[Bug 14980] Powerpoint 2007 fails to start

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14980





--- Comment #8 from Anastasius Focht <focht at gmx.net>  2008-08-27 12:30:48 ---
Hello,

--- quote ---
That makes sense, but then shouldn't Wine automatically use the richedit
provided with Office? That's how it works in Windows. Is an "automatic
override" feasible, or would it cause too many other problems? I ask because
this seems likely to be the underlying cause of more Office bugs than just this
one (and bug 14041), and Office is often one of the first apps installed by
newbies who don't have a clue how to set an override.  
--- quote ---

"Automatic override" by internally changing the load order would break stuff if
done at global level.
RichEdit needs an exception rule because it exists in two variants - OS =
"public" (SDK) and Office = "private" one.
One could check if loading of RichEdit component is requested using full path
outside of standard locations (system32) - the way Office does - and try the
one from private path first before falling back to standard load order
behaviour.

I don't know if the people in charge for Wine RichEdit are aware of this issue
(and the implications).
Carry the issue to wine-devel if you want ... I will respond in this bug report
if required.

Regards


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