good ide for pic - Page 1
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author: House91320
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2011, 06:56:18 am
content: I am looking for a list of ides for pic that work on Linux

author: oPossum
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2011, 07:04:32 am
content: MPLAB X

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 12, 2011, 07:20:09 am
content: Pikdevis a simple graphic IDE based on KDEEclipsehas a PIC plugin -here

author: House91320
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2011, 04:13:22 pm
content: i like the format of pikdev but i cant get it to compile to hex

author: frank26080115
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2011, 05:18:15 am
content: Quote from: oPossum on March 12, 2011, 07:04:32 amthey need to fire the brain dead web developer who put up that intro video that you can't stop or mute

author: House91320
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2011, 05:34:14 am
content: YES!!!

author: oPossum
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2011, 05:50:12 am
content: Right click on the video and uncheck play - it will stop.

author: Lance
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2011, 09:14:02 am
content: Nice! Yet another thing I don't need windows to do anymore! I guess that just leaves MSOffice and games.

author: House91320
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 31, 2011, 11:14:58 pm
content: Linux is superior.

author: bilko
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 31, 2011, 11:29:13 pm
content: Quote from: Lance on March 13, 2011, 09:14:02 amSun OpenOffice has been out for years. It will read and write all Microsoft Office files.http://download.openoffice.org/

author: Lance
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 01, 2011, 04:38:40 am
content: Quote from: yachtronics on March 31, 2011, 11:29:13 pmI know that. The problem is it doesn't to it incredibly well. There's always something that's wrong, and I prefer to not deal with those issues. Once I have more free time I'll go through setting it up in WINE. Or I may just stick windows in virtualbox and install it there.

author: House91320
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 05, 2011, 11:57:03 pm
content: There is a program for linux wich allows you to play windows games.

author: Lance
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2011, 02:06:40 am
content: It is called WINE.

author: ShiftPlusOne
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2011, 10:28:03 am
content: WINE is not an alternative for windows, very few programs work as intended. Save yourself the headache set up a dual boot system. A modern computer runs Windows 7 just fine, if your computer is slightly older then use XP. Linux is great, but sometimes you need a proper windows system.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2011, 04:17:47 pm
content: Quote from: ShiftPlusOne on April 06, 2011, 10:28:03 amA better choice is Virtualbox or some other VM software.

author: ShiftPlusOne
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2011, 04:28:49 pm
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on April 06, 2011, 04:17:47 pmWell the topic of gaming came up. VM software just isn't quite there yet. But yes, I run Altium Designer from VirtualBox on my laptop and that serves me pretty well, but when it comes to 3D acceleration you're stuck with WINE or dual boot.I just don't think it's fair to say that either Windows or Linux is superior. It really depends on your needs and preferences.

author: Lance
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2011, 04:51:00 pm
content: I know how much of a pain WINE can be. If you want an actual product meant for the task look at Crossover, and Crossover Games.

author: House91320
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2011, 10:49:05 pm
content: No its called playon linux.

author: Lance
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2011, 12:43:27 am
content: That's a different product. In fact it uses WINE:http://www.playonlinux.com/en/dev-documentation-5.htmlhttp://www.codeweavers.com/products/Crossover is made by the same group that works on the WINE. Crossover runs things quite well. WINE isn't horrible, it just isn't perfect.

author: ShiftPlusOne
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2011, 07:41:27 am
content: Quote from: Lance on April 07, 2011, 12:43:27 amNeither is any patched version of it though. All CrossOver and TransGaming provide is a few patches and preset setting for games. It can help a little, but it's still not good enough for most applications. Actually TransGaming make themselves look better by saying they support games which are barely playable, while WINE only gives a gold status to things which work flawlessly.

author: Lance
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2011, 02:59:55 pm
content: Quote from: ShiftPlusOne on April 07, 2011, 07:41:27 amI think you have that backwards. I've never heard of TransGaming, but saying they "support" things with barely work properly sounds like a bad practice to me. Only giving gold status to things which work well consistently seems reasonable.

author: ShiftPlusOne
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2011, 03:03:34 pm
content: Yeah, that's what I meant... I was complaining about TransGaming 'cause they don't mention that supported isn't the same as WINE's gold rating.Edit: just looked it up for accuracy... TransGaming is the company, the actual product is called Cedega.Quote(The game was barely playable, it was awful)

author: Tony R
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2011, 11:38:59 pm
content: Quote from: frank26080115 on March 13, 2011, 05:18:15 amI agree!

author: Trigger
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2011, 06:37:05 am
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on April 06, 2011, 04:17:47 pm+1 on Virtualbox. You need plenty of memory and some processing horsepower in the machine but I've run Windows 7 VMs for Matlab/Simulink, and visual studio with no issues.