Concord on Linux

After years of frustration and eventual resignation, I finally got Concord for Windows to work on Linux, though I admit I haven't spent that much time on it. Turned out to be fairly easy, but I think good, updated software gets most of the credit. I'm just a newbie on Linux so if I leave out any important info, please let me know.

Environment

  • Ubuntu 7.10, the Gutsy Gibbon
  • Wine 0.9.46
  • Windows version of The Concord Study Package 1.0

Installation

  1. Insert CD and open Setup.exe with Wine.
  2. Run Concord's setup program and install as if you were using Windows (ie, leave Concord's default settings, like C:\Program Files\Concord, etc.).
  3. On the Concord CD, open the Update folder. (If you don't have an Update folder you can download the update here.)
  4. Open CrdWin105.exe with Wine and unzip the files to Concord's installation folder.

I tried this both with and without the update, and it only worked properly with the update installed.

ConfigurationLibraries tab

  1. Open Wine's configuration utility (winecfg).
  2. On the Applications tab, click Add Application and browse for Concord.exe.
  3. In the Windows version drop-down box, choose a version of Windows to emulate. I'm using Windows 98, because it's nearest the version Concord was designed for (Win95).
  4. Click the Apply button.
  5. Make sure Concord.exe is selected in the Applications list and go to the Libraries tab.
  6. You'll need to add 2 overrides for Concord: riched20 and riched32. Type the name into the drop-down box and then click Add. Repeat for the other one.
  7. The loading order for each defaults to "native, builtin", which is how it should be (Concord should be using the dll's in it's own directory instead of Wine's Windows dll's).
  8. Click Apply, then OK.
  9. Run Concord.

Fonts

The book text in Concord uses Times New Roman, and only Times New Roman. Without this font, the text will appear in something like Courier. Everything else in Concord uses MS Sans-Serif, and you can customize most elements. Fortunately I found a package called msttcorefonts (v2.2) that includes Times New Roman. On Ubuntu this package is in the Graphical section of the Multiverse Repository. Or you can find it here: http://corefonts.sourceforge.net.

What Works

I haven't tested everything, but here's what works so far:

  • Search: the search box works for both searching and going to a specific citation. In the search results, you have to double-click on a result to bring it up. The tooltips pop up but don't show anything.
  • Citation Document: you can read a document, copy the citations, jot, etc. Sometimes if I paste a list of citations into a document, half of the list disappears. But I think this is only a painting issue — when I resize the window, the citations reappear.
  • Copy citations works normally.

What Doesn't

  • Lists show up but you can't jump to an item. Use the Previous Topic Previous Topic and Next Topic Next Topic buttons instead.
  • Hymns: I couldn't get the hymns to play but this might be my sound config. It's not that important to me so I haven't played around with it.
  • Printing & Print Preview: untested — I don't have a printer installed.

 

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