On May 13, 1:47 am, caldercay <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 11, 6:40 am, Ampers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I do disagree with you that the combination that Google Market under > > Picasa for Linus Beta 3 is exactly the same as the newer version of > > the Windows edition. > > > I am afraid that anyone that thinks they are the same is completely > > wrong. > > > I have used the Windows version and you can do the job I want under > > that. > > > I have also used the Google Linux combination Beta 3, and you cannot > > do the job I want under that. > > I know where "Ampers" is missing it. > > If a person goes here:http://picasa.google.com/linux/ > They will see, "Download Picasa 3 for Linux (beta)" > > Ampers continues to reference, "Picasa 3 beta" ... in > their responses in this thread. I am certain Ampers > is running that version ... > > Ampers is using a REALLY OLD version of Picasa > (for Windows, running under WINE), which means > the functionality they are looking for is not there. > > It's quite possible there is a "English is not a first language" > at work here. Picasa 3.8 is what I'm running (it's, of course, > the Windows binary) under OpenSUSE 11.4 64-bit Linux. > > Ampers, if you're still around, open up the About box and > tell us what version is reported in the dialog box.
One of the problems here is that even if one is running Picasa 3.8 via Wine on a Linux distro like Ubuntu, when one clicks the «Help» button and selects «About Picasa», one sees something like the following : «Version 3.8.0 (Programversion 117.4300,0)Picasa f[o]r Linux». Moreover, as noted above, when one attempts to download Picasa from a Linux distro, one sees a download button which says the following : «Download Picasa 3 for Linux (beta)». Thus it's hardly surprising that those who haven't followed the years-long discussion on this forum about users' desire for a native Linux version of Picasa and the Google Guides (when we were privileged enough to have Google Guides on the forum) response which pointed out that all versions were Windows versions run on Wine and that no native Linux version was in the cards become confused. The main difference between the situation then and now is that now Linux users cannot simply download the latest version by clicking on a Picasa-button, instead they have to install Wine separately and then download the Windows .exe file. Alas, the conclusion I have to draw from all this is that Linux users are not Google's main priority, which is interesting given the fact that the Google Chrome OS is a Linux variant.... Henri -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en.
