Problem with the text areas

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:55 am

Hello everybody,

I have a problem with Wine: I can't write in the text areas ( the keyboard seems to be out of order, nothing happens ). That happens in "Notepad" for instance, but also in the text areas that allows you to write the keynumber which activates a next software...so I can't install new programs...

Can you help me ?

PS: I also tried to copy/paste the keynumber but it doesn't work...

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:41 pm

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Mike Yavel <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello everybody,

I have a problem with Wine: I can't write in the text areas ( the keyboard seems to be out of order, nothing happens ). That happens in "Notepad" for instance, but also in the text areas that allows you to write the keynumber which activates a next software...so I can't install new programs...

Can you help me ?

PS: I also tried to copy/paste the keynumber but it doesn't work...

Did you change the 'Allow the window manager to control the windows'
option? What keyboard layout? Does a virtual desktop help?

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-Austin

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:14 pm

I tried to change the 'Allow the window manager to control the windows' option but I can't click on the button to enable the changes ( it's too low, I can't see on my screen, I can only see the top of the button but when I try to click on it, AWN pops up and I can't click on the button "OK"). I tried to change the resolution of my virtual desktop but as my keyboard doesn't work, I can't do it...
I also tried to type the key with the virtual keyboard but it doesn't work...

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:18 pm

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Mike Yavel <[email protected]> wrote:

I tried to change the 'Allow the window manager to control the windows' option but I can't click on the button to enable the changes ( it's too low, I can't see on my screen, I can only see the top of the button but when I try to click on it, AWN pops up and I can't click on the button "OK"). I tried to change the resolution of my virtual desktop but as my keyboard doesn't work, I can't do it...
I also tried to type the key with the virtual keyboard but it doesn't work...

Just to be sure, try in a clean wineprefix:
$ rm -rf ~/.wine

What wine version is this?

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-Austin

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:45 pm

Wine 1.1.6

I'm not sure of what you want me to: do I have to write "$ rm -rf ~/.wine" in the "console" ( sorry, I don't know the english word for that ) ?

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:04 pm

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Mike Yavel <[email protected]> wrote:

Wine 1.1.6

I'm not sure of what you want me to: do I have to write "$ rm -rf ~/.wine" in the "console" ( sorry, I don't know the english word for that ) ?

Yes. (And for what it's worth, 'console' is the correct term, though
'terminal' is used a lot as well).

This will remove any installed applications, though, I doubt you'd
have any, since your keyboard doesn't work.

What is your locale/keyboard layout?

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-Austin

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:39 pm

I have some applications installed. The most of them doesn't work but some of them work...
What do you mean by "What is your locale/keyboard layout" ?
My keyboard is an "AZERTY" type. I have SCIM-Anthy installed in order to write in japanese...but generally I use a french or french/european keyboard..

PS1: Thank you for the english course

PS2: Do I really have to type "$ rm -rf ~/.wine" in the console ? (this will remove the installed applications, will it ? Is it necessary ?

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:43 pm

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Mike Yavel <[email protected]> wrote:

I have some applications installed. The most of them doesn't work but some of them work...
What do you mean by "What is your locale/keyboard layout" ?
My keyboard is an "AZERTY" type. I have SCIM-Anthy installed in order to write in japanese...but generally I use a french or french/european keyboard..

PS1: Thank you for the english course
PS2: Do I really have to type "$ rm -rf ~/.wine" in the console ? (this will remove the installed applications, will it ? Is it necessary ?

If you have applications, then do:
$ mv ~/.wine ~/.wine.bak
$ wine notepad
And retest. That way you can test in a clean environment. When done testing:
$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ mv ~/.wine.bak ~/.wine

--
-Austin

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:01 pm

I typed:
"$ mv ~/.wine ~/.wine.bak
$ wine notepad "

Notepad popped up and I have been able to write.

Then I typed:
"$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ mv ~/.wine.bak ~/.wine"

And now it doesn't work anymore...

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:08 pm

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Mike Yavel <[email protected]> wrote:

I typed:
"$ mv ~/.wine ~/.wine.bak
$ wine notepad "

Notepad popped up and I have been able to write.

Then I typed:
"$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ mv ~/.wine.bak ~/.wine"

And now it doesn't work anymore...

Then either you've changed the configuration to break it somehow, or
more likely, one of the apps you installed broke it. I'd recommend
trying a clean prefix, and install each app individually, testing
notepad to see if it works each time. When you found how it broke,
file a bug.

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-Austin

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:27 pm

Sorry, I don't understand...can you guide me step by step ?

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:30 pm

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Mike Yavel <[email protected]> wrote:

Sorry, I don't understand...can you guide me step by step ?

$ mv ~/.wine ~/.wine.bak
$ wine setup.exe
Install your first app
$ wine notepad
Test typing

$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ wine setup.exe
Install your second app

$ wine notepad
Test typing

Repeat. It sounds like one of your apps broke it. Otherwise, you made
some configuration change that did. You need to isolate the source of
the problem.
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-Austin

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:36 pm

Ok. I understand now . I will try this tomorrow.
Thanks.

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:05 pm

Yes !!!!
That works !!!
Thank you so much, Austin987 !!!!

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:18 pm

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Mike Yavel <[email protected]> wrote:

Yes !!!!
That works !!!
Thank you so much, Austin987 !!!!

What was the source of the problem?

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-Austin

Mike Yavel · Post by **Mike Yavel** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:59 am

I don't know. I didn't try to install the others applications yet. But now I can use the one I wanted tu use.