Linux/Wine
I have done some preliminary testing of QS with Linux/Wine. A few modifications were necessary to get it running but, all in all, it works pretty well. Some things to note:
- I am not certain as to the quality of secure deletion done by Eraser in the WINE environment. There aren't any errors, exceptions, or access violations generated. One of the methods Eraser uses to gather entropy is heap-walking. Wine doesn't support this, but neither do (did) some versions of windows. Eraser has other backup methods to gather entropy. So, it appears to work. I'd appreciate anyone with technical know how who might do some looking into this.
Known Problems
- Html Help doesn't work. This seems to be universal. I couldn't find anyone with it working. Fortunately, I've discovered a linux program that can display htmlhelp files on linux. It's called Xchm. On debian it was available in the package manager. After install, I found it on the Applications/Office menu. You can start it and using it's File/Load to load qs.chm. Of course a desktop shortcut would be preferable. It seems to work pretty good. I think using the index you'll be able to locate help that would appear from a Help button in whatever dialog. When I have a little time I may investigate if I can call this program for the various popups, etc throughout the program.
I also tried out a program called GnoChm. Unfortunately, I found the text display hard on the eyes. First it was tiny. Then, after zooming it a bit, the text just wasn't as readable as xchm. You might want to check it out anyway.