[Wine] re: Help installing application

[L. Rahyen]

On Friday July 13 2007 11:53, Detlef Riekenberg wrote:
> On Sa, 2007-07-07 at 19:56 +0000, L. Rahyen wrote:
> > I recommend you to buy something from Lexmark or Epson.
>
> Many Lexmark Printing-Products does not work on Linux:
> http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?make=Lexmark

	I know. This is exactly why I recommend to use Google to find out real-word 
compatibility before the actual purchase. In fact, Epson have some 
unsupported models too. And as far as I know ALL manufacturers have devices 
(including printer) which isn't compatible.
	And this is may be a problem even under Windows; for example even such simple 
thing like USB data-cable for relatively old phone with a camera doesn't work 
at all in most major versions of Windows including XP (both SP1 and SP2). 
Fortunatelly, it does work with the Linux driver perfectly.
	My HP scanner works only under Windows but its program for scanning is 
terrible. And even worse, its driver even "forgot" to turn off the light in 
the scanner in many cases. No matter what version of Windows you are using - 
it will never work perfectly.
	I want to say here that compatibility is always an issue no matter what 
operating system you are using; and of course real convenience of use is also 
very important: you probably don't want "supported" device with terrible 
software and buggy driver like my HP scanner.
	Fortunatelly, since I use Google before doing the actual purchase I have no 
(major) problems with my new devices including printer! Just read what others 
think about the device you going to buy and find out how good it is in 
real-world applications. I don't say that this will prevent all possible 
problems but this will save you a lot of money and time no matter what 
platform you are using.