I have ubuntu linux. That's the biggest reason I have not done anything with game maker for over a year. I have tried learning python, took a java class, but I still like Game Maker. So I did some research, looked around, and learned that Game Maker will not work under WINE due to directX problems. However, directX was not implemented until version 6, so version 5 still works under linux.

With my newfound knowledge, I downloaded GM 5.3a from yoyogames and installed it. It worked, the examples worked, it was nice. Then I tried making a simple bouncing ball game to refamiliarize myself with the program. But to my dismay, when I hit go, the screen was blank. I checked the room, I had placed everything correctly, so I checked the controller object. I looked at the script I had written and it was blank. It didn't save. I tried again, double checked it, wrote scripts in a time line and as a script, all with the same failures. If I use drag and drop I can make it work, but d and d sucks.

Also when I open the help, I can't close the help. Get an error message.

Has anyone else had this issue? I understand linux is not too common, and understand that GM 5.3a is for dinosaurs. I just hope someone, somewhere has something I can try to make scripts work.