On Fri, 2012-01-27 at 18:29 -0800, Jeffrey Needle wrote: > I notice that, if I copy the full directory into the Wine Program Files > directory, I can navigate there, click on the executable (after > indicating it is as such in the Permissions tab), and the app starts > just fine. > > I'm having trouble creating a desktop icon for this app. I've > right-clicked, made a link, and then sent it to the desktop, where it > appears just fine. But double-clicking on the link does nothing. > The problem is that Windows programs expect the directory they're in to be the current directory when they're started, but using a link doesn't change the current directory. Your launcher has to do exactly what you did manually: cd to/directory/containing/the/program; wine program.exe I usually write a small (3 or 4 line) shell script that does exactly this and then make the script the target of the launcher. Thgis lets me test the script from the command line and, only when I know its working, connect it with the icon. The benefit is that you'll see any error messages: something that doesn't happen if you click an icon. Details are here: http://www.libelle-systems.com/free/wine/launcher_script.html > Also, is there a way to use old DOS programs in Wine? > Suck it and see. If its a 16 bit program it probably won't work, so try using dosbox instead of Wine. Dosbox is a standard package for many distros. It is part of the Fedora distro. Martin
