I think we could have a thread on this and see where it leads.
http://wastingtimewithmikeandari.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/linux-has-better-windows-compatibility-than-vista/
http://www.winehq.org/site/history
I did read at one point that Wine would never have developed with the same level of quality without the support of Corel. How tight that relationship is today and how easy it would be to run CGS on Wine today I've not seen any comments on.
http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/2007-October/027924.html
Bit of stuff on printing from Draw under Linux there.
This is maybe a good starting point.
Yani
I don't think any of our scanners or printers have linux drivers at present; only a couple don't have drivers for vista.
I'd love to be able to run linux though, but unless windows drivers would work under wine for printers and scanners perfectly and with the full featureset (e.g. freeform in our fiery drivers), we'd need a lot of drivers as well as coreldraw to run perfectly to make the switch. (just reading the second article now)
What's the performance hit of running under wine vs. running natively, and how does it compare to running draw in windows in a virtual machine on the native OS?
Would be an interesting possibility...
Printing under Linux is not a problem. In fact it's heaps better than windows. Gutenprint which is used on the Mac produces some of the best output I have ever seen on inkjets.
It's worth having a Linux box just to run that. Compared to Epson drivers it's a real knock out. Seriously fine-tune-able.
I was able to turn some very ordinary results from the Mac > Epson R1800 into something really special. And it removed the 1 meter banner limitation that Epson never bothered to write into the help or anywhere else. (Sort out a photograher mate doing 3-5 meter landscapes)
I've set up a couple of Linux systems by I can't say I free at home on the platform. I did try X3 under Wine but X3 demanded IE during the install and that I couldn't find a way around. I don't think it would hurt to have a how to X4 on Linux if it is possible to load it.
Yani:
If you have KDE (under Linux), look at Krita.
Hugh
I have Firefox installed but the installer for X3 totally demanded IE be on the system. In the end I loaded Vista as I couldn't live without Draw.
I will have another go in a few months as I want a Linux box that matches my hosts server. And there is Gutenprint which really is ever bit as special as what I've been raving about.
Krita is a (KDE) application that wants to put PS out of business.......
Can't reload Linux for a bit as muggins here blew up a 1/2 decent motherboard by grovelling on the floor and pluggin in the power supply upside down... Yea I know, it only goes in one way... that's what I thought too but I "forced it".
I bought a trick power supply too photo attached. $16 on ebay. Only trouble is it makes enough noise to be a jumbo jet and doesn't fit the case. Getting a rack mount server case on Monday and I'm going to mount it under the drawing board on rails. I've got this neat of drawing board that has a single gas lift must have been built in the 50s. Doing a whole retro modern look.
Not sure how I'm going to make this power supply quiet I can hear it in the garden.
I'll definately load and have a look at Krita.
Here is a plug--in for it that would be good in PP and Draw I might add.
http://www.krita-plugins.org/Plug-ins/Deskew.html
This filter is useful for people who scan a lot of text. As often text that has been scanned is slightly rotated, this filter is capable to find the correct rotation and to fix the image.
I literally just installed Ubuntu on my PC yesterday. Is it possible to get Corel X3 to run on Linux? I'm guess with just Wine correct?
Try... if it demands IE on install try using... the link further up the thread for IE standalones.
I found Ubuntu difficult to install apps that weren't listed in the online distribution.
I wouldn't be in a hurry to get Draw working on Linux. I suspect that you need to copy files from XP into Wine to get it to happen. But it would be interesting to make a group project out of it and share results. I looked up the Wine database this week and there wasn't a lot of clear information but there was a willingness to provide info to those who made a serious effort.
Corel were experts in getting Draw working on Linux via Wine. How many of those people are left would be good to know.
I pretty much decided that next time I'd try Xandros which was the Corel spin off. It's not free but free isn't everything...
This is what they say on the website...
http://www.xandros.com/products/home/home_edition/compatibility.html
Xandros Desktop Home Edition – Premium includes a full version of CodeWeavers CrossOver Office Standard 5.0.3. Run Microsoft Office, Intuit Quicken, Adobe Photoshop and many other Windows applications in Xandros. (Xandros Desktop – Home Edition includes a 30-day trial version of CodeWeavers CrossOver Office Standard).
I've signed into the forum to see what I can find out. Being X Corel I would think they would have it sussed.
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=1737
> I need this app to run
Maybe what we do is get a bit organised and get X4 listed then become advocates for that app.
Wouldn't hurt Corel to have it working on Linux. We could maybe organise some more votes to get it done.
Hey Yani, long time no see...
According to WineHQ, the last version of CGS to run successfully under Linux was v11. I was able to get it to install on both my AMD64 and i396 boxes (both Kubuntu 7.10) but have yet to be able to get it to launch. If I can get even that far, I'm ready to jump ship.
...but now that I see the codeweavers people in on getting more recent versions to work, I'm practically giddy.
I also have X3 on a VMWare drive on my 64-bit box, but XP is such a resource hog, it's almost not worth it. How is Crossover different from Wine, and how kind is it to <2Gb RAM?
Vin¢
I think Crossover is the commerical branch of Wine. But I'm not at all clear on how Linux structure stuff.
I have heard that is you break copyright and move some of the Windows files into Wine you can get almost anything working. That may not be true so don't quote me.
I do wonder if Microsoft hadn't stepped in to help Corel out, if it had help form else where, would could still be involved in Linux? You can just imagine MS, "We will help you but Linux has to go first".
Be great to see someone X Corel write a book on the history.