DISPLAY variable for WINE applications ?

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MrSmith
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DISPLAY variable for WINE applications ?

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Hi,

when I run windows applications under wine can I then redirect the graphical output of those applications with the DISPLAY variable ??

Thanx,

MrSmith
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Re: DISPLAY variable for WINE applications ?

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MrSmith wrote:when I run windows applications under wine can I then redirect the graphical output of those applications with the DISPLAY variable ??
Yes you can. However Wine supports only one DISPLAY per WINEPREFIX. In other words, if you already started one program from particular WINEPREFIX that displays on particular DISPALY. You can't start another program from the same WINEPREFIX that displays on another DISPLAY.

Note: WINEPREFIX is location of ~/.wine directory.
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Re: DISPLAY variable for WINE applications ?

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MrSmith wrote:Hi,

when I run windows applications under wine can I then redirect the graphical output of those applications with the DISPLAY variable ??

Thanx,

MrSmith
Yes you can, like other applications.

Mrs Smith ;)
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