Installation

For both Windows95 & Linux you need Editor.zip this is approx. 33k in size, and includes Editor.jar (The main file), jeditor (for use with the Linux OS), jeditor.reg and jeditor.bat (for use with Windows95). Note: Before you use this software, read Legal Info section in the Introduction page of this manual.

Windows 95 :

Place the file editor.zip into your main java directory, & unzip it. You should now have a new jeditor directory in your java directory.
Next add the following line to your autoexec.bat file, changing the \java\bin\jeditor directory part to where the editor.jar file is stored, it should look something like :
SET CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;C:.;C:\JAVA\BIN\JEDITOR\EDITOR.JAR
Place the jeditor.bat file into a pathed directory eg c:\windows or c:\
You are now ready to start JEditor. Type jeditor from within a MS-Dos window to test. Or alternatively double click on the jeditor.bat icon.
Options -
Type the name of a java,html,htm or prj file after jeditor, and that document will be opened up on start up.
The jeditor.reg is a file which alters your systems registration, to allow JEditor to open .java and .prj files by double clicking on the files icon. To use jeditor.reg you have to firstly alter a line in jeditor.reg itself, instructions are included in the file telling you what to do. Save the file and then double click on its icon to set-up. Jeditor will now open files with a full path and filename.


Linux :

Place the file editor.zip into your java/bin directory, & unzip it.
Edit the classpath line in file called jeditor to point to editor.jar.
Copy the jeditor file to your /usr/bin file.
You are now ready to start JEditor. Type jeditor from within a X-window to test.
Options -
Type the name of a java,html,htm or prj file after jeditor, and that document will be opened up on start up.