Comments on: Stop Wine From Beating Your Windows Apps With The Ugly Stick http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/ News, Tips, and How-Tos for Ubuntu Linux Tue, 01 May 2012 21:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Theme Wine to look like Ubuntu Linux « somethingkindawierd http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-98896 Theme Wine to look like Ubuntu Linux « somethingkindawierd Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:59:16 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-98896 [...] had read quite a bit about Wine’s them­ing capa­bil­i­ties being lim­ited, slow, and rather use­less, but thought I would give it a go any­ways. I was pleas­antly [...] [...] had read quite a bit about Wine’s them­ing capa­bil­i­ties being lim­ited, slow, and rather use­less, but thought I would give it a go any­ways. I was pleas­antly [...]

]]> By: Ubuntu Productivity » Blog Archive Theme Wine to look like Ubuntu Linux http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-47073 Ubuntu Productivity » Blog Archive Theme Wine to look like Ubuntu Linux Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:48:00 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-47073 [...] had read quite a bit about Wine’s theming capabilities being limited, slow, and rather useless, but thought I would give it a go anyways. I was pleasantly surprised to [...] [...] had read quite a bit about Wine’s theming capabilities being limited, slow, and rather useless, but thought I would give it a go anyways. I was pleasantly surprised to [...]

]]> By: theravenousllama http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-44751 theravenousllama Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:00:54 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-44751 dannybuntu, its because wine doesn't smooth/antialias the fonts like the rest of the desktop does. something they should add though, though the theming engine is still a little buggy. one thing at a time, right? dannybuntu, its because wine doesn’t smooth/antialias the fonts like the rest of the desktop does. something they should add though, though the theming engine is still a little buggy. one thing at a time, right?

]]> By: Anonymous http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-44274 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:58:15 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-44274 I just installed a clearlooks gummy theme in wine 1.0.1 and I don't see any slowdown and the apps look great too. I just installed a clearlooks gummy theme in wine 1.0.1 and I don’t see any slowdown and the apps look great too.

]]> By: dannybuntu http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-34457 dannybuntu Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:18:32 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-34457 The fonts are still terrible. I installed office 2003 on wine 1.1.4 and the fonts look so absobloodulutely horrendous. They look like scrawny and sickly little imitations of the real fonts. Anyway, nice guide :) The fonts are still terrible. I installed office 2003 on wine 1.1.4 and the fonts look so absobloodulutely horrendous.

They look like scrawny and sickly little imitations of the real fonts.

Anyway, nice guide :)

]]> By: Jim - 406NotAcceptable http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-28619 Jim - 406NotAcceptable Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:07:46 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-28619 @ Sorin - the guide was written for Wine 0.9.46, back in Janurary. So with whatever version you are running now (probably 1.0) the performance will be better. now on wine 1.1.4 I notice no difference when running Photoshop. This is great :D @ Sorin – the guide was written for Wine 0.9.46, back in Janurary. So with whatever version you are running now (probably 1.0) the performance will be better.

now on wine 1.1.4 I notice no difference when running Photoshop. This is great :D

]]> By: Run Windows Apps in Linux with Wine 1.0 [Feature] @ ZDima.net http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-18580 Run Windows Apps in Linux with Wine 1.0 [Feature] @ ZDima.net Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:09:36 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-18580 [...] windows, but wouldn't it be nice if they actually meshed with your Linux desktop? The Tombuntu blog shows you how, from a simple text file copy to more extensive (and memory-eating) tweaks (Original [...] [...] windows, but wouldn’t it be nice if they actually meshed with your Linux desktop? The Tombuntu blog shows you how, from a simple text file copy to more extensive (and memory-eating) tweaks (Original [...]

]]> By: Sorin Nemes http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-10723 Sorin Nemes Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:33:50 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-10723 The point is : I use wine and an XP theme named HmmXP - and all apps (Dreamweaver8, Fireforks8, XnView, etc) work at 110% speed, no drawbacks. I don't feel any speed or power loss. The point is : I use wine and an XP theme named HmmXP – and all apps (Dreamweaver8, Fireforks8, XnView, etc) work at 110% speed, no drawbacks. I don’t feel any speed or power loss.

]]> By: MADrod http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-10719 MADrod Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:55:06 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-10719 Sorry, but u can change color scheme from Winecfg's desktop integration tab. I think this the easier way. See ya Sorry, but u can change color scheme from Winecfg’s desktop integration tab.
I think this the easier way.
See ya

]]> By: Keith http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-wine-from-beating-your-windows-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-7661 Keith Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:30:32 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/01/04/stop-beating-your-wine-apps-with-the-ugly-stick/#comment-7661 No, offense or anything, but I don't see how it really looks better with the theme. It looks more Ubuntu-ish, but the colors are pretty dull either way. No, offense or anything, but I don’t see how it really looks better with the theme. It looks more Ubuntu-ish, but the colors are pretty dull either way.

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