Here is what I don’t get about Wine. Even in 2023 it seems to fail to handle basic Windows software written in 1996-1995 like the classic convert.exe (https://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/). This program and others run flawless in ReactOS for instance, why not under Wine?

Another things I don’t get include:

  • Why is Wine is still stuck on that Windows 98 style GUI instead of a more modern thing;
  • Flickering;
  • How can ReactOS, that shares code with Wine, run everything way more smoothly?

For reference I’m using Debian 12, Wine 8.0. Also tried with Soda 7.0, same results.

  • @dannoffsEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    From the website you linked:

    Convert runs quite well on Linux and UNIX using Wine. If you do this, you may need to change the tab layout to use a single row by going into Options > Preferences > Tabs, and clear the Multiple Lines option.

    • @TCB13@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Yes, yes it does, but that’s a workaround due to the fact that Wine doesn’t seem to support tabs in multiple rows, I’ve noticed this glitch with other applications as well.