Getting WIne to see hidden folders in Linux?

Sethusoid · Post by **Sethusoid** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:18 am

I'm running IMGBurn on WINE and I've run into a problem. Imgburn itself works great, and I've burned a few CD's and DVD's already. My problem is this, I use a separate computer to do DVD video conversions and have always accessed the resulting files to burn from that computer across my home network.
Now, Windows shares are mounted in the following directory:

/home/seth/.gvfs/

The problem is, when I open an open file dialog in Imgburn running under WINE, it does not see the files or folders that are hidden (begin with a . ), making it impossible to navigate to the .gvfs directory in my home folder. I've tried just typing the full path name in the open file dialog, but it only accepts so many characters and won't let me type the full path. I'm thinking there has to be a very simple solution for this that I'm missing.

Anyone have any ideas?

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:38 am

Sethusoid wrote:The problem is, when I open an open file dialog in Imgburn running under WINE, it does not see the files or folders that are hidden (begin with a . ), making it impossible to navigate to the .gvfs directory in my home folder.

winecfg -> Drives. Check "Show dot files" (in the bottom left corner).

You really shouldn't name your mount points this way.

Sethusoid · Post by **Sethusoid** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:18 pm

I knew it had to be something simple I was overlooking lol. I didn't set it up to mount windows network shares like, that, it's done automatically. I'm running Linux Mint so it must be something configured in this distro that is set up like that. I'm relatively new to Linux so I'm not sure what is using that configuration or how to change it. I had found a temporary workaround by making a link to the .gvfs folder called temp.gvfs and that worked until I saw your reply. I can't believe I didn't see that option, although it is tucked away in the bottom corner like you said lol. Tyvm.

Sethusoid · Post by **Sethusoid** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:53 am

Unfortunately, even after enabling the show dot files option, the imgburn open dialog still doesn't show them. Guess I'll just have to stick with my quick fix.

Lou G · Post by **Lou G** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:23 pm

Sorry to jump off-topic but you may be the person I need to talk to. I'm a new user of Linux/Wine (but have a ton of computer experience). I installed ImgBurn under Wine today and it appears to run correctly but does not actually write to the cd

Is it ok if I pm you with a bit more detail?

Thanks,
Lou

Beartooth · Post by **Beartooth** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:51 pm

On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:23:58 -0500, Lou G wrote:

Sorry to jump off-topic but you may be the person I need to talk to. I'm
a new user of Linux/Wine (but have a ton of computer experience). I
installed ImgBurn under Wine today and it appears to run correctly but
does not actually write to the cd

Is it ok if I pm you with a bit more detail?

You who? I've been trying to figure out whom you meant with your
hijack -- and no one else has replied on list.

In case you meant me, don't waste your time (whatever you may
mean by pm, something I know only from web forums, and don't do there) --
not because I want to return rudeness for rudeness (I know better), but
because I have no clue what you're talking about.

I don't do Windows, ever at all, with the sole and nauseated
exception of running topo maps against GPSs. So I've never heard of
ImgBurn and am unlikely to.

If all you want, by any chance, is to burn a CD, try K3B and
Brasero. (K3B is a KDE app; but you can install and run it under Gnome.)
One or the other almost always succeeds for me.

--
Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert
Fedora 7, 8 & 9; Alpine 1.10, Pan 0.132; Privoxy 3.0.6;
Dillo 0.8.6, Galeon 2, Epiphany 2, Opera 9, Firefox 2 & 3
Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about.