Application Details:
| Version: | 5 |
| License: | Free to use |
| URL: | http://spacejock.com |
| Votes: | 0 |
| Latest Rating: | Silver |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.5.29 |
Maintainers: About Maintainership
What works
Running Beta Version 5.2.6
Have written about five chapters and have had no major problems with software.
What does not
Install process would not let me create desktop icon. Have to go into wine program folder and load every time. The speech does not work in the scene menu. Ask you to download microsoft framework 3 but will not allow you to install with wine.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Have not tried to export complete work but sample files worked fine.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Current | Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Apr 29 2013 | 1.5.29 | Yes | Yes | Silver | an anonymous user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jul 23 2012 | 1.4 | Yes | Yes | Silver | an anonymous user | ||
| Show | Linux Mint 10 "Julia" | Mar 19 2011 | 1.3.16 | Yes | Yes | Bronze | Michael Wilkerson | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Feb 23 2011 | 1.3.14 | Yes | No | Garbage | Michael Wilkerson |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
MUST install mono for yWriter to run. However upon project creation yWriter freezes.
(Tested with Mono 2.10)
(Not tested with any other version)
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by Anne on Friday April 3rd 2015, 14:09
I tried using yWriter 5 wih the latest Wine but it freezes upon using the new project wizard. If using the normal blank new project option, it eventually freezes again just adding in scenes.
Help.
Thanks!