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[Wine] Ubuntu + Wine = Can’t See My WoW :(

Hello all,

I’ve been struggling for a while now to get World of Warcraft running
under wine, and there’s lots of helpful information out there, but
nothing seems to address the particular problem that I am having.
Rather than try to explain it to you, it would be easier just to show
you a screenshot:

http://www.maj.com/gallery/servo/00-BitBucket/wow-opengl.png

In a nutshell, the toons and certain items in the world look fine, but
the world itself is too dark, at least in some locations. I have tried
adjusting the gamma settings in the Config.wtf file, but they seem to
have no effect.

The second problem that I have is that the minimap doesn’t work, but I
understand that there may be no fix for this.

Anyone have any clues?

Software:
The latest Ubuntu
Wine 0.9.52 from winehq.org

Hardware:
Acer Aspire 9410z
Intel 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express video controller

I have actually had to go and install Windows on my perfect little
linux-only laptop just to be able to play, and that makes me sad.

Thanks,

Michael

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Friday ~ January 01, 2008 by admin Posted in linux | No Comments

Re: [Wine] unimplemented function

On 4-Jan-08, at 05:42 , J=E9r=F4me Gardou wrote:

> Le Friday 04 January 2008 01:19:18 Kevin Horton, vous avez =E9crit :
>> On 3-Jan-08, at 18:54 , Kevin Horton wrote:
>>> I’m trying to install My Siruis Studio (to access a Sirius satellite
>>> radio) with Wine 0.9.52 on in Intel iMac running OS X 10.5.1. This
>>> application requires MS .NET Framework 1.1, so I tried installing =

>>> Mono
>>> 1.26 instead. This allowed the My Siruis Studio installation to
>>> complete, but an attempt to run My Siruis Studio fails immediately
>>> with:
>>>
>>> Call from 0×7b830330 to unimplemented function
>>> gdiplus.dll.GdipGetGenericFontFamilySansSerif, aborting
>>> err:seh:setup_exception stack overflow 0 bytes in thread 000b eip
>>> 7bc35267 esp 00411000 stack 0×411000-0×620000
>>>
>>> Googling gdiplus.dll.GdipGetGenericFontFamilySansSerif produces no
>>> hits, nor does a search of the Wine bugs.
>>>
>>> Does this error message suggest any obvious things to try next, or
>>> does it mean that this is hopeless, and I should give up with this
>>> version of Wine?
>>
>> I tried getting gdiplus.dll from
>> http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?gdiplus , and =

>> putting in
>> the My Sirius Studio program directory, then setting an override on =

>> gdiplus
>> to Native. Now I get the following error when I attempt to launch =

>> the
>> program:
>>
>> % wine My\ Sirius\ Studio.exe
>> fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0×61e3f0,0×00000000), stub!
>>
>> Unhandled Exception: System.TypeInitializationException: An exception
>> was thrown by the type initializer for
>> System.Windows.Forms.ThemeEngine —> System.ArgumentException: The
>> requested FontFamily could not be found [GDI+ status:
>> FontFamilyNotFound]
>> at System.Drawing.GDIPlus.CheckStatus (Status status) [0x00000]
>> at System.Drawing.FontFamily..ctor (GenericFontFamilies
>> genericFamily) [0x00000]
>> at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check)
>> System.Drawing.FontFamily:.ctor
>> (System.Drawing.Text.GenericFontFamilies)
>> at System.Drawing.FontFamily.get_GenericSansSerif () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.Theme..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.ThemeWin32Classic..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.ThemeEngine..cctor () [0x00000] — End of
>> inner exception stack trace —
>>
>> at System.Windows.Forms.HScrollBar.get_DefaultSize () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.Control..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBar..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.HScrollBar..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.ImplicitHScrollBar..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check)
>> System.Windows.Forms.ImplicitHScrollBar:.ctor ()
>> at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.CreateScrollbars ()
>> [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at System.Windows.Forms.Form..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at Matterhorn.MatterhornForm..ctor () [0x00000]
>> at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check)
>> Matterhorn.MatterhornForm:.ctor ()
>> at Matterhorn.MatterhornForm.Main () [0x00000]
>>
>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>> I checked the graphics settings in winecfg, and no theme is selected.
>> Any ideas on what to try next? It seems to really want a font, but
>> I’m sure which font it wants, or where to put it, or how to override
>> its search for a GenericFontFamilySansSerif.
>

> try installing arial from msttcorefonts

I put Arial.ttf from msttcorefonts in ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/fonts, =

but that did not change the result. Do I have to do anything to get =

wine to see the newly installed font?
–
Kevin Horton
Ottawa, Canada

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[Wine] Douglas Della Toffalo,

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Douglas Della Toffalo, Web Design And The Psychology Of Colors

Web design is not an easy task, especially if what you need is to create a
business website in plain HTML, with a very simple layout, easy to navigate,
fast loading and, above all, distinctive. To reach this purpose web
designers don?t have too many options. Typically all they can do is blend
colors harmoniously to create an appealing website that combines attributes
of simplicity and logic while providing valuable content.

It is therefore important for any designer to know what colors mean and what
subtle message hides within every tone.

Red is the warmest color, passionate and energetic: the color of romance,
love and enthusiasm. Red is attention grabbing, alarming or charming: a
mixture of paradoxes feelings and sensations. A good web designer
understands red and its power: he or she will know where to use this color,
how much of red means sales, how much will just drive visitors away. Take a
look around and note how red is used on a daily basis: sales tags are red, a
red Ferrari is anyone?s dream, a red rose is a passionate declaration of
love, a red flag is often associated with war? Red is power, means power,
inspires and motivates.

As red, orange is warm, happy and full of life. It?s the color of fire and
light. Orange is usually used for websites related to the food industry, but
it could also work for lamp manufacturers and other entrepreneurs from the
light and energy areas.

Yellow is a dual color. It?s happy and inspiring but many people do
associate it with cowardice and jealousy. Use it careful in web design, and
never use it for fonts on a white background.

Green means nature, purity and freshness. It symbolizes hope and growth.
Usually companies selling herbal products, nutrients and cosmetics use a
fresh green ? for example lime green ? to inspire their visitors. World
class companies such as Yves Rocher or Garnier employ green a lot in their
web design because they sell products based on natural plant extracts. Used
in the wrong context, green might have negative connotations. Money is green
? too much green is often associated with greed or poison (Paris Green).

Blue is a already a standard business-to-business color. Navy blue, or dark
blue is used for business logos, business suits and so on. Even hospitals
and health sites use blue for their design. Light blue symbolizes happiness
and Heaven, while some shades of blue are depressing. Use blue carefully for
web design.

Violet is an exotic and royal color, associated with wealth, spirituality
and meditation. It?s rarely used in web design, because it takes real skill
to combine with other colors. Web designers use it mostly for ads and
banners, as it grabs attention and calls to action.

White is not a color, but the manifestation of all colors as one. White is
associated with purity, divinity, modesty and simplicity. For web design
white is the ideal choice. However, although in life, white is complete,
online it always needs to be completed with other colors.

Finally, black means the absence of white and the absence of all colors.
Although, generally speaking, black has negative meanings (death, mourning,
sin) it is still a very elegant color and, combined with the right colors it
can make a great enhancement to your website. Anyway? you probably use black
as the color of the fonts.

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Douglas Della Toffalo, Web Design And The Psychology Of Colors

Web design is not an easy task, especially if what you need is to
create a business website in plain HTML, with a very simple layout,
easy to navigate, fast loading and, above all, distinctive. To reach
this purpose web designers don?t have too many options. Typically all
they can do is blend colors harmoniously to create an appealing website
that combines attributes of simplicity and logic while providing
valuable content.

It is therefore important for any designer to know what colors mean and what subtle message hides within every tone.

Red is the warmest color, passionate and energetic: the color of
romance, love and enthusiasm. Red is attention grabbing, alarming or
charming: a mixture of paradoxes feelings and sensations. A good web
designer understands red and its power: he or she will know where to
use this color, how much of red means sales, how much will just drive
visitors away. Take a look around and note how red is used on a daily
basis: sales tags are red, a red Ferrari is anyone?s dream, a red rose
is a passionate declaration of love, a red flag is often associated
with war? Red is power, means power, inspires and motivates.

As red, orange is warm, happy and full of life. It?s the color of fire
and light. Orange is usually used for websites related to the food
industry, but it could also work for lamp manufacturers and other
entrepreneurs from the light and energy areas.

Yellow is a dual color. It?s happy and inspiring but many people do
associate it with cowardice and jealousy. Use it careful in web design,
and never use it for fonts on a white background.

Green means nature, purity and freshness. It symbolizes hope and
growth. Usually companies selling herbal products, nutrients and
cosmetics use a fresh green ? for example lime green ? to inspire their
visitors. World class companies such as Yves Rocher or Garnier employ
green a lot in their web design because they sell products based on
natural plant extracts. Used in the wrong context, green might have
negative connotations. Money is green ? too much green is often
associated with greed or poison (Paris Green).

Blue is a already a standard business-to-business color. Navy blue, or
dark blue is used for business logos, business suits and so on. Even
hospitals and health sites use blue for their design. Light blue
symbolizes happiness and Heaven, while some shades of blue are
depressing. Use blue carefully for web design.

Violet is an exotic and royal color, associated with wealth,
spirituality and meditation. It?s rarely used in web design, because it
takes real skill to combine with other colors. Web designers use it
mostly for ads and banners, as it grabs attention and calls to action.

White is not a color, but the manifestation of all colors as one. White
is associated with purity, divinity, modesty and simplicity. For web
design white is the ideal choice. However, although in life, white is
complete, online it always needs to be completed with other colors.

Finally, black means the absence of white and the absence of all
colors. Although, generally speaking, black has negative meanings
(death, mourning, sin) it is still a very elegant color and, combined
with the right colors it can make a great enhancement to your website.
Anyway? you probably use black as the color of the fonts.

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