[linux-audio-user] Finale+WIne problem solved (sort of)

Hello, I have managed to start Finale 2002 under Wine with all icons displayed correctly. WARNING: I have not yet used it extensively, so I'm not sure if it is stable! (And I still have no MIDI input/output, but then I have not really tried...) To get it to work, I took the following files: commdlg.* comdlg32.* commctl.* comctl32.* from a Windows 98 (first edition) machine where Finale 2002 was already installed (and works fine). I copied them into the \windows\system\ directory in wine's fake Windows drive. I put the following in wine's config: in the [Version] section "Windows" = "win98" in the [DllOverrides] section: "commdlg" = "native" "comdlg32" = "native" "commctl" = "native" "comctl32" = "native" And, this works. I would send the Win98 files to anyone interested, except that I'm afraid there may be licensing issues (as these are a part of win98). So your safest bet is to get to a win98 box, install Finale (this is important -- apparently it updates at least COMCTL32), and then move these files onto the Linux box. I'm *not* sure it will work with files from Windows NT/2000/XP. AND: you need wine 20031212. I'm not sure about later versions (could try, perhaps - but "if it ain't broke don't fix it", so unless something is not working correctly, I won't try anytime soon). But 200308-something simply does not work (font stuff breaks). I will duplicate this on Frank's corner forums, and after some testing, submit this to the Wine HQ and Frank's Corner for inclusion in FAQs. Yours, Mikhail Ramendik