JavaJct beta 1 - 100% Pure Java JavaJct is a IDE for Java written in Java. It is based JJct, the popular Windows based Java development environement that allows developers to edit Java text files and compile them. I wrote the original JJct because I could not find a Java editor that allowed different fonts(this was when Java was first released). Many people have e-mailed me, asking if there was a version of JJct that ran on non-Windows computers. Finally, I have had the time to produce a 100% pure Java version of JJct - JavaJct. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Computer running JDK 1.1.2 or higher I have tested JavaJct on JDK 1.1.3 and JDK 1.1.5 on Windows NT as well as JDK 1.1.5 on Redhat Linux 5.0. If you successfully run on another platform, please e-mail me and I will add that information to this file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To run copy "javajct.jar" to a directory. Change into the directory containing the JAR file and execute the class "JJunction.JavaJct'. Make sure so set you CLASSPATH to the jar file. I use the jre, the Java run-time. To launch JavaJct, I type the following: jre -cp javajct.jar JJunction.JavaJct When you first run JavaJct you need specify the path where your Java compiler, java interpreter and applet browser resides. Select the Java|Options menu to show the Options dialog. You can also specify compiler and interpreter options in the appropriate edit boxes. Below are the options I set in my environment: Java Compiler: D:\JDK1.1.5\BIN\javac.exe Java Options: Interpreter: cmd /c D:\JDK1.1.5\BIN\jre.exe Interpreter Options: -cp Browser: D:\Programs\Netscape\Netscape.exe Notes: 1. Notice above, I use "cmd /c" in the Interpreter options. On Windows NT, that launches a new command session. This allows text based Java applications output to be seen. Otherwise, the Java application would be launched as a background task! This only works on Windows NT. Windows 95 - try using "COMMAND" instead(I haven't tried this but I heard it works). Unix - use "xterm". 2. JavaJct builds the commands to execute the compiler, interpret and browse as follows: Compiler: +" "++" "+ Interpreter: +" "++" "+ Browser: +" "+ Feel free to play with the options and launch commands. You might find better ways to launch the tools. Please e-mail me if you find a better way to run the JRE and see the output. 3. I can't get the Java text based output to pause. You will see the Java programs output from the interpreter but it will immediately disappear. If anyone knows how I can prevent this, let me know. Please let me know what features I might have missed (or that I added you might not like) for future versions. And keep checking the web page for newer versions. Dana Scott Kaufman Internet: jjct@geocities.com Web Page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7551/jjct.html Revision History ----------------- JavaJct beta 1 First Release.