[Wine] Wine Delphi 5 Pro Usage Glitches

[Paul Romanyszyn]

raja_s_patil wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With help of AppDB howto and tips from wine community
> I managed to install Delphi 5 on KUbuntu 8.0.4.1 Wine 1.1.3.
> I can use it fairly flawlessly with some features missing.
> I compiled Application on this installation and launched
> in production also almost week ago and have not received any
> complaints till date. I have noticed some minor glitches
> which are hampering productivity a little bit.
> 
> 1> In Object Inspector Drop down Combos are not Working
> 2> In Code Editor <Ctrl>-<Space> is not working.
> 
> There are other also but those are manageable.
> Just to mention
> 1> Component Pallet Loading throws Missing BPLs but
>      at the end all components are properly Loaded.
> 2> Form - Editor - Object Inspector switching with
>     Function Keys have some glitches.
> 
> After testing it in production for some more days
> I am going to post a Detailled HOWTO about it
> which may help other to do it quickly. At the same time
> I am keen on almost 95% compatibility with 
> Windows Functionality. Hope If somebody is using it
> for long time with wine might have some solution
> or workaround for these points.
> 
> Thanks and Best regards.
> 
> Raja S Patil.
> 
>  
> 
> 
See recent regression(s) involving Delphi's use of a hidden top level 
window.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15062
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15069
Paul R.