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.

    • TCB13@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I picked that program because it is old, because it has ZERO dependencies and runs fine under every Windows and ReactOS version since ever. Guess it kind of shows how quickly wine fails.

      But if you’re not happy, here’s how Microsoft Office 2019 performs out of the box:

      Wtf is happening before and after the title? That character?

      Adobe products usually also fail to work…