Subj : Re: Linux / 5D
To   : Oli
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Fri Feb 24 2023 01:19 pm

Hi Oli,

On 2023-02-24 12:52:42, you wrote to me:

 WvV>>>> I could run a little test program today, in a Konsole terminal,
 WvV>>>> where
 WvV>>>> it was started from, using:

 WvV>>>> # wineconsole --backend=curses test.exe

 Ol>>> wineconsole --backend=curses returns an error on Wine 7.0. But I
 Ol>>> think with "wine test.exe" you get the same behavior.

 WvV>> Mine is:

 WvV>> # wine --version
 WvV>> wine-1.8.6

 Ol> Found this:

 Ol> "Modern Wine versions (>6.0) don't have the curses backend."

That's a pitty.

 Ol> https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User%27s_Guide#Text_mode_programs_.28CUI:
 Ol> _Console_User_Interface.29

It says the 'wine' method that uses bare streams doesn't have: "Good support for full screen CUI applications (including but not limited to color support, mouse support...)". That doesn't sound good for running FConfig in this way...


Bye, Wilfred.

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