[sw-l] SignWriter Tiger alpha release needs testing...

[Bill Reese]

I downloaded SignWriter Tiger and couldn't get past the opening blurb.
I updated from Java 5.0.2 to 5.0.3 but it didn't make any difference.  I
had to stop the process javaw.exe to get rid of the blurb.

My OS is Windows XP Pro, running on a Gigabyte motherboard with 2.4 gig
Intel 4 cpu, 1 gig RAM, 80 gig RAID 0 hard-drive configuration, ATI 9550
ADP graphics card.  I don't allow Active X controls.

Is there anything in Windows XP Pro that I specifically need to enable
to make it work?

Bill


Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> May 16, 2005
>
> Dear SW List, and software developers...
> Daniel Noelpp, the developer of SignWriter Tiger, has informed me that
> there is an alpha release of SignWriter Tiger available for testing.
> Daniel has requested that we make a list of items to test and that we
> all test it for those exact same features, to see if these features
> work, on several different computers...So if there are others on the
> SignWriting List who wish to test it with me, we can try to coordinate
> our efforts. I need to rest now, as I have been ill again....so for
> this moment....you might want to read about it below. And Daniel,
> THANK YOU, for all your hard work. We are grateful to you...
>
> SignWriter Tiger Development
> http://www.signwriter.org/
>
> SignWriter Tiger on SourceForge
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/swj
>
> What is the SignWriter?
> It is a program to edit SignWriting texts.
>
> "SignWriter Tiger" is the new SignWriter program and follows
> "SignWriter DOS". It is still in development. Please see the paper
> "Development of a new 'SignWriter' Program" for the conference in
> Lisbon end of May 2004:
>
> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/software/lisbon/lisbon08.html
>
> And At the First European SignWriting Symposium in Brussels July 2005
> SignWriter Tiger will be presented, too.
>
> http://signwriting.org/symposium/2005/
>
> May 16th 2005 is the first public release of executables and source
> code on SourceForge. Developers who know SignWriting and Java Tiger
> are still welcome to participate. The software runs under any Java
> Tiger (Java 5.0) installation, but is still very alpha. Users are
> welcome to experiment with the software and complain about missing
> features and bugs (but politely, please :-).
>
> Download SignWriter Tiger!
> We are sorry but as of now (May 16th 2005) SignWriter Tiger only runs
> on Windows machines with Java 5.0 installed. Mac OS X users will have
> to wait a few more days. A hack with
> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5/Home/bin/java
> -jar SignWriterTiger_alpha01.jar
> only resulted in an VerifyError. I am going to investigate this
> problem in a few days.
>
> Licenses and Development Model
> SignWriter Tiger is being developed under an Open Source license,
> namely the Artistic License. It is the same license used for the
> development of the Perl programming language. You don't have to buy
> the software. It is Open Source.
>
> SignWriter Tiger is a SourceForge project, too. SourceForge.net is the
> world's largest Open Source software development website, with the
> largest repository of Open Source code and applications available on
> the Internet. SourceForge.net provides free services to Open Source
> developers.
>
> Daniel Noelpp
> d.noelpp at gmx.ch
> Moos Switzerland
> Sun, 15 May 2005 17:20:20 GMT
>
>
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