Quick manual to install JFDraw Author: http://www.jfimagine.com ************************************************* Step1: Install Java on your machine ************************************************* You can download either latest JRE(Java Runtime Environment) or JDK(Java Development Kit, or J2SE) on http://java.sun.com. We recommend you to download 1.4.x or 1.5.x or even higher version of JDK or JRE, although JFDraw can run under JDK1.3.x. Then install JRE or JDK on your machine. Note: For Mac OSX users, JRE is pre-installed on your machine. ************************************************* Step2: Download JFDraw package. ************************************************* Please download the latest version of JFDraw at http://www.jfimagine.com/download/jfdraw.zip ************************************************* Step3: Unpack JFDraw package. ************************************************* Go to the directory where the application was downloaded Use the unpack tools you preferred to decompress jfdraw.zip or you can type command to decompress it as below: prompt: jar -xvf jfdraw.zip A file list after unpacking: -- license.txt -- install.txt -- install_cn.txt -- jfdraw.jar ************************************************* Step4: Run JFDraw. ************************************************* Go to the directory where the jfdraw.jar was unpacked. Double click the application icon, or type the following at the command : prompt: java -jar jfdraw.jar ************************************************* Step5: Run JFDraw by Java Web Start. ************************************************* Also, you can run JFDraw by Java Web start if you have installed Java Web start. Java Web Start was included in latest JRE or JDK version. Try to launch http://www.jfimagine.com/download/jfdraw.jnlp in your web browser, Java Web Start will automatically start JFDraw later.