can't left-click start my wine games!

[sean_foulkes]

for some reason, linux(or/and kde) doesn't start any of my wine programs(all .exe's) unless i right-click and select open with, and then wine.

is there some way i can get linux to automatically choose the program for me? it refuses to let me left-double-click even when wine is the only program association in the menu. i can't figure it out.

[BaVinic]

Originally posted by sean_foulkes
for some reason, linux(or/and kde) doesn't start any of my wine programs(all .exe's) unless i right-click and select open with, and then wine.

is there some way i can get linux to automatically choose the program for me? it refuses to let me left-double-click even when wine is the only program association in the menu. i can't figure it out.

Sorry it took so long to get a reply on this, but this is how i do it. ( works for most games and Apps, not for all. I cannot get it to work for Voyager, so that I start on the command line)

I create a "Shortcut" on my desktop in KDE

Right click on the desktop

Select Create New

Select Link to Application

Type in the name of the Game

Select the Execute Tab

Browse to the Game's Location and select the EXE file for the game

('/usr/share/wine-c/SIERRA/Half-Life/hl.exe')

it should like something like my example. then just
add wine to the begining of that line

(wine '/usr/share/wine-c/SIERRA/Half-Life/hl.exe' )
leaving the ' in place. then click OK. and it should work.

of course you can change the icon and add whatever command line stuff you want to like mine actually link looks like:

wine '/usr/share/wine-c/SIERRA/Half-Life/hl.exe -- hl.exe -console'

I Hope this was not too late, and that it helps.

BaVinic

[BaVinic]

Of course, after posting, I re-read your question and see that this is not what you asked (Sorry about that)

To answer the question this time, I have never been able to get any wine app/game to start without either typing in the console, right clicking and open with or using the method I described above. I have been playing with that for weeks now. but if it is possible, you can bet I will figure it out one way or another. :) ( ego).

BaVinic

[sean_foulkes]

thanx, that helped. redhat didn't used to put the wine/winex programs in the kde menu & on the desktop(shortcuts). now it does, and i only have to select the program to run .exes when i install games.