http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23283
--- Comment #6 from Anastasius Focht focht@gmx.net 2010-06-28 09:24:26 --- Hello,
--- quote --- So what now? I assume I have to file a motion for a linux client (which they deny, free of charge), then contradict (free of charge) and finally file a suit (costs?).
Basis should be: Elster-Gutachten, Dr. Till Jaeger, Munich, 2005-03-14
And I hope there are many followers ... --- quote ---
would anyone expect any different answer? While "Elster" platform itself seems to be cross-platform, that specific "ElsterFormular" app/project has simply grown too large to do a native port/rewrite. There exist alternatives, see: https://www.elster.de/elster_faq.php?faqid=d03#d03 and https://www.elster.de/elster_linmac.php (for disambiguation between ELSTER and ElsterFormular)
If Wine gets fixed at the shell32 SHELL_FindExecutable() part there is a good chance to get printing functionality for "ElsterFormular" to work.
For the bug in the "ElsterFormular" software itself we can put a note/hint/workaround in appdb, describing the path limits to external pdf applications to prevent app buffer overflow (fix would be to install pdf app in short path or use symlink/junction). This would also apply to users of the software running on native Windows, reporting same printing problems ;-)
Regards