Re: Keeping people from trying iTunes in Wine?

[Dan Kegel]

Rosanne DiMesio  wrote:
> > Maybe we should detect the top ten apps that don't work
> > with Wine, and put up a warning dialog saying they are
> > known not to work, and people shouldn't try.
>
> Do you really want to prevent users from ever
> testing these apps in new versions of Wine,
> or trying to find workarounds?

No, I just want to give them fair warning
they're about to pound sand.  The dialog
would have a 'Never show this dialog again'
checkbox, and buttons for 'Give Up' and
'Full Speed Ahead, Damn The Torpedoes'.
> I do a fair amount of head-bashing myself, and I would find such a message patronizing and intrusive.

You would then check the checkbox and click
'Geronimo'.
- Dan