https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41974
Bug ID: 41974 Summary: German-English dictionary won't run using Wine Product: Wine Version: unspecified Hardware: x86 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: nickworley2@gmail.com Distribution: ---
I'm trying to use Wine to get an old German-English dictionary working called Duden Oxford Großwörterbuch Englisch (Version 2.0 mit Plus-Paket). It's outdated, but the interface and search features are excellent, plus you can create your own user dictionaries, so I'm keen to get this dictionary working with Wine. Plus there's no more recent version of this dictionary on CD as far as I can tell after much Googling. This dictionary used to work fine years ago on Win XP. After installing the dictionary interface (which is called PC-Bibliothek 2.0), you then have to install the dictionary (i.e. the German/English) content into the interface. Before the dictionary content is imported you have to enter a CD key, which appears on the back of the CD case (this is in the format X1XX-XXXX-XXXX, where X represents a letter and 1 a digit). This works fine in a native XP installation, but when using Wine the computer hangs. The dialog box tells me (in German) that the CD key is being checked, but the computer hangs and no progress is made. I then have to close the program using the System Monitor. I've tried using all sorts of Wine OS options: Win 3.1, 95, 98, NT, XP, Vista, 7, 8 -- this dictionary doesn't run with any of these OSes. I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I've tried to install this dictionary using Wine 1.6.2, but apparently this version of Wine is outdated. I've tried installing Wine 1.8.5 from Wine HQ but without success. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but version 1.8.5 appears to install, but then I can't find it anywhere on my computer and have no idea how to open it (there's no "Configure Wine" icon as with version 1.6.2). Btw, WineTricks doesn't help in any way to install this dictionary.