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It.In any case usually GNU/Linux has an inferior need (compared to windows) for GUI automation usually there is an alternative programmatic way to do the things.Disagree with you both. It's true that you don't need AHK in Linux because there are programs that can handle the things AHK can. But me and my friends have written som programs in AHK and now none of us are using Windows. Now we want a AHK version for Linux so that we can continue making programs in it. Mayby our next project will be AHK for Linux. #26 - Posted 17 July 2007 - 11:41 PM Love AHK! Back to top AutoGuest Guests Last active: Joined: -- The only problem of having AHK in linux is that so many functions are specific to windows which would mean a complete rewrite for linux. #27 - Posted 25 July 2007 - 12:55 AM Back to top koch Members 8 posts Last active: Jul 25 2007 01:00 AM Joined: 28 Apr 2007 The only problem of having AHK in linux is that so many functions are specific to windows which would mean a complete rewrite for linux.That's to bad, well I just have to live without it then. #28 - Posted 25 July 2007 - 01:01 AM Love AHK! Back to top AutoGuest Guests Last active: Joined: -- The only problem of having AHK in linux is that so many functions are specific to windows which would mean a complete rewrite for linux.That's to bad, well I just have to live without it then.What about all of the other scripting tools that were listed above? They might not feature the same functions, but at least they get the job done. #29 - Posted 25 July 2007 - 01:16 AM Back to top Elevator_Hazard Members 297 posts Last active: Feb 07 2011 12:10 AM Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Well AHK was made with VC++ and is probably packed with windows-specific stuff like windows tries to do. I've had some limited success on using wine by saving a .ahk file and using wine to run the "convert .ahk to .exe" program and compiling then running that exe file with wine. I realized I used the ChooseColor() function I found on the forum in one specific script I tested... It was weird because wine was able to emulate that .dll within it. I forgot that the same program also used COM to embed an IE control so of course that didn't work. Also on linux I've not seen an ahk-like language and I've also been trying to step up to something bigger like C++ or Python... I've not had much luck with learning either of them.I adore linux so much! I'm a fan of the philosophy behind open-source and the GNU license (the points 0-3 are great). I had a book on linux from someone my mom works with which talked about the beginning of linux. I find it wonderful that I can satisfy most all of my needs

Do we know when Adobe release X reader for Ubuntu? It has some good features! Braiam68.9k32 gold badges181 silver badges274 bronze badges asked Dec 12, 2010 at 10:56 7 The short answer is MAYBE. The long answer is, as flash support, Adobe might take a long while to bring this to linux. Big chance that they will bring it as a proprietary software.Anyway for alternatives you can use the following:ePDFViewEvinceKPDFokularXpdfExtracted just my coincidence from a webpage i was working on back in 2008: i seriously need to update to mysql and php XD. answered Dec 12, 2010 at 20:22 Luis AlvaradoLuis Alvarado216k170 gold badges553 silver badges721 bronze badges try running pdf Xchange reader with Wine. It features a very customizable UI, tab support, highlighting and comments. answered Jul 13, 2011 at 2:07 GeoffGeoff411 bronze badge 1 Here is a very nice and fast alternative to Acrobat Reader - FoxitReader for Linux FoxitSoftware PDF Reader web site. I am very glad that Foxit released a reader for Linux platform (I am using this software on Windows PCs and I am very satisfied of the performance). answered Dec 12, 2010 at 15:46 VincenzoVincenzo2,6855 gold badges33 silver badges36 bronze badges 7 If you like to highlight, underline and make comments in pdf files, then there are no real alternatives to the windows version of Adobe reader or the windows version of Foxit Reader. Best is to use Foxit Reader under wine (the linux version of Foxit reader is only a reader without these functions). Also, the Evince developers do not have time to implement these features into Evince. answered Nov 21, 2011 at 21:24 HannesHannes5401 gold badge4 silver badges7 bronze badges 1 Guess what, I also needed to install Adobe X, but in my case, in order to use the multimedia pdf files created by the LiveScribe software.Fortunately, I downloaded Adobe Reader X for Windows XP SP2, gave the install file autorization to execute and installed it using wine (I have Ubuntu 10.04).One thing I had to do was to tell it to use the "unproteceted" mode ????All is ok. It opens, and

It’s been over a decade since I used adobe reader (currently a Linux user, and sumatra user when I had windows). And I honestly don’t remember what made adobe reader bad (I just remember that it was bad). Do you care to explain what it is specifically about adobe reader that is so bad compared to Sumatra? The pre-CC Adobe Reader XI functions pretty much the same as Sumatra and doesn't have those anti-features What does it add to plain mupdf (on which it seems to be based)? I love the clean, elegant interface of mupdf, and I can't imagine how could you ever improve on that. Lots and lots of additional features.More formats supported, more view options, remembers the history of files, command palette to quickly access all functionality, way more keyboard shortucts, customizable keyboard shortucts, more customizability of the UI.Maybe I shouldn't comment on the competition but mupdf on windows is very bare bones. No. MuPDF only supports a limited subset of HTML5 and CSS to support basic EPUB and FictionBook2. This app's still going?!? Man, this was my official PDF/eBook/CBZ reader when my life revolved around cheap PC laptops, Win2K/Classic theme, and lots of low-footprint apps like Foobar2000, uTorrent (pre-monetization), etc We've been using Sumatra at my work in New Zealand for the past year.I moved back to Windows after years of Linux use. I was shocked at how slow PDFS opened. So, I started looking for a replacement. Sumatra was by far the best. I used to use Sumatra all the time. It's fast and light, exactly what I'm looking forUnfortunately BSI added DRM to the PDFs which means I'm now locked down to Acrobat As a lawyer, SumatraPDF is my go to for everything. Fast, snappy, and works with zero-config problems through Wine on Linux. As a cross-platform solution for simple PDF files, I just use Firefox. But SumatraPDF reads much more than just PDF files, and for everything else, I haven't found a good, cross-platform alternative for the platforms I usually use (Linux, Windows and macOS). > macIt works in macOS trough Wine. Try `brew install wine` `wine64 ~/.wine/drive_c/SumatraPDF-3.4.3-64.exe` According to your recent experience, how does LibreOffice Draw compare to Foxit PDF editor?I remember the days when I needed a collection of PDF-editing apps because some PDFs only rendered correctly in some specific editor and other PDFs in another editor. Today 100% of PDFs seam to be editable in LibreOffice Draw without any problems. it is not rendered as good as in Foxit, but LOD will do the job for free, I use them for different purposes - Foxit for viewing (the basic version I use can't edit PDF directly), writing comments and maybe

Use Developer Mode and Install Wine Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run on Linux and macOS. Wine is desktop software, and there isn’t a version of Wine designed for Chromebooks…but there are workarounds. Since Chrome OS is based on Linux, there are two ways to run Wine on your Chromebook: using Crouton to run it in Linux, or by using the new Wine Android app. Important : Wine in Linux won’t run on ARM Chromebooks, and the Android version only supports Windows RT apps. Wine should work properly on Intel Chromebooks, however. Use Wine with Crouton : To install the desktop version of Wine, you’ll need to enable developer mode and install Crouton to get a Linux desktop alongside your Chrome OS system. You can then install Wine on the Linux desktop and use it to install Windows programs just as you’d use Wine on a typical Linux desktop. RELATED: How to Install Ubuntu Linux on Your Chromebook with Crouton This would allow you to run the standard version of Microsoft Office on a Chromebook , although you’d be better off with Microsoft’s official Office Web Apps or Android apps —unless you require advanced features. Whenever you want to use a Windows program, you could just switch between your Chrome OS system and Linux desktop with a keyboard shortcut—no need for rebooting. Use Wine for Android : Wine also has an Android app that’s still currently in beta , but if you have a Chromebook that runs Android apps, it can allow you to run Windows programs without installing Crouton. It’s not yet available in the Google Play Store, so you’ll need to put your Chromebook in developer mode and sideload the APK . Once Wine is installed on your Chromebook, just launch the app like normal get access to a minimal, emulated version of Windows. Keep in mind that this is still very much in beta, so it doesn’t work perfectly. That said, I would recommend at least trying this option before going through the trouble of setting up Crouton if all you

Have you ever wanted to run your favorite Windows applications and games on Linux? I‘ve got you covered!In this comprehensive guide, I‘ll be walking you through the entire process of installing and configuring Wine on Ubuntu 22.04 so you can seamlessly run Windows software on your Linux desktop.An Introduction to WineFor those new to Wine, it‘s essentially an open-source compatibility layer that provides a Windows runtime environment on Unix-based systems like Linux, macOS, and BSD. This allows you to install and run native Windows executables in Wine the same way you would on a Windows OS.So how does Wine work under the hood? Well, it intercepts calls from Windows applications and translates them into POSIX calls that Linux can understand. Rather than emulating hardware like virtual machines, Wine directly converts Windows API calls into native Linux system calls at runtime.This gives users the combined advantages of an open Linux environment and the vast library of Windows applications in one desktop experience!According to WineHQ, over 25,000 Windows apps are known to work flawlessly in Wine with many more capable of running with minor tweaks. Popular applications like Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, QuickBooks, and various games work smoothly on Linux using Wine.With Wine‘s use growing rapidly in the Linux community, statistics show:Over 1 million users actively use Wine (Source)The Wine package sees over 3 million downloads per month across Linux distributions (Source)76% of Wine users run it for gaming purposes (Source)This data highlights Wine‘s immense value in providing Windows application support for enterprises, developers, and everyday Linux users alike.Now let‘s get Wine up and running on your Ubuntu system!Prerequisites for Installing WineBefore we dive into the installation, there are a couple of prerequisites to take note of:You‘ll need an Ubuntu 22.04 operating system. Wine works on Ubuntu versions 18.04 and above.Your system architecture must be 64-bit or 32-bit compatible. Wine supports both.You require administrator (root) privileges to install system packages.Having the latest Ubuntu updates is recommended.Close any open applications and backup important data as a precaution.Meeting these requirements will ensure a smooth installation process. The good news is that for most Ubuntu desktop users, these prerequisites are already covered!With the prerequisites checked, we can now move on to installing Wine. We will be using the default Ubuntu repository to get the stable version of Wine on our system.Here is a step-by-step walkthrough:Step 1: Update Package IndexWe begin by updating Ubuntu‘s package index.