Copying error messages text to the clipboard in Wine 0.960

NN · Post by NN » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:22 pm

In Wine should you be able to copy the error message boxes thrown up by Windows programs by using the windows copy shortcut, Ctrl-C or does Linux/Ubuntu use another key sequence?

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:26 pm

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:22 PM, NN <[email protected]> wrote:

In Wine should you be able to copy the error message boxes thrown up by Windows programs by using the windows copy shortcut, Ctrl-C or does Linux/Ubuntu use another key sequence?

Should be Ctrl+C, but there are some inconsistencies/bugs when
copy/pasting. What error message are you talking about?

Dan Kegel · Post by **Dan Kegel** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:27 pm

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 5:22 PM, NN <[email protected]> wrote:

In Wine should you be able to copy the error message
boxes thrown up by Windows programs by using the
windows copy shortcut, Ctrl-C

Yes, if you can copy them like that in Windows.

Many error boxes aren't selectable even under Windows.
For those, you have to either get a screenshot or run with
WINEDEBUG=+text
and pick the message out of the log.

NN · Post by NN » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:59 pm

austin987 wrote:On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:22 PM, wrote:
Should be Ctrl+C, but there are some inconsistencies/bugs when
copy/pasting. What error message are you talking about?

Attempting to capture an error message from TMG7 http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.p ... &iId=10500 when the program sometimes throw up an error box titled "Microsoft Visual FoxPro". I did manage to get a screenshot.

Dan Kegel wrote:On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 5:22 PM,
Yes, if you can copy them like that in Windows.

Many error boxes aren't selectable even under Windows.
For those, you have to either get a screenshot or run with
WINEDEBUG=+text
and pick the message out of the log.

Managed to find this http://weblogs.asp.net/chuckop/archive/ ... 10153.aspx
So the error box may be generated and handled by the application.

Will try that next time.

Thank you

Dan Kegel · Post by **Dan Kegel** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:02 pm

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:59 PM, NN <[email protected]> wrote:

Yes, if you can copy them like that in Windows.

Many error boxes aren't selectable even under Windows.
For those, you have to either get a screenshot or run with
WINEDEBUG=+text
and pick the message out of the log.
Managed to find this
http://weblogs.asp.net/chuckop/archive/ ... 10153.aspx

Oooh. If that works on Windows XP and not Wine, please file a bug.

NN · Post by NN » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:18 pm

I have been unable to recreate this error on Win XP and so far have only seen it on Wine only twice. I have used winetricks to install dcom98 and don't believe I can report errors.

Otherwise I would be reporting that when running TMG7 and the program is not maximized the whole program window slowly steps down the screen when you try to do any action (otherwise I keep the program maximized).

Dan Kegel · Post by **Dan Kegel** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:09 am

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM, NN <[email protected]> wrote:

Otherwise I would be reporting that when running TMG7 and the program is not maximized the whole program window slowly steps down the screen when you try to do any action

Now THAT's special

NN · Post by NN » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:59 pm

Dan Kegel wrote:On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM, NN <[email protected]> wrote:
Otherwise I would be reporting that when running TMG7 and the program is not maximized the whole program window slowly steps down the screen when you try to do any action
Now THAT's special

Checked Bugzilla and it may be related to this
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12431 "programs window moves down when clicking in a menu"