http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5857
Summary: Wine doesn't have a desktop Product: Wine Version: 0.9.18. Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wine-binary AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: ekkehard.morgenstern@onlinehome.de
Although it's nice to run apps in individual windows, it's quite annoying that there's nothing similar to the Windows desktop ("wine explorer" doesn't count because it's akin to Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.x, which are both beyond outdated). Also, applications like "wine iexplore" don't have a user interface. Although is might be convenient when invoking particular websites, it is a hindrance to smooth usage of that feat. Overall, Wine doesn't leave the impression to be a usable Windows alternative. There are still many applications which run only Windows, and I want to use Linux for each and every program that I use, even if that involves using Wine. So, to make the user experience more pleasurable, a desktop should be added that runs in its own window and that can give the user a Windows Explorer like feel.