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* Dick Chase's Java Editor Readme                                              *
* Version: 1.0                                                                 *
* Copyright: Copyright  1996, Richard L. Chase - All Rights Reserved.         *
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NOTE: this is a 32 bit application and will only work with Windows 95
      and Windows NT

Description:
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A simple MDI text editor for editing Java source code.
Compile your java source and load html files from within the editor.

  Editing Files:
  Works just like notepad, except you can have several files open at once.

  Compiling Java:
  Clicking on the 'Compile Java' button compiles the source in the active
  window. App beeps if compile was successful, or a window showing errors 
  appears if not.

  Running HTML:
  Clicking on the 'Load Web Browser' button loads the contents of the
  open window into your default web browser (whatever application is
  defined in the Windows Registry to open *.html files).

Guarantee/Warranty:
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There are no guarantees or warranties in life, and there are none for this
application either. BY USING DICK CHASE'S JAVA EDITOR YOU AGREE THAT YOU
ARE DOING SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

License:
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This is being distributed as freeware. This means you don't owe the author
anything for rights to use this application. This doesn't mean you own the
application, though. The author retains all rights to the application, you
just have the right to use it. You also have the right to distribute this
application as long as this Readme file is included.

If you do like the application, the author would appreciate it if you let
him know with a simple e-mail message. Heck, he'd even like to know if
you don't like the application. Of course, if you really want to send me
money (or donate to a charity or send me a postcard from an exotic locale),
I will accept it :)


Installation:
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Copy javaedit.exe to some directory and run it.

To compile Java sources, you need to tell the application where the
Java compiler is on your machine:
  Select Edit|Settings.
  Select the 'Java Compiler' page.
  Enter the path to the Java compiler (javac.exe).

Future Plans:
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Word's too cumbersome for editing simple text and it's a royal pain to
edit several sources with word pad. Then you have to open a Dos Window to
compile. So this editor solves a current need for me. I hope you find it
useful too.

Borland's 'Latte' will make this app obsolete, and I'm sure other
companies are working on Java IDE's. Java IDE's are also currently available
with Symantec & Borland's C++ products. So there isn't much incentive to
make this into anything more than a simple editor.

However, 'Latte' ain't here yet and I don't really have a need (and can't
afford the $) for a C++ product, So I do plan on improving this. Knowing that
others find this app useful would obviously provide incentive to make this
better. So, if you like it, let me know. If you have ideas, let me know.
My immediate goals are to improve the interface to the Java compiler 
(double-clicking error brings you to correct line in code, etc.).

Contacting Me (Dick Chase):

e-mail: dchase@tiac.net

Regular Mail:
  24 Rennie Drive
  Blackstone, MA 01504

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