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  • Running FConfigW32.exe under Wine linux

    From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to All on Mon May 21 14:29:30 2018
    Hi All,

    Just an FYI. I tried, as a test, running FConfigW32.exe under wine-1.8.6. It didn't crash, but it doesn't look ok. Not everything is visible, what should be, and I had the impression not every key responds as it should. So this isn't
    really workable.

    But this wasn't an extensive test, maybe there are settings for wine that could
    improve the situation. And the version of wine I used is oldish. The current stable release version of wine is 3.0.1 and the development version is at 3.8.

    So when I upgrade my linux distribution, I might do the test again...

    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/384.125 to Wilfred van Velzen on Tue May 22 06:40:19 2018
    Hi! Wilfred,

    On 05/21/2018 10:29 PM, you wrote to All:

    So when I upgrade my linux distribution, I might do the test again...

    Congratulations.

    It runs perfectly well under Win98SE or XP, in VirtualBox. I consider Wine a retrograde step but I guess that's because I toyed with it & discarded it nearly a decade ago. I understand why you're doing it. Full marks to you for trying. :)

    Cheers,
    Paul.

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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464.112 to Paul Quinn on Tue May 22 08:45:36 2018
    Hi Paul,

    On 22 May 18 06:40, Paul Quinn wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:
    about: "Running FConfigW32.exe under Wine linux":

    So when I upgrade my linux distribution, I might do the test
    again...

    Congratulations.

    It runs perfectly well under Win98SE or XP, in VirtualBox.

    Yes, for me too...

    I consider Wine a retrograde step

    If it worked it would be a simpler solution than installing a full virtual windows (which needs a license).

    but I guess that's because I toyed with it & discarded it nearly a
    decade ago.

    You would think wine has improved somewhat since then. ;)

    I understand why you're doing it. Full marks to you for trying. :)

    Thanks. ;)

    Wilfred.

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:116/18 to Wilfred van Velzen on Fri Jul 13 10:38:45 2018
    Wilfred van Velzen wrote in a message to All:

    Hi All,

    Just an FYI. I tried, as a test, running FConfigW32.exe under
    wine-1.8.6. It didn't crash, but it doesn't look ok. Not
    everything is visible, what should be, and I had the impression
    not every key responds as it should. So this isn't really
    workable.

    I may have asked you this, but what language and compiler are you using to develop FMail with?

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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Robert Wolfe on Sat Jul 14 00:31:26 2018
    Hi Robert,

    On 2018-07-13 10:38:45, you wrote to me:

    I may have asked you this, but what language and compiler are you
    using to develop FMail with?

    Language: C
    The compiler used to be Borland C(++). 6 Was the last version I used. But I switched to the Code::Blocks ide, so I can use it both on Windows and Linux. On
    Windows it uses the Mingw compiler, on Linux the default gcc compiler.

    Bye, Wilfred.

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    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)