JHotDraw 5.2


This document gives an overview of the JHotDraw distribution, describes howto install it, and offers links for getting started.Refer to the release notes for moreinformation about the 5.2 release.

Contents

JHotDraw
drawings sample drawings
documentation documentation for JHotDraw
javadoc javadoc generated documentation
pattlets pattern summary slides. They are referred
to from the javadoc documentation.

CH the JHotDraw class files
ifa
draw
images image resources
util common utilities that are independent of
JHotDraw
framework JHotDraw framework
standard standard implementations of the JHotDraw
framework abstractions
figures a set of figures and their support classes
applet standard UI for JHotDraw applets
application standard UI for JHotDraw applications
contrib a package with contributions to JHotDraw
samples
nothing Nothing sample
javadraw JHotDraw sample
pert PERT sample
net A simple node and connections editor

sources the java source files mirror the
hierarchy of the class files

Installation

The distribution includes no development environment specificconfiguration or makefiles.

To run the applets doesn't require any further installation steps.Refer to the samples to view the sample applets.

To run the sample applications you should include the JHotDraw directory in your CLASSPATH. Note using a relative path to refer to JHotDraw can result in class loading errors. You run into this problem when the application's working directory is changed with a file dialog.

Getting Started

To get started check out the samples andthe documentation delivered withJHotDraw.

Legal

JHotDraw is copyright 1996, 1997 by IFA Informatik and Erich Gamma.

It is hereby granted that this software can be used, copied, modified, anddistributed without fee provided that this copyright noticeappears in all copies.


Comments or questions to Erich Gamma