Capitolo 6. Usare CrossOver

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Eseguire applicazioni Windows
The CrossOver Welcome Window
Running Windows Applications from the Finder
Running Windows applications with the Run Command dialog
Stopping misbehaving programs

Eseguire applicazioni Windows

The CrossOver Welcome Window

When CrossOver launches, it will display the welcome screen pictured below.

From the welcome window you can click on Install Windows Software to install Windows applications.

You can also click on Run Installed Software to run your Windows applications. This will display a Finder window with shortcuts to the Windows software which you have installed, as described in the section on Running Windows applications.

If you do not want CrossOver to display the welcome window when it starts up, you may click the checkbox labeled Don't show this window at startup in the lower-left corner, and then close the welcome window. It will not appear next time you launch CrossOver.

If you want the welcome window to appear again, navigate to the HelpWelcome menu.

You can then uncheck the Don't show this window at startup checkbox and CrossOver will again begin to display the welcome window every time you launch it.

Running Windows Applications from the Finder

When you install Windows software, CrossOver will create 'Helper Applications' that correspond to the Windows Start Menu. Each helper application will launch CrossOver and start the associated Windows program.

The default location for the helper applications is in the Applications/CrossOver folder in your home account. You can customize this location via the Preferences Dialog.

An example of the Applications/CrossOver folder in your home directory is shown below. You can navigate inside of this folder and launch applications just as you would from any other Finder window on your Mac.

When CrossOver is running, you can also access your Windows programs by right-clicking on the CrossOver icon in the dock. This will display a menu with your Windows software. An example is pictured below.

Any change you make in the Applications/CrossOver folder will be reflected in these two places as well. You can restore all of these menus to their original state with the ConfigureClear and Rebuild Programs Menu… menu.

Running Windows applications with the Run Command dialog

The ProgramsRun Command… menu provides a simple way to run a Windows command-line in CrossOver. This can be a useful way to run standard Wine tools such as regedit or notepad, and can also be used to run applications which don't create icons or shortcuts.

If you need to run the same command regularly you can create a shortcut for it by clicking on the Save Command to Programs Menu button.

This dialog provides several logging and debugging functions as well. These options may be useful if you talk to CodeWeavers tech support or if you are trying to make an unsupported application behave. To display these options, click on the Debug Options reveal control.

Apri Shell.  This option will launch an interactive shell, preconfigured for use with the selected bottle. This may be useful for running text-only programs.

Crea il log file.  Se questa funzione è attiva, CrossOver vi chiederà, prima dell'esecuzione del comando, un nome ed una posizione per il log file. Questo log file conterrà molte informazioni di debug riguardanti l'esecuzione.

Turning on specific logging channels will determine what information is written to the log file. Many of these channels include a large volume of information, so generally they should be used singly or in pairs.