/Temp directory . Then it just stalled . I found the directory, and double clicked on the installer file and it just sulked . So I dumped the contents of the temp directory . I then swallowed hard and had a go at installing a useless app - Word from Office XP CD . It installed perfectly and runs just like it does on the Doze box . Lots of error messages on the install, but Crossover tells you that is going to happen and to ignore them! But rot its eyes, it insists on installing (blush) Internet Explorer - you can't stop it, honestly . The first thing I did was to get rid of the desktop icon, but there it is, the sacrifices I make for you Chill! I will uninstall the whole mess, but it clearly works . It puts a new folder of shortcuts in your Launcher called Windows Applications - see screen capture below: . neoburn . net/imagef1/files/xandros7 . jpg" target="_blank">sal . neoburn . net Nary a command line in sight . But what remains to be seen is whether Crossover works with all Doze apps, or just the common ones . By the way, Office XP is demanding to be activated, so I will get rid of it as it is on my main desktop . . . Do you live in ChCh Chill? If so, you could come around and have a squizz at Xandros in action . John |
John H (8) | ||
| 222082 | 2004-03-17 10:48:00 | Gimp is available for windows. Although while it is comendable as a free program its............(a turd) Honestly,one of the worst programs i have ever used. |
metla (154) | ||
| 222083 | 2004-03-17 10:51:00 | >I've heard good things about the Gimp how does it compare to Photoshop/Elements, does anybody know? Can it be run on doze so I can check it out? Or is that asking for a dollop too Of course GIMP is freely available in Window flavours! No jam required either! :D The GIMP (http://www . gimp . org/) - you will see the links for the Windows version . Note the friendly reminder: You need to download and install GTK+ 1 . 3 before installing The Gimp 1 . 2 . >By the way, Office XP is demanding to be activated, so I will get rid of it as it is on my main desktop . . . Wonder what Microsoft thinks about their product being activated from a Linux OS :p |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 222084 | 2004-03-17 10:57:00 | >I concure with Chill. Infecting Linux with IE & OE would be an abomination worthy of a generous dollop of jam down ya pants and strapping down on one of those ant nests they get in jafa land Urk - here I was away minding my own business doing an experiment for Chill and I come back to find Murray has been here before me. Now that I have unwillingly infected the pure Linux environment, I am ripe for punishment. Thinks - that might be quite fun... I wonder if Murray would agree to hunny instead of jam... ;\ |
John H (8) | ||
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