http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14980
--- Comment #8 from Anastasius Focht focht@gmx.net 2008-08-27 12:30:48 --- Hello,
--- quote --- That makes sense, but then shouldn't Wine automatically use the richedit provided with Office? That's how it works in Windows. Is an "automatic override" feasible, or would it cause too many other problems? I ask because this seems likely to be the underlying cause of more Office bugs than just this one (and bug 14041), and Office is often one of the first apps installed by newbies who don't have a clue how to set an override. --- quote ---
"Automatic override" by internally changing the load order would break stuff if done at global level. RichEdit needs an exception rule because it exists in two variants - OS = "public" (SDK) and Office = "private" one. One could check if loading of RichEdit component is requested using full path outside of standard locations (system32) - the way Office does - and try the one from private path first before falling back to standard load order behaviour.
I don't know if the people in charge for Wine RichEdit are aware of this issue (and the implications). Carry the issue to wine-devel if you want ... I will respond in this bug report if required.
Regards