Wine 1.6-rc2 Released

The Wine development release 1.6-rc2 is now available.

What's new in this release:

• Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 1.6-rc2 (total 28):

  15493  Clamwin doesn't clear status window (dogfood)
  17325  Multiwinia locks up when you exit it
  17588  Strong Bad's Cool Game only shows black screen
  18152  lseek* without effect on file stream
  21774  Perfect World International: sometimes audio is missing
  21890  running vc2005: compiler is out of heap space
  23653  gmax crashes if you select opengl, wgl complains glBufferRegionEnabled missing from linux opengl?
  23773  No application close "cross" icon displayed for ForteAgent
  23896  SQLyog ignores checkboxes.
  24402  winegcc does not properly pass cmdline args, e.g. -Wb,--as-cmd="as --32"
  24935  Capella 7: Virtual keyboard not shown correctly
  25176  CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Demo crashes on startup
  25344  Nero 7: Crashed when installing.
  25366  Sacred 2 Fallen Angel requires d3dx9_36.dll.D3DXSaveTextureToFileA
  26598  Iconoclasts does not start
  26853  CSI: Fatal Conspiracy demo: no splash screen without native d3dx9
  30163  Arabic is not displayed correctly
  30681  Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express 2008 installer fails (some .NET assemblies are not updated/patched by .NET service packs containing .msp)
  32661  Word 2003: formulas are invisible
  32872  Compilation broken if clang is installed, but not used for compilation.
  33227  Icebreakers demo: launcher doesn't appear correctly
  33649  wine-1.5.30 - "./configure --with-gnutls" fails with gnutls-3.2.0 - conftest.c:160:15: error: 'gnutls_mac_get_key_size' undeclared
  33700  Shade: Wrath of Angels demo crashes after the intro video
  33727  Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express 2005: cannot control server service with builtin wmiutils (purist)
  33735  Soldier Of Fortune 3: Disabling GLSL required to play game without graphics issues
  33741  Xara Designer Pro crashes when selecting Text
  33748  API-MS-Win-Core-ProcessThreads-L1-1-0.dll failed to initialize
  33780  configure --without-xml --with-dbus fails because of bad AC_REQUIRE logic

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Wine 1.6-rc1 Released

The Wine development release 1.6-rc1 is now available. This is the first release candidate for the upcoming Wine 1.6. It marks the beginning of the code freeze period. Please give this release a good testing to help us make 1.6 as good as possible.

What's new in this release:

• New implementation of the typelib creation support.
• GLSL-based support for fixed function vertex shaders.
• Support for desktop launchers in virtual desktop mode.
• Fixes for Japanese vertical text.
• New Croatian translation.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 1.6-rc1 (total 65):

   2812  unhandled msvideo.dll._MCIWDCREATE
   4342  PrintDlgEx* unimplemented.  Affects native notepad, vfp 9, google chrome, BibleWorks 6, ...
   6071  Magic MP3 tagger can't read directories/mp3-files (needs oleaut32 IRecordInfo::IsMatchingType() impl)
   7675  Adobe InDesign CS2 crashes on startup
   7764  Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Demo doesn't install properly (installer needs VBScript engine -> IActiveScript)
   7816  Photomatix 2.4 crashes if user tries to calculate the average between pictures
   8221  Xfire registration dialog does not work
  11757  Adobe InDesign CS tryout installer crashes early
  12090  Cabos crashes on startup
  13903  Realplayer 11: Can't accept license terms
  14819  Rockman 7 Famicom Edition causes crash,
  16581  Actual progress is not shown within progress bars for Nullsoft installers
  17571  Williams Pinball Classic crashes on launch
  19268  using Radmin: wine stalls if movements/animations in remote screen
  19872  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard - Dictation Box causes program freeze
  19917  ABBYY Lingvo x3/x5 English Edition: crash when installing the application
  20175  ICSD NIST database demo crashes with multiple oleaut32 errors
  20491  VarDateFromStr() can`t parse "26.10.2009 09:31"
  21371  HTML-Kit's visual mode (Prototype Pad) isn't usable
  21524  Mouse cursor is visible when Geiss goes fullscreen, but should be invisible
  21761  Braid demo installer fails to launch Explorer on the start menu directory it created
  21975  QuarkXPress Passport 7.0r0 doesn't show any content
  22026  Symantec LiveUpdate 3.1 refuses to install in NT mode (needs HKLM\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Eventlog\\Application registry key)
  22079  Right click menu doesn't appear in one section of ImgBurn's disc layout editor
  22280  Splinter Cell Conviction fails at startup because KERNEL32.SetThreadPriorityBoost fails
  22571  Softimage XSI Mod Tool 4.2 fails to install
  23391  Restore after minimize button does not work
  23450  LTSPICE/SWCAD3 Input boxes don't take any input
  23521  4D Server 6.5.4 crashes
  25170  application bdgest crashes
  25271  RootsMagic4: Error logging to New.FamilySearch.Org
  25959  The Next Big Thing (demo): game mostly black without native d3dx9_36
  27720  World of Goo demo rendering problems with builtin d3dx9_38
  27994  Duke Nukem Forever needs d3dx9 native DLLs
  29535  winhelp: Horizontal scrollbar appears when it shouldn't
  30174  winUAE crashes when trying to create emulation window
  30335  PAF5 help viewer (Gecko) print produces blank page(s).
  31669  Not open internal editor of MPLAB 8.40.00.00
  32312  SNES9x crashes when non-48kHz DirectSound audio output is selected
  33076  QQ 2012 hangs after login
  33189  wineconsole can't launch batch filenames with parenthesis
  33250  unimplemented function atl80.dll.AtlIPersistPropertyBag_Load (QQ International 1.6 crashes)
  33253  Command line: Incorrect behavior of "for" command
  33513  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition: installer fails with builtin mono (Wine requires CodeBase registry value when loading .NET COM classes)
  33548  Civilization IV crashes while starting
  33554  Pervasive SQL v10 w3dbsmgr.exe (Database Service Manager) crashes due to unimplemented function clusapi.dll.GetClusterInformation
  33579  Tencent TM hangs randomly with err:ntdll:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection
  33608  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition: installer fails to detect IE (needs CIM_DataFile WMI class)
  33609  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition: installer warns about non-writable Program Files (needs Win32_Directory WMI class)
  33613  VB6 Application CMDcenter fails with "Run-time error '13': Type mismatch"
  33635  wine cmd executes text inside comments as commands.
  33638  wine cmd wrong extracting of command line arguments while using "%~1"
  33639  wine cmd wrong assignment while using set "var=value" and have spaces after
  33654  MSYS bash.exe redirection fails for ctest.exe (one of the CMake executables)
  33669  Citavi 3.4 installer fails on startup
  33680  Samsung Kies fails to install, wants difxapi.dll.DriverPackagePreinstallW
  33685  Wine doesn't detect Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series
  33699  Jedi Outcast demo installer does not work
  33701  Explorer crashes when extracting the World of Warcraft icon
  33712  Download.com web install application crashes wine. until till you get to a pure source...
  33714  Evil Genius crashes when starting a new game
  33715  freopen produces empty file when applied to stdout
  33716  App call ctfmon.exe
  33721  YNAB 4 won't start
  33726  wmiutils should be installed in c:\windows\system32\wbem

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CODEWEAVERS SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES WINDOWS to ANDROID PORTING SERVICES

Company showcases porting abilities for Android on Intel platform
 
SAINT PAUL, Minn (June 5, 2013) — CodeWeavers, Inc., developer of CrossOver software which enables Mac and Linux users to run Windows software on their PCs, announced today the extension of its porting services to include the Android operating system. This will allow consumers to run popular, familiar Windows applications on their phones and other mobile devices.

“We’re seeing an increasing demand for Windows software on Android, and we’ve been making steady progress towards meeting that need,” said Jeremy White, CodeWeavers CEO. “With the recent exciting announcements about Intel based Android devices, we can now offer Windows software developers an easy way to reach the mobile operating system market.”

CodeWeavers began generating interest in its Android capabilities in February 2013, when its CTO, Alexandre Julliard, demonstrated a proof of concept of the Windows Notepad application running on Android. Since then, the company has been steadily overcoming the various technical hurdles with making Windows applications run on a smaller form factor, and with different input devices, like software keyboards. “We can now port a Windows application to run on OS X, Linux, or an Intel based Android system without our customer, the ISV, having to lift a finger,” stated White. CodeWeavers can also perform Windows ports to ARM-based devices. “ARM ports are harder,” White admitted, “as the usage of ARM introduces another layer of complexity. But they are still achievable.”

CrossOver porting has a number of advantages for developers and end users, White continued. “Existing Windows applications have large user bases with accumulated data and a familiar user experience. CrossOver offers a fast and affordable way to move an existing application to a new platform in a way that preserves the user experience.”

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WineBottler 1.5.30 for Mac OSX was released today

WineBottler 1.5.30 for Mac OSX users was released today, this release comes with Wine 1.5.30 and the updated custom WineBottler starter application. WineBottler has been under constant development for the past year and with this release Mac users can finally benefit from the many feature enhancements and bug fixes that's included in this most recent release.

About WineBottler :

Turn Windows-based programs into OS X apps – NOT. ;)

WineBottler packages Windows-based programs snugly into OS X app-bundles. Then it uses the great OpenSource tool Wine to run the binaries on your Mac – no need to install emulators or other operating systems.

WineBottler comes with preconfigured installations

Select from a wide range of software like browsers, mediaplayers, IDEs or business software. They are all preconfigured to be installed by a single click: Hit "Install" and WineBottler will leave you with a neat app on your desktop. It will take care of downloading and configuering everything for you.

WineBottler can install your exe into an OS X .app

Double-Click your exe or msi and convert it into an app with WineBottler. You can run the generated app like every other program on you Mac. For advanced users, WineBottler gives you a selection of options: install special dependencies and even turn your exe into a selfcontained app - that is an app, that contains everything to run it... even on other Macs. Porting to OS X never was easyer ;).

... or just run that exe

You don't care about generating an app and just want to run it? Double-click the exe and choose "Run directly" and Wine will run it in a generic environment.

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 12.2.0 has been released for Linux and Mac

Here is the release announcement from Josh Dubois...

Hello all,

 I am pleased to announce the release of CodeWeavers CrossOver 12.2.0 for both Mac OS X and Linux.  We have made many substantial improvements to CrossOver since our last release.

 In this release, as in our last one, we have made Quicken more stable and usable.  We have made improvements to some games running in full-screen mode, including Wizard 101.  We have improved the stability of Office 2007, and fixed a bug with running applications that rely on the .Net 4.0 Framework.  For Chinese-language speakers, we have fixed a bug which caused Traditional Chinese to be used even when a user's preferences were set to Simplified Chinese.

 On the Mac OS, we have continued to improve our new Mac Driver technology. This release includes support for drag and drop in the Mac Driver, as well as changes which should improve the visual experience and reduce window flicker.  The Mac Driver is maturing rapidly and will be the default option in our next major release. All experienced CrossOver users are invited to turn it on and see how it works.

 With the recent release of Ubuntu 13.04, we experienced another bug which caused CrossOver to fail to register itself.  This release fixes that, and is back-dated so any user who had support when 13.04 was released a few days ago will be able to download and install CrossOver 12.2.0.

 Lastly, for any interested games, the Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter beta started today and it is running in CrossOver 12.2.0.  

 As always, if you are an existing customer with an active support entitlement, you can download our latest version from <http://www.codeweavers.com> and use it.  Mac customers who have automatic updates enabled and who are entitled to this update will receive it automatically.  

 If CrossOver 12.2 asks you for registration credentials, use the same email and password which you used to purchase CrossOver from <http://www.codeweavers.com>.  If you have any trouble, email info@codeweavers.com for help.

 A complete changelog for CrossOver 12.2 is included below.

 Thank you all for your support, and we hope you enjoy CrossOver 12.2!


CrossOver 12.2 changelog:
=========================

CrossOver 12.2.0 - 2013/04/24
 * Application Support:
   - Quicken
     -  Fixed a bug which caused Quicken to fail to register
        on Mac OS X.
     - Fixed graphics distortions in some Quicken windows.
     - Fixed a bug which prevented a double-click on a .QFX
       file in the Mac OS X Finder from importing the file into
       Quicken.
   - Fixed a bug which caused Office 2007 applications to crash
     in some circumstances.
   - Fixed a bug which caused Wizard101 to fail to recover after
     being re-sized.
   - Fixed a bug which caused mailto: links to be broken in
     Outlook 2003.
   - Fixed a bug which caused .Net 4.0 applications to fail to
     run.
     
 * Mac OS X:
    - Drag and drop support in the Mac Driver.
    - Gamma support in the Mac Driver.
    - Reduced window flicker when using the Mac Driver.
   
 * Language Support:
    - Fixed a bug which sometimes caused Traditional Chinese to
      be used even when a user's preferences were set to
      Simplified Chinese.

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Codeweavers working on wine for Google Android operating system

Codeweavers is working on wine for android

‘CodeWeavers‘ is working on an Android version of Wine, the program for Unix-based operating systems that makes running Windows applications possible. The lead developer of Wine demonstrated recently at the meeting in Brussels at Fosdem. So we must ask is Wine and CrossOver for iOS also in the works?

When Wine for Android is released, users of smartphones and tablets with Google’s mobile operating system software can easily run games and applications that was originally made for Windows. The Android version of Wine is not nearly finished. According to the briefing represented in Brussels, Wine on Android is still extremely slow.

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Wine 1.5.28 Released

The Wine development release 1.5.28 is now available.

What's new in this release:

• GnuTLS used for all secure connections, OpenSSL is no longer needed.
• Mac driver enabled by default.
• Built-in FixedSys fonts.
• New icon for the joystick control panel.
• Postscript driver improvements.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

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CrossOver 12.1.2 has been released by CodeWeavers

CodeWeavers recently released CrossOver 12.1.2 for Linux and Mac. This update has allot of new features as well as bug fixes.

About CodeWeavers Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine –the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company’s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.codeweavers.com.

Change Log For CrossOver

12.1.2 CrossOver - March 1, 2013

• Application Support:
  • Fixed a bug which caused Steam to get stuck in a loop while trying to update.
  • Fixed a bug which caused performance to suffer badly in Skyrim, and possibly some other games, on certain Linux systems.
  • Fixed a bug which caused Outlook 2010 to fail to open .xlsx, .pptx, and .docx attachments.
  • Fixed a bug which caused Quicken to fail to connect to Chase Bank online.
  • Office 2007 and 2010 will now display help topics!
• Mac OS X:
  • We have improvements to windowing in the Mac Driver.
  • We are hopeful that changes in this version of CrossOver will mean that gaming performance will improve when Apple releases its upcoming OS X 10.8.3.

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CrossOver 12.1.1 has been released by CodeWeavers

CodeWeavers recently released CrossOver 12.1.1 for Linux and Mac. This update has allot of new features as well as bug fixes.

About CodeWeavers Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine –the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company’s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.codeweavers.com.

Change Log For CrossOver

12.1.1 CrossOver - January 25, 2013

• Mac OS X:
  • Resolved an issue where CrossOver would not register via a serial code.

12.1.0 CrossOver - January 23, 2013

• Mac OS X:
  • We have fixed a bug where certain users who chose "Register for all users of this computer" during CrossOver's registration would receive an error claiming their bottle had "expired" and could not be used, despite the user having a valid CrossOver license.
  • We have added a preference setting allowing the user to control what CrossOver does with an unknown Windows .exe file when it is launched. Using this preference, the user can tell CrossOver either to treat the unknown .exe file as an application installer, or to simply run it.
  • CrossOver will now auto-update CrossTie files if the user has permitted auto-updates of CrossOver itself via Sparkle.
  • Fixed a bug where automatic updates via Sparkle would fail for some users on OS X 10.6.8.
  • Fixed a bug which caused several games to fail when running in fullscreen mode. Games which should be improved include StarCraft, Fallout, and, we hope, many others.
  • Fixed a bug which prevented some users from logging into World of Tanks servers.
• Linux:
  • Running Guild Wars 2 on Ubuntu 12.04 with CrossOver 12 triggered a bug in the Compiz window manager which caused a CPU spike. We have added a registry key which can be used to disable the feature which caused Guild Wars 2 to trigger this bug, thus making the game playable with Compiz on Ubuntu.
  • Fixed an issue where the screen would go blank during the installation of some programs.
• CrossOver:
  • CrossOver no longer ships Wine-Mono, an open-source replacement for .Net, by default. We had started doing this for CrossOver 12 but the large increase in download size and disk space usage proved too much. CrossOver can still download and install Wine-Mono as-needed.
  • We have fixed a bug which caused CrossOver to print unnecessary error messages when launching Windows applications, complaining that certain icon files could not be found.
  • New translations for Polish & Chinese (China), and a partial translation for Italian.
• Application Support:
  • Fixed connection errors with Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 when connecting to hosted Exchange servers.
  • Fixed a bug which caused adding a table of contents to a Microsoft Word document to fail.
  • Fixed an issue where Quicken failed to download WebConnect and QFX files.
  • Fixed an issue where Quicken crashed viewing investment details.
  • Fixed an issue where Quicken crashed when expanding columns in reports.
  • Fixed a bug which caused clicking on a promotional offer in Quicken to crash.
  • Fixed some connection failures with Quicken 2011.
  • Fixed an issue where rotated text was garbled in PowerPoint 2010.
  • Fixed a bug selecting shapes in Visio 2010.
  • Fixed a crash on launch in HCFA-1500.

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CodeWeavers 30% off Winter Solstice 2012 Sale on CrossOver Mac and Linux

Save 30% off CrossOver Linux and MAC with Solstice2012 as your dealcode.

This promo code has now expired, you can now use TOM23 and receive a 20% discount off any CodeWeavers product.

While the big box stores and shopping malls run black Friday sales, and in recent years many of the online retailers have began to have black Monday sales. Leave it up to the wacky folks at Codeweavers to have a 20% off Winter Solstice Sales on CrossOver Mac and Linux.

Why a Winter Solstice sale you might ask, well you see CodeWeavers has their headquarters in Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota and in Minnesota in the winter you measure snow by the feet and temperatures to the negative. So when the Solstice comes on December 21st, the beginning's of longer days and warmth are surly on the way. And this is a time of mass celebration on the magnitude of world cup winners, or your favorite team winning the super bowl. And in all this mass hysteria a thirty percent off sale was devised so everyone around the world can join in this festive time of the year.

This sale runs from now until December 23rd 2023 and to take advantage of it just use "TOM23" as your dealcode in CodeWeavers store at checkout.

This is a good time to purchase CrossOver not only because you will save 30 percent off the normal retail selling price. CrossOver 12.0 was recently released on 12/12/12 with many new features and bug fixes. So this is the perfect time to purchase CrossOver for yourself or as a gift to a family member or friend.

This sale is open to anyone who needs to run Windows Applications and Games on Mac, Linux and FreeBSD. So please help spread the word and post about the "TOM23" sale on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, your web site, and don't forget to send a tweet to all your friends and family.

 This promo code has now expired, you can now use TOM23 and receive a 20% discount off any CodeWeavers product.

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New CodeWeavers Dealcodes Save from 10 to 15 percent off CrossOver Now

The folks over at CodeWeavers have given us two new dealcodes. :) A promo code is coupon code that can be used in their online store. The two new promo codes are "TOM23" this promo code is good for a 20% discount on CrossOver for Mac and Linux. The second promo code is "TOM23" and it will get you a 20% discount on any product in their store.

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CodeWeavers Launches CrossOver 12 For Linux And MAC

CODEWEAVERS LAUNCHES CROSSOVER 12
Update includes experimental Mac graphics driver
Internal feud leads to what Marketing Department calls the most boring name ever for a software feature. Marketing weeping tears of bitterness.
 
SAINT PAUL, Minn (December 12, 2012) — CodeWeavers, Inc., developer of CrossOver software which enables Mac and Linux users to run Windows software on their computers without the need of a Microsoft license, announced today the release of its new software, CrossOver 12.
CodeWeavers, ever aggressive on the software development front, has also included an experimental Mac graphics driver in CrossOver 12. Prosaically named The Mac Driver by the product’s development team after triumphing over Marketing in closely-watched contest of wills, the new driver will lead to smoother, faster, more native Mac performance as it’s perfected.
“Like our previous versions, CrossOver 12 gives everyone the most-affordable solution for accessing to thousands of Windows applications on Mac and Linux, because with our product, you don’t need a Windows license,” said CEO Jeremy White. “Version 12 continues our steady progress in terms of more Windows applications just working under CrossOver. If you haven’t tried CrossOver recently with your favorite Windows application, it’s worth taking the 5 minutes to give it another look.”
“But what’s even cooler,” White continued “is what our new “The Mac Driver” is going to do for our Mac porting customers. Now that we have The Mac Driver, we’ll be able to move Windows applications over to the Mac platform even more rapidly. It will help us deliver a final ported application that looks, smells, and feels more like a native Mac application than ever before.”
“It is actually a really cool feature,” confirmed Jon Parshall, CodeWeavers’ COO and head of Marketing, “But this just goes to show what happens when you let software developers name something. Next thing you know, they’ll want to rename CrossOver ‘That MacWindows Compatibility Program’ for our next release. If you’ll pardon me, I think I need a drink.”

About “The Mac Driver”
The Mac Driver supplants CrossOver’s current X11 windows driver technology. This new driver format will be an optional feature in CrossOver 12, allowing users to enable/disable it at need for specific applications. It will also allow CodeWeavers to gather useful feedback from its distributed cadre of testers in order to hone its features for future releases.
CrossOver 12 is immediately available at www.CodeWeavers.com

Wondering if your favorite Windows software title will run under CrossOver?

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine –the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company’s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.codeweavers.com.

Change Log For CrossOver 12

12.0.0 CrossOver - December 12, 2012

• Mac OS X:
  • CrossOver now incorporates our experimental Mac Driver. With the Mac Driver, Windows programs running under CrossOver no longer have to use the X Window System to interact with the screen and keyboard. This feature is currently experimental but will become the way all CrossOver applications work on OS X in the future.
  • CrossOver has improved font handling for fonts used by certain applications, such as National Mah Jongg League Online.
• Linux:
  • CrossOver Linux now installs a single desktop menu item rather than a multitude of desktop menus. This approach works better with desktop systems such as GNOME 3 and Unity, which usually don't have a hierarchical desktop menu structure.
  • CrossOver now has much better support for window transparency (layered windows) when a compositing window manager is available. (When the Mac Driver is complete, this feature will be available on OS X as well). Many transparent windows will now work that did not before.
    Improvements in this area include:
    • Microsoft Office applications in the Office 2003 and Office 2007 suites will now behave properly when working with embedded pictures or graphics. Previously, rotating or resizing embedded graphics caused the screen to go temporarily black;
    • Game launchers (such as that for Guild Wars 2, for example) which use color-keying to create transparent window areas will display properly rather than being drawn with black borders;
    • ...and many more.
  • We have resolved some issues which caused printers not to appear.
• Application Support:
  • CrossOver now supports World of Tanks.
  • CrossOver now supports Quicken 2013.
  • CrossOver now supports installation of .Net 4.0.
  • CrossOver Linux now supports Guild Wars 2. Guild Wars 2 will run for many people on CrossOver Mac, but many users will encounter persistent graphics problems. Previously, CodeWeavers had released a specially-built version of CrossOver dedicated to running Guild Wars 2. That is no longer necessary.
  • Improvements to Microsoft Office:
    • Fixed a crash displaying certain email messages in Outlook 2010.
    • Outlook 2010 will now save passwords.
    • Improved Gmail and other IMAP connections with Outlook 2007.
    • Fixed auto-discovery during account configuration for Outlook 2007.
    • PowerPoint 2010 now displays equations in slide shows.
    • PowerPoint 2010 no longer displays blank slides.
    • Fixed bugs in Word 2010 which caused the equation editor to be missing structures and formulas.
    • Fixed a bug in Word 2010 related to footnote style choices.
    • Project 2007 and 2010 can now edit dates for recurring tasks.
    • Fixed a crash in Project 2010 when filtering by resource name.
    • Visio 2002 can now search for new shapes.
    • Visio 2010 now displays properly when multiple shapes are open.
  • Star Trek Online is now faster during game updates.
  • Quicken 2009 no longer has garbled text on its buttons.
  • An issue with installation of .Net 3.5 SP1 was resolved.
  • World of Warcraft has had fixes related to patching and installation.
• CrossOver and Wine:
  • CrossOver is now based on Wine 1.5.15.
  • CrossOver's built-in web-browser will offer to download and install ActiveX controls.
  • CrossOver now comes bundled with the Wine-Mono package, an alternative implementation of the .Net API.
  • CrossOver now implements Raw Input, the set of APIs used for mouse input by games like Guild Wars 2, World of Tanks, and others.
  • Support for printing on a variety of paper sizes has been improved.
  • DirectSound has a new resampler, for higher quality audio.
  • CrossOver now has sub-pixel font anti-aliasing.

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 12 for Linux MAC and FreeBSD

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How to install DirectX in Linux using Wine

Would you like to play the latest and greatest Windows games? Sure. In Linux? Sure. Now comes the tricky question, how exactly do you do that? Linux uses OpenGL, whereas most Windows games rely on DirectX. No problem. That's what Wine is made for.

I've mentioned Wine in my Linux gaming mega howto, as one of the tools that allow you to run Windows games in Linux, for whatever reason you may want to do so. The results may vary and may not be perfect, but you can still manage a handsome array of games easily.

What prompted me to try running one of the Windows heavyweight games on Linux was the pure simple hardware limitation. The game in question was Tropico 3, a fabulous dictatorship simulation with some pretty hefty requirements, including 2GB of RAM and at least 256MB Nvidia 6600GT card. As it turns out, my two older Athlons both running Windows and equipped with Nvidia 6600GT and 7600GT cards were not exactly tailored for this game. But if you recall, I've just recently bought myself a shiny new laptop, with the powerful Nvidia 9600GS card with 512MB VRAM. So I figured, what the hell, it's worth a try.

What I did was install DirectX 9.0c in Linux using Wine and then installed Tropico 3. Lo and behold, it works, beautifully. I can play the game with details set to high without any problems or glitches, everything runs smoothly and even the sound quality is great.



In this article, you will learn how to install DirectX using Wine. It's not simple, but it's not difficult either. And then, the world's your oyster. I hope you will enjoy this guide, plus you get a few dandy Tropico 3 screenshots. A full review will come later.
Follow me.

Install Wine

This is simple. Just open the package manager and install the software.

Configure DirectX libraries

This is the most complicated step of all. But do not worry, you get everything, step by step.
Launch Wine configuration. You can either do it via the Application menu in your distro, Wine > Configure Wine or by running winecfg from the command line. Once the main menu opens, click on the Libraries tab. 

This tab allows you to specify the behavior of different DLLs and override the possible defaults. To get DirectX running, you will need a long list of DLLs listed. The first step is to click on the New override dropdown box icon and expand the list. Search for the d3d8 DLL. Once found, click Add.

It will be added to the Existing overrides list like this: d3d8 (builtin,native).
This is not what we need. Therefore, you must select the DLL in the list and click Edit. Then, change the configuration to builtin only.

There's a very long list of DLLs and specifying them manually would be a torture. Luckily, you can hack the Wine registry directly and add the desired overrides as a list into the file, without going through the manual process of specifying each one using the GUI.
To edit the registry, open the file in text editor (e.g. gedit):

gedit ~/.wine/user.reg

In the file, look for the section labeled DllOverrides:

In this section, you can copy & paste the entire list of DLL overrides required. You can find the entire list in this great article. Copy the entire selection, save the file and exit. The next time you launch Wine configuration, the overrides will be loaded.
Eventually, you'll see something like this: 

This is the first step. Now, we need to setup some core files.

Setup core files

These files may or may not be required, but it does not hurt to have them anyway. The two files in question are mscoree.dll and streamci.dll. The first is a module containing .NET Framework functions, the second is a library used to install streaming hardware devices.
You can copy these files from your Windows installations, if you have some, or download them from the web. A good online source that offers these file is DLL-files.com.
Download the two files and copy them to the Wine system32 folder.

cp mscoree.dll ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32/
cp streamci.dll ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32/

The next step is to download the DirectX 9.0c redistributable package.

Download DirectX 9.0c

You need the redistributable package, because the installation won't handle the online installer well. Once the file is downloaded, run the executable with Wine.

wine directx_9c_redist.exe

This will start a wizard, which will ask you to accept the license and extract the files to a folder. Choose any folder and extract the files there. 

Install DirectX 9.0c

Navigate to the folder and run the actual DirectX setup:

wine dxsetup.exe 

 

The installer should complete without any problems. It will ask you to reboot, but you do not need to do that.

Test DirectX 9.0c

Now, let's test. Go to the system32 folder (inside the .wine folder) and run dxdiag.exe.

wine ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32/dxdiag.exe

If everything went as it should, you should have DirectX setup and enabled. You can ignore most of the device and driver information, since we're doing a rather decent hack here. 

Setup Direct Music

If you also want to have enhanced sound effects and whatnot, you will need another driver. The file in question is called gm.dls and you can find it listed on several websites, available for download. Again, use discretion when downloading files like this. Make sure they are digitally signed by Microsoft, with the proper size and hash value. Likewise, checking these files against Jotti or VirusTotal may not hurt.
You can find the file here (direct download). Copy the file to system32/drivers:

cp gm.dls ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32/drivers/

After doing this, rerun dxdiag and check the Music tab.

Setup additional files

Your games may also require additional DLLs that are not found above. You will discover this only after installing them and running them, which is the step below. If you have already found online references that mention additional DLLs are needed for your games, then you can install them before trying the game, saving yourself time.
For example, Tropico 3 requires d3dx9_41.dll, without which the game start will fail. The above subset includes only d3dx9_24.dll and d3dx9_36.dll, but not the latest one. No worries, head to DLL-files.com and download the missing item(s).

Install and test your games!

Time to try your games. In my case, Tropico 3 installed without any problems, followed by the 1.04 patch, which solves lots of issues in the original game. Starting the game without the d3dx9_41.dll resulted in a failure, but once I copied the missing item into the system32 folder, everything worked fine.
The game runs smoothly even on high level - considering the hacks we just did, this is impressive. The sound quality is great. The game is stable. It's really a pleasure. A real blast! 

What more, you can make things faster even more!

Tweaks

Wine prints lots of debugging messages to the console, slowing things down a bit. You can definitely improve the performance by prepending a Wine debug environment variable to the wine command line, allowing yourself even more Frames Per Second (FPS) in your games.
Just run the game executable like this:

WINEDEBUG=-all wine

Example:

WINEDEBUG=-all wine Tropico3.exe

CrossOver 11.3 has been released for Linux and MAC

CodeWeavers today released CrossOver 11.3.0 for Linux and Mac this is a service update with many bug fixes and translation updates. CrossOver lets Linux and Mac computer users run many of today's most popular Windows software without the need to duel boot or the need of a Windows license. The full change log for this release is provided below.

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine –the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company’s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.codeweavers.com.


11.3.0 CrossOver XI - November 5, 2012

• Mac OS X:
  • Complete translations for:
    • Czech,
    • Spanish,
    • Japanese,
    • Polish,
    • Portuguese (Brazil), and
    • Chinese (China).
  • Fix for font rendering in Civilization IV.
• Linux:
  • Complete translations for:
    • Czech,
    • Spanish,
    • Japanese,
    • Lithuanian,
    • Polish,
    • Portuguese (Brazil),
    • Swedish, and
    • Chinese (China).
  • Fix a bug on Ubuntu 12.04 where Excel files would fail to launch.
  
  Note to Red Hat Enterprise 5 users: CrossOver 11.3.0 is the last version of CrossOver which will work with RHEL5. The X11 libraries in RHEL5 are sufficiently old that future versions of CrossOver will not work in RHEL5. An upgrade to RHEL6 or newer will be necessary to use future versions of CrossOver. 

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Crossover Mac Review Mac OS X Windows Emulator

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of CodeWeavers flagship product ‘Crossover Mac’ this week. The software is designed to allow applications from other platforms, primarily Windows, to run seamlessly on Mac OS X without the need for emulators or dual booting the computer which requires a restart and wasted hard disk space.

To say that the software achieves this is an understatement to say the least. During the testing of the program, I found all aspects of it to be pretty much flawless.

The first element of the program that needed testing, was naturally the installation and setup. As with the majority of OS X software, installation was simply a process of drag and drop into the applications folder. Registering the software was a breeze too. I simply had to register on the CodeWeavers website and then register the software using the same details.

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 11.2.0 for Linux and MAC has been released

CodeWeavers today released CrossOver 11.2.0 for Linux and Mac this is a service update with many bug fixes and game support updates. CrossOver lets Linux and Mac computer users run many of today's most popular Windows software without the need to duel boot or the need of a Windows license. The full change log for this release is provided below.

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine –the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company’s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.codeweavers.com.


11.2.0 CrossOver XI - June 25, 2012

• Mac OS X:
  • Support for OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion.
  • Signed code to work with Mountain Lion's 'Gatekeeper' feature.
  • Bug fix for a crash when typing with Chinese Pinyin input on Mac OS X 10.7.
  • Fix for certain graphical glitches where small black rectangles would appear in certain applications.
  • Improve font discovery.
  • Prevent an occasional hang while updating CrossTie profiles.
  • Fix a crash in Civilization IV and V in windowed mode.
  • Fix an issue where applications could appear frozen after being minimized into the Dock, even though they were still running.
  • Fix an error opening documents with parentheses '()' in their filenames.
• Other Enhancements:
  • Added support for Microsoft Visio 2010.
  • Added support for Microsoft Project 2010.
  • Integration of Wine 1.4.1, which includes many, many bug fixes and improvements over Wine 1.4.0, as well as improved translations for many languages.
  • Bug fix for microphone detection for Rosetta Stone 3.
  • Fix a crash for certain files PowerPoint 2010.
  • Improvements to Japanese input when running Internet Explorer 7.
  • Improvements to graphics card detection.
  • Allow for graphics driver detection in CrossTie files.
  • Better installation notes during CrossTie installations.

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Wine 1.4 Released

The Wine team is proud to announce that the stable release Wine 1.4 is now available.
This release represents 20 months of development effort and over 16,000 individual changes. The main highlights are the new DIB graphics engine, a redesigned audio stack, and full support for bidirectional text and character shaping.

It also contains a lot of improvements across the board, as well as support for many new applications, notably Microsoft Office 2010. See the release notes below for a summary of the major changes.
This release is dedicated to the memory of Gé (Greg) van Geldorp, who passed away in May 2011. Greg single-handedly designed, built, and maintained the Wine Testbot, which has become a cornerstone of our development process. The high quality of this release owes a lot to his work. He is greatly missed by us all.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

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CODEWEAVERS LAUNCHES CROSSOVER XI THE COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR MAC AND LINUX USERS SEEKING TO RUN WINDOWS SOFTWARE

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (March 6, 2012) — Seeking simplification in an increasingly complicated world, CodeWeavers, Inc. announced today the release of its new software CrossOver XI. In one package, CrossOver XI enables all Mac and Linux PC users the ability run Windows software and games without the need for a Windows operating system license.

CrossOver XI replaces all previous versions of CodeWeavers’ CrossOver software.“No more CrossOver Games; so long CrossOver Pro (and Impersonator, and Bundle, and Platinum, and…), One download of CrossOver XI gives everyone in our universe immediate access to thousands of Windows applications otherwise unavailable without a Microsoft license,” said Jeremy White. “So, whether you’re a Mac user wanting to play Wizard 101, a Linux user needing Microsoft Office 2010, or someone who really misses the ‘90s and is nostalgic for WordPerfect 3.1, CrossOver XI is for you.”
Starting at $39.95, CrossOver XI is the most affordable software solution on the market to run your Windows applications on Mac and Linux. Sure, some solutions appear to be free or available at a comparable price, but they require you to purchase a copy of a Windows license, which can cost upwards of $100, before you can run any Windows applications. CrossOver does not. We repeat, CrossOver XI does not require you to purchase a Windows license.

“The only thing not simple about CrossOver XI is how we pronounce the name of the product,” White continued. “Should customers pronounce us as ‘CrossOver Ex-Eye,’ or as ‘CrossOver Eleven,’ or perhaps ‘CrossOver Exy,’ or as I like to refer to it, ‘CrossOver Zigh’? Considering we’re all about open source here, we’ll leave it to our customers to decide.”

CrossOver XI is immediately available at www.CodeWeavers.com
Wondering if your favorite Windows software title will run under CrossOver?

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11.0.0 CrossOver XI - March 6, 2012

• CrossOver Application Changes:
  • CrossOver is now a single product which includes the functionality of both the CrossOver Games and CrossOver Pro lines.
  • CrossOver has an improved registration method which means that, after CrossOver XI, you will no longer have to re-register when you upgrade to a new "dot-release" version of CrossOver.
  • Improved naming conventions for bottles.
  • Improved handling for published bottles.
  • Translations updates.
  • Improved file association handling.
  • CrossOver's Linux MojoSetup installer now includes a silent option (add --noprompt during installation).
  • Missing packages on Linux installations give more informative error messages.
  • CrossOver gives an error message if it is unable to create a package on Linux systems.
  • The CrossOver functions of bottle creation, a simulated reboot and bottle initialization now display progress bars.
  • Added a close button to the installation window.
  • Resolved a FreeBSD/CrossOver registration issue.
  • Accents are now accepted in bottle names.
  • Resolved an issue whereby html tags would sometimes appear in inappropriate places in the CrossOver interface.
• CrossOver and Wine:
  • CrossOver now includes Wine 1.4, the latest stable Wine release. A few of the many benefits of Wine 1.4 are detailed below.
  • A new DIB (Device Independent Bitmap) engine, which brings:
    • better support for such things as themes on Firefox.
    • faster drawing in certain situations.
  • Improved mouse handling on Linux with XInput2, meaning mouse-controlled games work considerably better.
  • Improved C++ runtime.
  • Audio support improvements.
  • uDisk support.
  • A wide variety of other improvements brought by the more than 11,438 improvements to Wine with this release.
• Other CrossOver Changes:
  • Improvements to the icon extraction for Windows applications, meaning fewer apps get a default 'fallback' icon (like the Wine bottle which used to appear for some things).
  • Distribution on the Mac is now via a zip file rather than a dmg.
  • CrossOver on the Mac will now offer to move itself to the /Applications folder if it is not already there.
  • CrossOver Mac now ships with quartz-wm, so users should not have to install Apple's X11.app in most cases. (quartz-wm also fixes some bugs on Lion with maximizing windows)
  • CrossOver on Mac OS X now has user-controlled auto-updates.
  • CrossOver on Linux has higher resolution icons for some applications.
  • Kioclient now used on KDE systems where applicable.
  • The X11 logo no longer appears at the top of windowed applications on the Mac.
  • CrossOver will select Python 2.x on systems that have Python 3.x and 2.x instead of crashing.
  • Bidi (right to left text) support is greatly improved.
  • Added support for RAR file handling.
  • CrossOver is no longer confused by spaces in the name of an installer.
  • Improvements in the manner in which Steam games are installed.
  • Improved disk detection when Japanese characters exist in the name of the disk.
  • Documented sound workarounds for older versions of PulseAudio.
  • CrossOver's 'Install Software' list now displays the date on which a particular application was last 'ranked' with a medal.
• Application Support:
  • As part of our merge of CrossOver Games and CrossOver Pro, CrossOver now supports both all the applications which previously ran under CrossOver Pro and all the games which previously ran under CrossOver Games.
  • In addition, we now support the following new applications:
    • Microsoft Office 2010.
    • Quicken 2012.
  • CrossOver also supports the following components:
    • .Net 1.1 Service Pack 1
    • .Net 2.0 Service Pack 1
    • .Net 2.0 Service Pack 2
    • .Net 3.0
    • .Net 3.5
    • .Net 3.5 Service Pack 1
  • Internet Explorer 6 accepts the addition of trusted sites.
  • In Internet Explorer 7 various sites show improvement in loading and rendering.
  • Improvements to Microsoft Office:
    • Improvements to emf and meta file rendering (affects inserted and embedded images).
    • Visio 2000 improved installation.
    • Word 2000 outline style text is now rendered properly.
    • Word 2000 images in a document are now printed properly.
    • Word 2000 clipart redraws properly when a document is scrolled.
    • Office 2002 installation improved.
    • Office 2002 registration no longer hangs.
    • Visio 2002 installation improved.
    • Word 2002 drawing objects no longer refresh 5 to 20 times when edited.
    • Word 2002 no longer locks up when a large document is printed to a file or printer.
    • Word 2002 clipart redraws properly when a document is scrolled.
    • Office 2003 Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 now saves in Office 2007 formats.
    • Office 2003 Service Pack 3 now installs reliably and no longer needs the Office 2003 installation CD present.
    • Excel 2003 macro improvements.
    • Outlook 2003 email rendering improvements.
    • Outlook 2003 signed messages are handled better.
    • Project 2003 Service Pack 3 now installs reliably and no longer needs the Project 2003 installation CD present.
    • Project 2003 associations are fixed.
    • PowerPoint 2003 slides draw in half the time.
    • PowerPoint 2003 no longer displays a strange white box over the "Open File" dialog box.
    • Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 now installs reliably and no longer needs the Visio 2003 installation CD present.
    • Visio 2003 drawing speed has increased dramatically.
    • Word 2003 now draws WordArt properly.
    • Office 2007 no longer relies on msxml3 for installation.
    • Office 2007 installations can now be altered after an install to add or remove features.
    • Office 2007 activation wizard now asks for registration on each launch if it was not initially registered.
    • Office 2007 no longer displays a delay during installation.
    • Office 2007 Service Pack 2 now applies to more Office 2007 versions.
    • Excel 2007 macro improvements.
    • Outlook 2007 can now open long links.
    • Outlook 2007 receives icons in Outlook Today.
    • Outlook 2007 does not crash when a password is saved.
    • Outlook 2007 now connects to Gmail and other IMAP accounts on the Mac.
    • Outlook 2007 maintains a more reliable connection with Exchange Servers.
    • Outlook 2007 no longer reports errors after a Service Pack has been applied.
    • Outlook 2007 signed messages are handled better.
    • Outlook 2007 temporary internet files no longer grow endlessly.
    • PowerPoint 2007 no longer displays an error when opening a document with embedded fonts.
    • Word 2007 the thesaurus now works.
    • Word 2007 can now copy and paste an image and text at the same time.
    • Word 2007 tab stops appear reliably.
    • Word 2007 can now create a chart from a table.
    • Word 2007 can download and install templates after Service Pack 2 is applied.
    • Word 2007 no longer crashes when printing documents with OpenType (.otf) fonts.
  • PIA Pro now prints reliably.
  • Quicken 2009 no longer crashes when 'Bank of' is selected.
  • Quicken 2011 no longer crashes when checks are printed.
  • DirectX 9 installation improved.
  • Left 4 Dead & Left 4 Dead 2 now display the menu after completing a campaign consistently.
  • In Guild Wars, right clicking no longer takes focus away from the game.
  • Perfect World International interface problem resolved.
  • The Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine installation process has improved.
  • Skyrim graphics fix for ATI cards.
  • In StarCraft II the mouse remains within the boundaries of the window.
  • Star Trek Online no longer crashes in heavily populated areas.
  • Steam GUI no longer gets 'stuck' to the mouse.

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Wine 1.4-rc6 Released

The Wine development release 1.4-rc6 is now available.
What's new in this release:

• Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 1.4-rc6:

3325 Time Adjuster's toolbar stays always on top
4084 SonicStage 3.1 installer fails with 'Windows version not supported'
5897 PixelFormat_DD2WineD3D Unknown Pixelformat
8166 notepad does fully not display long (>32K) one-line files
8495 missing graphic objects in Re-volt
10176 rFactor Dedicated not working anymore after update
11430 Applications based on CodeJock Software ToolkitPro fail with division by zero
12212 DeusEx: running at big resolutions result in screen shift&crop
12739 Improper drawing of radio buttons
13248 Multiple Error MessageBoxes in Incomedia Website X5 installer
13792 Abomination: The Nemesis Project Crashes at startup
14769 Firefox 3 window size isn't restored after returning from fullscreen (dogfood)
16189 Google Earth install fails (service related)
17564 7-zip file manager interface selection problem
17723 Audiosurf: unable to fill textfields
18569 TeamViewer: App doesn't start, probably heap corruption
19106 Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith: Stage backgrounds aren't always rendered properly
19159 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars hangs at splash screen
21019 Igor pro "Help brower" has no window decorations
21745 Magic Workstation: icons and some text appear upside-down
21981 Igor Pro: Drop-down menu only works when arrow key is pressed
21984 Glumbuster crashes on load
22216 Problem with freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
22359 Wolfenstein water displays strange rays
22414 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - full screen window does not take focus
22558 Harbinger (demo) graphical issue: green artefacts around objects
22703 Running Galcon Fusion demo gives error message
22842 Can't select screen mode / resolution on PSOBB and PSU
22987 Irfan view - "Can't paste image from clipboard !"
24259 World of Warcraft in Windowed/Maximized OpenGL mode takes 100% cpu
24267 Touhou 12.3 Hisoutensoku: Don't draw some sprites.
24695 Saira crashes when fullscreen mode is selected
25164 Sound dies on video in binkplay 1.0 after mouse has been moved outside window/video paused
25324 GL_INVALID_OPERATION (0x502) on x86_64 installations.
25447 Men of War does not let me select anti-aliasing options
26416 Fullscreen problems with Phantasy Star Online
26613 painkiller redemption steam mouse wheel not working
26872 Cannot create new profile in Dawn of War demo
27220 Internet Explorer 8 always show error message on startup
27293 PSO:BB - Cannot type a character name during character creation
27609 GTA Vice City hangs in initial menu
28087 foobar 2000: Crashes when editing tags (with configured media library)
28598 ArchiCAD 12: crashes when creating a new file or open an existing one
28801 stack_set_frame_internal passes undefined value into SymSetContext()?
29167 Star Wars: The Old Republic launcher locks up on icon highlighting
29689 Crash wincfg on graphics tab with LC_ALL=ja_JP
29869 Re-Volt is missing an HUD element
29883 Games created with RPG Tkool VX Ace (Japanese version of RPG Maker VX Ace): can not write save data (Save*.rvdata2)
29949 PAF (Personal Ancestral File) help viewer unhandled page fault
29981 Galactic Civilizations 2 is unplayable due to possible severe memory leak
29992 Rally Trophy: crashes on startup when Logitech G25 plugged in
30038 Detect CPU speed by using sysctl "hw.clockrate" instead of "dev.cpu.0.freq"
30040 comctl32/monthcal test fails on leap years?
30053 Finale 2012 font spacing is too wide

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Wine 1.4-rc5 Released

The Wine development release 1.4-rc5 is now available.
What's new in this release:

• Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.\

Bugs fixed in 1.4-rc5:

 

5485 Command and Conquer Generals (and Zero Hour) hang on splash screen
8871 No text displayed in Bloodrayne2
11133 Shade: Wrath of Angels Demo - no graphics drawn in game
13156 ETO_OPAQUE and clear style are not transparent on a bitmap
14075 Beyond Divinity: screen corruption
15397 gdi32: path.c fails to build with gcc 4.2, -Werror -O3
16557 print preview broken
17201 No add-ins loadable in Office 2003 PowerPoint
18975 RealMYST crashes on launch
19531 Earthworm Jim: sound crackles, stutters and repeats.
20202 Everquest 1 (eqgame.exe) crashes right before character enters world
20333 Azteca and Diamond Drop 2 crash
20783 TradeTiger does not show the login window correctly
21293 Comanche 3 freezes after a mission
21577 MYOB: Cannot add custom logo to template
22187 Alice 2.2 fails with "can't create Java VM"
22269 Cry of the Infected demo fails with "runtime error 7018"
22838 Corel Draw 11 not loading
25153 Windows Live Essentials beta (webc variant) doesn't detect .NET Framework 3.0 installation (Mono/Registry)
25214 MS Office PowerPoint 2007 freezes when right-click on top bar
26878 No sound in Sim City 3000 Unlimited
26918 Atlantis II crashes when changing screen resolution
27254 Astro Avenger crashes on launch (with built-in d3dxof.dll)
27971 Installation of FooBar.msi using msiexec fails with /qb switch (unattended with basic UI)
28066 Sound stops after some time (restarting sound in game usually possible)
28404 Incoming Forces: visual glitches
28579 Comanche 3 menu is unusable because of graphic issues
28618 BC Kings refuses to start without DirectSound hardware acceleration
28620 Assassin's Creed: eagle's eye graphic glitch with postprocessing enabled
28859 SDP Downloader: access violations when deleting url
29750 Spotify crashes when searching song or artist with the search box
29767 ellipse_first_quadrant() runs into dead loop for large width and height because of negative overflow
29904 Perfect World: Latest Descent patch crashes Launcher window
29905 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008: attaching to process fails with "unknown error: 0x80070003" (support of "Session" namespace for named objects needed)
29919 PanzerKiller hangs with a black screen on start
29939 MS Paint's bucket fill tool doesn't work
29967 Cyberboard Player hangs when opening a game
29988 Wordpad crashes on opening the printer setup dialog

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CodeWeavers CrossOverNow 30% off sale to end this Sunday

CodeWeavers CrossOverNow 30% off sale will end this Sunday, so this is the time to get a discount while it's still available. CrossOver enables you to install Windows applications and games on Intel-based Macs and Linux. CodeWeavers also has unsupported builds for FreeBSD and Solaris. To get the FreeBSD or Solaris build you will need to buy a Linux license and then go to your downloads and select the unsupported tab.

Update 04/06/2023 : The CrossOverNow dealcode has expired, you can now use "TOM23" as your dealcode and save 20% off CrossOver. 

If you need to run Microsoft Outlook or Quicken on Linux or Mac CrossOver is your path to doing this without the need to reboot or run Microsoft Windows in a Virtual Machine. CrossOver Games has support for many of today's most popular 3D games, so when your not working you can play your favorite Game on your Operating System of choice.

To take advantage of this sale just enter TOM23 in the dealcode section of CodeWeavers store and then update your purchase and you will see your 20% discount.

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Bordeaux 2.0.10 for Linux Released

The Bordeaux Technology Group released Bordeaux 2.0.10 for Linux today. Bordeaux 2.0.10 is a maintenance release that fixes a number of small bugs. With this release we have updated winetricks, fixed a bug in the Bordeaux GUI, fixed a bug in the Cellar manager and made other small bug fixes.
We bundle our own Wine build and many tools and libraries that Wine depends upon. With this release we bundle Wine 1.2, Cabextract, DIB Engine, Pulse Audio, Mozilla Gecko, Unzip, Wget and other support libraries and tools.

The cost of Bordeaux 2.0.10 is only $4.99 at this time. Anyone who has purchased Bordeaux in the past six months is entitled to a free upgrade. Bordeaux comes with six months of upgrades and support and of course a 30-day money back guarantee.

Supported Applications/Games:

• Microsoft Office 2007
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Office 2000
• Microsoft Office 97
• Microsoft Office Visio 2003
• Microsoft Office Project 2003
• Adobe Photoshop 6
• Adobe Image Ready 3
• Adobe Photoshop 7
• Adobe Image Ready 7
• Adobe Photoshop CS
• Adobe Photoshop CS2
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
• FireFox 3.6.8 and multimedia plug ins
• Apple Safari 5.0 Web Browser
• Steam and Steam based Games
• Google SketchUp 7.1
• VLC 1.1.0
• Apple QuickTime 6.5.2 Player
• IrfanView 4.27 (Image files only)
• Winetricks support

About Bordeaux:

The Bordeaux Technology Group is a software services and development company specializing in Windows compatibility software. Users of Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris and Mac systems from time to time find themselves in the need to run specialized Windows software. The Bordeaux suite enables access to these programs and data in a seamless and low cost manner without requiring licensing of Microsoft Technology. The Bordeaux Group also provides migration services and support for alternative operating systems specializing in Windows compatibility.
There is a multitude of software developed only for the Windows operating system and even when software vendors port their applications to another platform, generally it lacks features that the Windows version contains. The only solution these developers face is to have access to both systems for testing which leads to increased infrastructure demands, and wasted project resources. If you are vendor interested in supporting your application on Linux, BSD, Solaris or Mac OS X or a software user that needs to run a Windows application on Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris or Mac OS X we can help.

Version 2.0.10 New Features:

• Fixes to the Cellar manager
• Fixed a bug in the GUI
• Updated winetricks
• Minor bug fixes

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Bordeaux 2.0.10 press release

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