karmic-wine-integration
Launchpad Entry: foo
Created: May 15, 2009
Contributors: ScottRitchie
Packages affected: wine, gnome-app-install, nautilus, gnome-control-center (sort of), new package wine-support
Summary
This blueprint covers the coming changes needed for proper Wine integration in Karmic.
- wine-support package consisting of a few python libraries for detecting/handling Wine installations
- a nautilus thumbnailer based on icoutils for showing embedded icons in .exe apps
- changes to gnome-app-install for uninstalling Wine applications
- a gnome control panel for wine applications
Release Note
For users who have installed Wine, the Applications->Wine menu has been streamlined. Applications->Wine-Uninstall Wine Applications can now be done directly through Applications->Add/Remove, Applications->Wine->Browse C:\ Drive is now in the Places menu, and Applications->Wine->Configure Wine has been replaced with the new Wine control panel at System->Preferences->Wine Applications
Rationale
Popcon says that about 50% of our users have installed Wine, however it very much feels like it's not a proper part of the desktop. At the same time, it can be difficult to manage expectations about how Wine functions, how likely it is to work, and where applications and data go compared with the rest of the system.
User stories
Assumptions
Design
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Implementation
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UI Changes
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Code Changes
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Migration
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- data migration, if any
- redirects from old URLs to new ones, if any
- how users will be pointed to the new way of doing things, if necessary.
Test/Demo Plan
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Unresolved issues
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BoF agenda and discussion
* System->Preferences->Wine Applications or Windows Applications?
- - Makes it clear it's Wine (and not, say, Crossover) - on the other hand user needs to know about Wine and such (although we are reminding them with the Wine menu and icons and dialogs now).