drpetrov wrote: > Hi, folks. > > I'm new to both Ubuntu Linux and Wine. > > I've been running Lotus Ami Pro for years under Windows 98 and have about 70MB of Ami Pro files. Nowadays, though, printers are not made to support Windows 98 anymore. > > I had heard about WINE, and rather than buy another Microsoft product, I decided to see if I could run Ami Pro under another OS. My new printer works perfectly under Linux, so that's not a problem. > > Abiword can open Ami Pro files, but only if they do not contain tables or frames. Well, tables and frames are pretty damn important and 90% of my documents have one or the other. > > Ami Pro runs under Windows 3.1 so I figured it would work perfectly under WINE. It doesn't use the registry and only has a couple of .ini files you need to put in the WINDOWS directory. > > Unfortunately when I try to run it under wine, the program opens but then when I move the mouse the cursor disappears if I move it into the area of the program window. Shortly after opening the window dims and I believe this means the program is not responding. > > I'm totally new to this application and operating system so I really have no idea how to make this work. Any help would be appreciated. > > Peet Off the top of my head: Have you tried different Windows versions in winecfg? (Applications tab) Have you tried running in a virtual desktop? (Graphics tab)
