[jsword-devel] Flashcard build silliness
DM Smith
dmsmith555 at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 9 12:46:22 MST 2004
Troy, I made no changes to the Editor. One of the things that will need
to be done is to teach it where ~/.flashcards is. This should be the
same as in FlashCards. Otherwise, it will not be able to figure out
where to save lessons to.
Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> OK John,
> Here's my latest discoveries.
>
> If I build on the server with ant and jdk 1.5.0, I have the null
> editor window, running on XP jdk 1.4.1.
> If I build on the server with ant and jdk 1.4.2, I have the null
> editor window, running on XP jdk 1.4.1.
> If I build on the server with your build script and jdk 1.5.0, I
> get 1.5.0 compile errors which have been fixed and committed, and then
> I get:
>
> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError:
> org/crosswire /flashcards/Quiz (Unsupported major.minor version 49.0)
>
> which is probably expected from XP and jdk 1.4.1
>
> If I build on the server with your build script and jdk 1.4.2
> everything works on XP jdk 1.4.1.
>
> Hope we can track this down.
>
> -Troy.
>
> get On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, John Jacques wrote:
>
>> Troy,
>>
>> I don't get anything when I try to run the editor from the MainMenu
>> using webstart (Quiz does work). All works well when I run from the
>> command line (on Linux):
>>
>> $ java -jar flashcards.jar
>>
>> The Editor is the correct size etc.
>>
>> I almost have my local web server set up to allow me to use webstart.
>> The last remaining obsticle is signing the jar file! I am trying as
>> recommended
>> (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/jws/developersguide/development.html#signing)
>> but haven't been able to obtain 'unrestricted access'...
>>
>> On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 12:20, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>
>>> John,
>>> We could try setting a size. It's not necessarily a webstart
>>> issue. I got that error I reported to you by running the produced jar
>>> file on an XP box. If you click on the webstart link from this page:
>>>
>>> http://crosswire.org/flashcards/
>>>
>>> does the edit choice work for you?
>>>
>>> I can grab the corner of the very small editor window and resize it
>>> larger, but there is nothing on the client area.
>>>
>>> If you'd really like the breathing marks to be entered before the
>>> letters,
>>> the IM mechanism supports multiple keystroke for character entry.
>>> This is
>>> used in the Michigan Claremont Hebrew keymap, if you'd like to see
>>> how it
>>> works. Actually, just reviewed HebrewMCIM.java and it looks really
>>> convoluted. Sorry about that.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your work!
>>>
>>> -Troy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, John Jacques wrote:
>>>
>>>> Troy,
>>>>
>>>> The main difference I see is that MainFrame.java doesn't use
>>>> java.awt.Toolkit to determine the screen size as in Editor.java. It
>>>> might be worth setting a screen size there...
>>>>
>>>> I'm glad my other changes didn't break anything!
>>>>
>>>> I'll try to set up webstart on a local webserver. Looks like I would
>>>> just have to edit Flashcards.jnlp. Is it that simple?
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 2004-09-08 at 16:49, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> John,
>>>>> Thank you for your recent submissions. I have updated the
>>>>> webstart installer to the latest code and the editor doesn't seem to
>>>>> launch for me. I get an error:
>>>>> ERROR :
>>>>> org.crosswire.flashcards.EditorFrame[frame0,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layo
>>>>>
>>>>> ut=java.awt.BorderLayout,title=,resizable,normal,defaultCloseOperation=HIDE_ON_C
>>>>>
>>>>> LOSE,rootPane=javax.swing.JRootPane[,0,0,0x0,invalid,layout=javax.swing.JRootPan
>>>>>
>>>>> e$RootLayout,alignmentX=null,alignmentY=null,border=,flags=385,maximumSize=,mini
>>>>>
>>>>> mumSize=,preferredSize=],rootPaneCheckingEnabled=true] :
>>>>> Thread[main,5,main]
>>>>> null
>>>>>
>>>>> and a very small windows (actually just the titlebar).
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know if you have an idea what it might be. Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Troy.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, John Jacques wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Troy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm going to check in my changes to flashcards. So far there are no
>>>>>> major changes, just minor fixes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I want to make larger changes, should we branch? Does the
>>>>>> revision
>>>>>> (4 in this case) match up with other CrossWire software such as
>>>>>> modedit
>>>>>> (which I believe is used elsewhere)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One last question, is there a mailing list, or any other forum,
>>>>>> where
>>>>>> new ideas should be discussed before they are implemented?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 2004-08-15 at 03:23, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John,
>>>>>>> We've recently changed servers and it has been keeping me
>>>>>>> busy for the
>>>>>>> past few weeks. We just put a new live SVN repository online at:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://crosswire.org/svn/flashcards/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The repository permission is currently WORLD READ/WRITE. If you
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> like to commit your changes to the repository, you are welcome
>>>>>>> to do so.
>>>>>>> Not sure if you've had subversion experience. If now, you can
>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>> info and software at:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://subversion.tigris.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks again for your willingness to help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Troy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John Jacques wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Troy,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I made the following changes. Let me know if you keep any of
>>>>>>>> them!
>>>>>>>> There are files named "Changes.eruditelite" in any directory I
>>>>>>>> made
>>>>>>>> changes in that describe each change and the modified files. I
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> also included the change files in this messages (see below).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Are you using a revision control system?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also, what do you think of the following proposals:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1) Add a Quiz mode in which the user is presented with the
>>>>>>>> vocabulary word only (not multiple choice) and then the
>>>>>>>> answer (either time delayed or by pressing a
>>>>>>>> button). The
>>>>>>>> user then indicates whether they knew the word or
>>>>>>>> not. The
>>>>>>>> current mode (multiple choice) would still be
>>>>>>>> available.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2) Cleanup ".flash" files when saving (eliminate unused
>>>>>>>> entries, renumber etc.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ========== In the top directory:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1) Added GNUmakefile to speedup working from emacs/command line.
>>>>>>>> 2) Updated to the latest (on the website 22 July 2004)
>>>>>>>> modedit. This
>>>>>>>> allowed me to enter text (classical greek) in Mandrake 10.0.
>>>>>>>> 3) Added MounceBasicsChapter04.flash (Vocabulary from Chapter 4 of
>>>>>>>> Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ========== In src/flash:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1) Changed tool tip for "Save" from "Help" to "Save"
>>>>>>>> (EditorFrame.java:102)
>>>>>>>> 2) Stopped displaying exception on startup when "NewLesson.flash"
>>>>>>>> didn't exist. (EidtorFrame.java:247)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 16:37, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John,
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the offer. We'd love any help you'd be willing to
>>>>>>>>> volunteer. That's how our open projects improve! You'll find
>>>>>>>>> the source
>>>>>>>>> in the same directory pointed to by the download link. I
>>>>>>>>> don't think we
>>>>>>>>> have an actual link to it yet.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We do have some c++/linux/handheld apps:
>>>>>>>>> http://crosswire.org/qpsword/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And we'd love to see flashcards run on the Zaurus! :) Or
>>>>>>>>> at least
>>>>>>>>> a client that reads the same lesson formats.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks you again for your persistence to get our app to
>>>>>>>>> work and
>>>>>>>>> willingness to help!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -Troy A. Griffitts
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 17 Jul 2004, John Jacques wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troy,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the response! The final sigma is " (double quote)
>>>>>>>>>> and my
>>>>>>>>>> confusion about saving a new list was the pop-up hint for the
>>>>>>>>>> save
>>>>>>>>>> button (which says "Help"). It all works now...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If you are interested in programming help, let me know. I am a
>>>>>>>>>> programmer (embedded Linux/Real Time) so most of my
>>>>>>>>>> experience is OS
>>>>>>>>>> porting and device drivers but I have written a fair amount
>>>>>>>>>> of Java
>>>>>>>>>> (~7,000 lines) including a Swing GUI.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 07:02, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> John, I believe that final sigma is the ' key. Did you type
>>>>>>>>>>> a filename
>>>>>>>>>>> in the filename box before you hit save? I realize this
>>>>>>>>>>> isn't an
>>>>>>>>>>> orthodox method for saving a new file, but it's a first rev
>>>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>>>> software. Please let me know if this information hasn't
>>>>>>>>>>> helped get you
>>>>>>>>>>> going.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> -Troy A. Griffitts.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> John Jacques wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> First of all, thank you for a wonderful program! However,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't seem
>>>>>>>>>>>> to get FlashEditor.jar to save any of the changes I make or
>>>>>>>>>>>> let me enter
>>>>>>>>>>>> a sigma (the end of word sigma that is)...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>> sword-support at crosswire.org
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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