diff --git a/help/appdb_faq.help b/help/appdb_faq.help index 63aceda..19a9138 100644 --- a/help/appdb_faq.help +++ b/help/appdb_faq.help @@ -16,9 +16,18 @@ running on Wine.

Q: What is Wine?

-

A: Wine is an execution layer that allows Windows programs to be run -on Linux Systems. More information can be found at the -Wine FAQ.

+

A:Think of Wine as a Windows compatibility layer. Wine does not require +Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely alternative implementation +consisting of 100% Microsoft-free code, but it can optionally use +native system DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a development +toolkit (Winelib) for porting Windows sources to Unix and a program loader, +allowing many unmodified Windows binaries to run on x86-based Unixes, including +Linux, +FreeBSD, and +Solaris.

+ +

More information can be found at the +Wine FAQ.

Q: What is the benefit Application Database?

diff --git a/help/generic.help b/help/generic.help index 251f585..5905b9b 100644 --- a/help/generic.help +++ b/help/generic.help @@ -5,23 +5,21 @@ for a certain program doesn't exist.
    -
  1. Make sure your Wine release is pretty recent. -Current possibilities are:

    2. +

  2. Make sure your Wine release is recent.

    3. -

    +

    -

  3. Run winecheck +
  4. You can run winecheck this handy tool is located in the /tools directory. (chmod +x winecheck; ./winecheck) -to verify the most important aspects of Wine environment -configuration

    5. +to verify the most important aspects of Wine environment configuration.

  5. Run your program

    6. @@ -30,23 +28,55 @@ Run Wine with --debugmsg +loaddll to find out which DLLs are loaded as native or builtin ones. Then make sure appropriate native versions are in the c:\windows\system directory as configured in your wine -config file, and then use either --dll DLL1, DLL2,...=n or ---dll DLL1,DLL2,...=b -to use native or builtin setting for certain DLLs, respectively.

    +config file. There are five options you can choose from when setting +dll overrides, I will use commctrl here as a example.

    -

  6. In case of persisting failure, check out -Wine Troubleshooting Guide -and read all of the available documentation at -WineHQ Support

    7. +

    +"commctrl" = "native, builtin"
+"commctrl" = "builtin, native "
+"commctrl" = "native"
+"commctrl" = "builtin"
+"commctrl" = ""
+
    -
  7. If that doesn't help, then ask people on -irc.openprojects.net -channel #WineHQ or on the -wine-users -mailing list.

    8. + +

  8. In case of persisting failure, you may want to read over the +Wine Documentation +and you may also want to read the +Wine FAQ.

    9. + +

  9. The many different way's of getting help.
    10. + +
  10. If you have more questions, please contact us -at appdb@codeweavers.com.

    11. +at appdb@codeweavers.com.

diff --git a/help/voting.help b/help/voting.help index 30964fe..059277c 100644 --- a/help/voting.help +++ b/help/voting.help @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ you would MOST like to see running in Wine. would not make much sense.

  • When voting for an application, you are voting for ALL its various versions. There is - a separate system in place for ranking versions.

    • + a separate system in place for ranking versions.

  • You can clear your vote at anytime. Simply browse to any App in the database, select the app in your vote list you want to clear, and click the Clear button.