Configuring a bottle

Bottles can be configured via the Bottle configuration dialog. This dialog is launched from the Add/Remove or Manage Bottles tab in OfficeSetup.

Advanced Bottle Settings

The Advanced Settings dialog boxes allow you configure the advanced features of CrossOver Linux Standard. Most users will not need to adjust these settings.

The advanced configuration settings can be modified by clicking on the Advanced button in OfficeSetup's Bottle Settings tab.

HTTP proxy.  OfficeSetup can simplify the installation of applications and fonts by downloading the required installer for you. If you want to use this functionality and your internet connection should go through an HTTP proxy, then please enter the proxy settings here.

Host.  Specify the hostname of the proxy here.

Port.  Specify the port of the proxy here.

Outlook security.  To improve resistance to email worms and viruses, CrossOver Linux Standard can prevent Outlook from opening certain types of attachments. This restriction is only enforced for Outlook and does not apply to other Windows email clients such as Notes. You can specify the extensions to block using the Blocked extensions field.

DirectDraw.  Most applications work best with DirectDraw turned on. A few applications (older versions of QuickTime, iPix, etc.) may appear in the wrong colors or otherwise distorted when using DirectDraw. To turn DirectDraw off, uncheck the Enable use of DirectDraw box.

Disabling DirectDraw will prevent QuickTime 6.5 from working properly.

Menus

This tab lets you manipulate the menus and desktop icons created by the Windows applications. In addition, it provides a way to launch many installed applications directly from within OfficeSetup.

If your menus become corrupt, desired entries are missing, or unneeded menus are present, you can adjust the set of active menus via the 'Enabled' checkboxes. To start a program from the Menus tab, click on the icon for the program you want to start.

Menu root.  By default, menus for all Windows applications are created in a group called "Windows Applications". Modifying the Menu Root will change the location of these entries in your system menu.

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You can keep the menus for your different bottles organized by specifying a different menu root for each bottle.

Associations

This tab lets you integrate the Windows applications with your email client and your desktop environment.

For instance if you installed QuickTime, then CrossOver has the ability to view '.mov' documents. This will be indicated by an entry for the '.mov' file extension.

The Associations List displays the most commonly used file types supported by your Windows applications. Changing the value in the State column will change how CrossOver makes that association available to your desktop environment according to the following values:

  • Default: Default associations take priority over all other handlers for a given MIME type. For instance, if Microsoft Word is the default application for the '.doc' extension, then double-clicking on a '.doc' file will open it in Microsoft Word.

  • Alternative: Alternative associations remain available for handling an association, but may not be the default handler. So if Microsoft Word is the alternative application for the '.doc' extension, then it will appear in the "Open with..." menu. However double-clicking on a '.doc' file may open it in Open Office if it is installed and happens to have a higher 'priority' than Microsoft Word.

  • Mime: Setting an association to 'mime' ensures that your desktop environment knows about that file extension and MIME type, but does not register a handler for it. For instance, setting the '.docx' association to 'mime' will ensure that your desktop environment knows about that extension and shows you the relevant icon for it if it did not have one already. However the corresponding application will not appear in the "Open with..." menu.

  • Ignore: Associations set to 'ignore' have no effect on your system whatsoever.

Show common file types only.  When this option is checked, the Associations List will only contain the most commonly used file types. To view the entire list of file types supported by your Windows applications, deselect this option.

Plugins

This tab provides a mechanism for activating (or deactivating) the modules provided by a plugin, and for associating the plugin's MIME types with the browser.

The DLL column shows the name of the module containing the Windows plugin, which is identified in the Plugin name column. The Enabled column shows which plugins are currently handled by CrossOver.

Plugins may be activated or deactivated via the Enabled checkboxes.

Note that a specific plugin, like QuickTime, may be composed of multiple DLLs. You can choose to activate each DLL independently of the others. Each DLL will handle a subset of the media (MIME) types handled by the plugin.

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Click on a dll name for more information about that particular file.

Recreate plugins.  If you have installed a new browser or have changed the plugin directories on the CrossOver settings tab, use the Recreate plugins button to reinstall all of your CrossOver plugins.

KDE plugin configuration.  If you are using the Konqueror browser, changes that you make on the Plugins tab will not take effect immediately. In order to refresh Konqueror's plugins, you will need to run the KDE plugin manager by clicking the KDE plugin configuration button. Once the KDE plugin manager is running, click on the Scan for New Plugins button to refresh Konqueror.

Fonts

Many Windows applications work best when they use original Windows fonts. The Fonts tab provides a way to download and install these fonts and allows you to view and change the other fonts that are available to CrossOver applications.

The Available fonts frame lists all the fonts usable by CrossOver. This includes all the TrueType fonts found in TrueType Font paths.

Add a font...  Clicking this button will launch the install wizard with a list of fonts that can be installed. All of these fonts are available for download.

Add all fonts...  Click this button to install a full suite of Windows fonts. This will take some time, as each font will be downloaded and installed individually.