[Bug 6836] Confusing Windows About Boxes

[Wine Bugs]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6836

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------- Additional Comments From [e-mail]  2006-07-12 08:52 -------
Thanks for pointing me to the MSDN.  However, I disagree with your
interpretation.  An ordinary reading of one of the about boxes, such as
"Minesweeper about box on Windows" definitely makes it appear that Minesweeper
is copyright Microsoft.  You make a good point about the text depending on a
Windows version.  However, I think the specification is that it vary based on
the version of the program (e.g. minesweeper), not the version of shell32.dll. 
Windows implements it through shell32.dll, but this is only out of convenience,
because it is expected that all programs and dlls will be from the same version
of Windows.  Thus, I think Wine should still attempt to show copyright
information for the program; again, this can be done by parsing the resources.

Even if you still disagree on this, there are problems.  The look and feel of
the Wine about boxes is radically different from the Windows boxes.  There is no
copyright or licensing information for Wine's shell32 either.  Instead, there is
a long list of contributors, which makes the Wine box look very different.

Most importantly, the Wine box does not always show the custom text
(szOtherStuff) in full.  The window is laid out with insufficient room, so it
was cut off for the Pinball box (and perhaps others)