[cw-discuss] Bunch'o'questions about Crossover Mac

[Jeremy White]

Hi All,

Simon Roby wrote:
> On 10/5/07, Mark Casey <mark.christopher.casey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Currently playing with the trial version.
>>
>> Does it use X11? On startup it displays the X cursor and on the
>> winecfg window it displays the X logo.
> 
> Yes, Crossover Mac has a built-in X11 server. All Windows windows are
> really X11 windows.
> 
>> If the above is a yes do Crossover intend to make Crossover Office a
>> proper native OS X application in the future?
> 
> Wondering the same thing since day one. I sure hope for a "proper
> native OS X application in the future" too. But for the time being it
> works well so I don't mind much. The only thing that really bothers me
> is that none of the window icons are showing (not really Codeweavers'
> fault, since Apple's own X11.app completely ignores window icons too).

Yes, we plan to ship a 'Quartz Driver', which would eliminate X.
However, that is a lot of work, and we have to be careful that it only
represents a step forward, not a step backwards.  Fortunately, while
the customized X server we include with CrossOver is not the ideal
solution, it is so far working well enough for our needs.

> 
>> In order to help with application/game compatibility and speed which
>> DLL's should I be copying from my windows installs and using the
>> override for them? In the past when i've used wine on Linux boxes I
>> never bothered with DLL overrides.
> 
> YMMV, but personally I think it causes more problems than it solves nowadays.

I think that is excellent advice.

Cheers,

Jeremy