Makagiga 0.9.2 Beta (!!!!)

Makagiga is a powerful, easy-to-use, cross-platform free software written in Java 5.0. It features plugins, file import/export, backup utility, tabbed view (like in Firefox or Opera), search function, custom colors, labels and comments for each file or folder, and more!

Home Page - makagiga.sourceforge.net | Contact

The functionality can be extended via plugins.
Currently Makagiga includes the following built-in plugins (extensions):

File plugins (editors):

• Text editor
• Todo list (with summary, priority, progress and date/time info)
• A very simple image editor

Internet Search plugins

• Google(tm)
• Wikipedia

Copyright 2005 Konrad Twardowski

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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• Java Runtime Environment ("Java") compatible with Sun Java Standard Edition 5.0 (not Java 1.4.2 or MSJVM).
• System requirements...
• Check your current Java version...
• Currently only Linux and Windows 200x/XP are officially supported. However, you can try to run Makagiga on the following platforms: MacOS X, Solaris, Windows 9x, ...

Linux (RPM)

1. Run rpm -Uvh makagiga-YOUR_VERSION.rpm to install (as the root user).
2. Run rpm -e makagiga to uninstall (as the root user).

Linux (ZIP)

1. Unpack: unzip makagiga-YOUR_VERSION.zip
2. Change directory: cd makagiga-YOUR_VERSION
3. Install: su -c ./install.sh (option)
4. [Enter the root password] (option)
5. Application will be installed in the /usr/local (default prefix) directory. To change the installation directory (prefix), use the following command: su -c ./install.sh /my_prefix/my_apps.
6. Run YOUR_PREFIX/makagiga/uninstall.sh, to uninstall.

Windows

Run makagiga-YOUR_VERSION.exe to install. Use the Control Panel to uninstall.

How To Run (Linux)

1. METHOD #1: Run the makagiga command.
2. METHOD #2: Select Makagiga from the KDE/GNOME menu (Accessories).

1. Disable splash screen to reduce application startup time.
2. Use 32x32 icon size. Icons with this size are not scaled, so are initialized faster.
3. Use the Metal look & feel. This theme is lighter than Java(tm) theme.
4. Disable font antialiasing.
5. Disable Custom Icons/Colors options.
6. Enable class data sharing.
7. Upgrade Java Runtime Environment to the latest version.
8. Buy more RAM and better CPU ;-)

How To Compile

Make sure you have installed the following applications:

1. Java Standard Edition 5.0 (Development Kit)
2. Ant 1.6.5 (or other compatible version)
3. Nullsoft Install System 2.xx (NSIS) is required to create installer for Windows.

• Run ant help to display all build.xml targets.
• Run ant to compile and run Makagiga.
• Run ant dist or make to create the complete distribution packages.

How To Translate

• Create a new .po file. To do this, simply run ./tools/i18nnew.sh YOUR_LANG_CODE. YOUR_LANG_CODE.po file will be created in the ./po directory.
• Run ant i18n to merge and compile messages.
• Use Gettext to translate messages.
• Do not use the classic .properties based i18n!
• Code example:
  

  	...
  	import static makagiga.common.UI._;
  	...
  	System.out.println(_("Translate me!"));
  	...
  	

How To Develop

• Use the new Java 5.0 language features.
• Use Doxygen to generate the API documentation (ant apidoc).
• JavaDoc is not fully supported by the Makagiga source. Howewer, you can try to run javadoc -d javadoc_html -subpackages org.makagiga.
• Use real tabs in source files (don't expand tabs to spaces).

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