XWine - User Guide

XWine v0.2


Contents


Introduction

  XWine is a graphical user interface for the wine emulator.
You can configure and run Ms-Windows applications (Ms Dos, Windows 3.x or Win32).

XWines's functions:
  • Wine's Configuration.
  • Configuration and Managment of Ms-Windows Applications/li>


Installation

  Libraries that you need:
  • GTK
  • Gnome
  • db1

Software that you need:
  • Wine : XWine is a graphical user interface for wine ;-)
  • A WEB Navigator : it's your il help navigator

XWine installation
  1. Go into XWine directory:
    $ cd XWine-x.x (x.x is the XWine version)
  2. launch the XWine configuration:
    $ ./configure
  3. launch the XWine compilation:
    $ make
  4. You have to logon as root:
    $ su
  5. Install XWine:
    # make install
For more information you can reed the file INSTALL given with the XWine-x.x.tar.gz archive.

Run XWine
  • Type the next command:
    $ xwine


Menu

  The Start menu:
 
Start
Programs: To launch Windows Software that are configured
Configure: Wine and Software configuration
Help: To see Help and FAQ
Run: To launch Windows Software
Quit: Exit from XWine

The Programs menu:
 
Programs
List: To launch Windows Software that are configured
Calculator: Display a calculator
Editor: Display a small editor
Reset: To kill the wineserver's socket

The Configuration menu:
 
Configuration
Install: To configure an Ms-Windows Software
See the Log file: Display the log file
Configure Wine: To configure the Wine emulator
Properties: To configure XWine (not available)

The Wine configuration menu
 
Wine Configuration
Drives: To configure the Drives under wine
Directories: To configure the System directories
DLLs: The DLLs Overrides configuration
Look & Feel: Look & Feel Configuration
WineSetupTK: Run winesetuptk (if you have it)
Config File: Edit the wine Config file
Start/Stop Debug: Start or Stop the Debugin Mode of wine

The Help menu:
 
Help
FAQ: To see the frequently asked questions
Manual: To see this User Guide
About: To see the about box of XWine


Wine Configuration

  XWine allows you to configure Wine bye graphicals menus:

Drive Configuration
You can add, modify or delete drives for wine.

System Directories
Here you define where are the Windows directories. You define the PATH variable.

DLLs Override
You define here what DLL you wnat to use (Windows DLL or Wine DLL).

Look & Feel
You can configure the Look of wine (Windows 3.1,95 or 98). You configure the system's fonts too.

Run winesetuptk
If you have winestuptk, you can run it bye this menu.

Configuration file
You can also edit the Wine Config file here.


Configure an Application

  Configure an application
  1. Go on the Managing Application Window:
    clic Start>Configuration>Install
  2. You can create, modify or delete an application configuration:
    clic on New We want configure a new Application.
  3. You can now configure the application:
    Title : Titre de l'application.
    Run : Software to launch (you can select it with the explorer: button "...")
    Use a CD-Rom : If selected, XWine ask you to insere the CD-Rom before running the program.
    Need params : If the software need params.
    Win Version : You can choose the windows version (win95,winNT,...)
    Emule MS-Dos : If it's a Ms-Dos program
    Icon : You can choos an icon
  4. Now you have to save the configuration:
    clic on OK
  5. Now you can run the software:
    clic Start>Programs>List
  6. You can also create an icon on the KDE and Gnome Desktop:
    clic on Start>Configuration>Install then on <Desktop>

Install a new Software
  1. Run the setup or install program on CD-Rom:
    clic Start>Run
  2. When the software is installed, you need to test if it works. clic Start>Run
  3. Configure the application:
    clic Start>Configuration>Install
  4. Test the configuration:
    clic Start>Programs>List


Run an Application

  Run an Application wich is configured
  1. Go on the software list:
    clic Start>Programs>List
  2. Select the software
  3. Launch it:
    clic on Run

Run others applications
If you want to run a setup program or verify if a software works before configure it.
  1. Display the "Run" window:
    clic Start>Runr
  2. Type the line command or select it with the explorer
    clic button "..." To display the explorer
  3. Launch it:
    clic on button OK


Managing Applications

  The Log file
  Every things that is done by XWine is wrote in a file log, you can see it:
clic Start>Configuration>See Log file.

Contents of file:
  • All things done by Xine
  • All message from the wine emulator
When you quit XWine you can save or delete the log file.

When you have somme problems you should see this file it cans help you.
You can print the log file : clic on button <Print>.

The Task bar
  You can stop a software wthat doesn't work correctly by clicking on Kill.
The Refresh button is used to refresh the task bar.

The Reset button
  When a software crash down it may lock the wineserver socket, so you can destroy it : Start>Programs>Reset.
When you kill an application you should use it.


Where can i find XWine ?

  I have many work to do on XWine, so if you want to download the lastest version you have to visit my web site http://darken.tuxfamily.org.


Copyright & License

  License
XWine is under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. For more information read the COPYING file given with the XWine-x.x.tar.gz archive.

Copyright
XWine Copyright (c) 2001,2002 - Philippe BOUSQUET.

Warranty
As describe in the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE i give no warranty for this program.


Author

  Philippe BOUSQUET
Address: 229 rue Sainte Catherine, 33000 BORDEAUX. FRANCE.
Tel: 06.61.99.25.84
e-mail: Darken@tuxfamily.org
web: http://darken.tuxfamily.org


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