Quick manual to install JFDraw
Author: http://www.jfimagine.com
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Step1: Install Java on your machine
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You can download either latest JRE(Java Runtime Environment)
or JDK(Java Development Kit, or J2SE) on http://java.sun.com.
We recommend you to download 1.4.x or 1.5.x or even higher version
of JDK or JRE.
Then install JRE or JDK on your machine.
Note: For Mac OSX users, JRE is pre-installed on your machine.
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Step2: Download JFDraw package.
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Please download the latest version of JFDraw at
http://www.jfimagine.com/download/jfdraw.zip
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Step3: Unpack JFDraw package.
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Go to the directory where the application was downloaded
Use the unpack tools you preferred to decompress jfdraw.zip
or you can type command to decompress it as below:
prompt: jar -xvf jfdraw.zip
A file list after unpacking:
-- license.txt <JFDraw license aggrement>
-- install.txt <Quick manual to install, in English>
-- install_cn.txt <Quick manual to install, in Simplified Chinese>
-- jfdraw.jar <JFDraw application package>
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Step4: Run JFDraw.
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Go to the directory where the jfdraw.jar was unpacked.
Double click the application icon, or type the following at the command :
prompt: java -jar jfdraw.jar
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Step5: Run JFDraw by Java Web Start.
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Also, you can run JFDraw by Java Web start if you have installed Java Web start.
Java Web Start was included in latest JRE or JDK version.
Try to launch http://www.jfimagine.com/download/jfdraw.jnlp in your web browser,
Java Web Start will automatically start JFDraw later.