[Wine]wine 20050725 config

[Liam Kurmos]

Thanks Holly.

I think the problem lies in 2) :  a different exe is being launched. I 
didn't think of that.

can task manager run in wine? or is there another way to see what win 
processes/threads are running?



Holly Bostick wrote:

>Liam Kurmos schreef:
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>>>The config file has been EOLed.  See here:
>>>http://www.winehq.com/?issue=281#The%20config%20File%20Has%20Died!
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>>>Hiji
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>>noted. I really only tried putting overides in the config as they
>>weren't being implement when I set them in the registry.
>>x11drv settings (atleast Desktop=) do work, though when I set up an
>>AppDefault these settings seemed to be ingnored, and only the general
>>setting used.
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>Are you sure you set up the AppDefault in winecfg correctly?
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>There are two things to remember about doing so:
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>1) After you add the application (the *.exe) file in the 'General' tab,
>it must be selected (highlighted) before you go to another tab, so that
>winecfg knows that the future settings are meant to be an AppDefault and
>for which app. Make sure to glance at your titlebar, and make sure it
>says "Wine settings for "your application name".
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>2) Make sure you're setting the AppDefaults for the 'right' application.
>I know, that sounds weird, but a lot of apps are initial wrappers for
>secondary apps that are what you're actually running, so it's quite
>possible to set parameters for the wrong app (the initial app, rather
>than the secondary, "real" application).
>
>As an imperfect example: If I want to play Morrowind, I can start
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>Morrowind Launcher.exe
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>or
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>Morrowind.exe
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>Morrowind Launcher.exe is the launch screen, from which you can change
>some options, check or modify usage the game's Data Files, or start the
>game. Choosing 'Play' naturally calls Morrowind.exe (unseen by the user).
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>So the point is, I could set all the AppDefaults I wanted for Morrowind
>Launcher, but they would not be reflected in the game, which is a
>different exe than the one I set defaults for, that is called by the exe
>that I set the defaults for (and the AppDefaults do not cascade).
>
>Morrowind is of course a game, but a lot of applications (especially
>complex ones) do this as well. So it's worth it to check the
>application's install directory once, just to make sure that you're
>setting AppDefaults for the correct executable or executables.
>
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>Hope this helps,
>Holly
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