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There is a Windows launcher for FreeMind, written in C. | There is a Microsoft Windows launcher for FreeMind, written in C. | ||
==Function== | |||
This launcher provides the following. | |||
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! Feature | |||
! Detail | |||
|- | |||
| Icon | |||
| Has an icon. | |||
|- | |||
| Droping a file | |||
| When a file is dragged and dropped over the launcher, it is passed to Java application as a parameter. | |||
|- | |||
| Argument passing | |||
| When the launcher is run from a DOS console and given multiple arguments, all are passed to the Java application. | |||
|- | |||
| Changing to directory | |||
| The launcher has to reside in a directory relative to the application directory. However, it can be run from any other directory. Therefore, if you assign the launcher to a file type, the application is run correctly with the file passed as an argument. | |||
|} | |||
==Compilation== | |||
This launcher for Microsoft Windows was compiled using [http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html Dev-C++]. | |||
To download Dev-C++, go to [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dev-cpp/ project page at SourceForge]. | |||
To recompile it, open the project ''Freemind.dev'' with Dev-C++, and compile the project. | |||
==Gotchas== | |||
Things to watch | |||
# FreeMind.ico must be a real icon, not an icon created by changing the extension of a file from bmp to ico. | |||
# Icon1.rc is the file telling where the icons is stored. It is a resource file. This resource file is compiled into Icon1.o (object file), which is then linked with freemind.o to create Freemind.exe | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/freemind/freemind/windows-launcher/ Windows launcher in CVS] | * [http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/freemind/freemind/windows-launcher/ Windows launcher in CVS] | ||
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dev-cpp/ Dev-C++ at SourceForge] | |||
[[Category:Development]] | [[Category:Development]] | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 21 February 2008
There is a Microsoft Windows launcher for FreeMind, written in C.
Function
This launcher provides the following.
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Icon | Has an icon. |
| Droping a file | When a file is dragged and dropped over the launcher, it is passed to Java application as a parameter. |
| Argument passing | When the launcher is run from a DOS console and given multiple arguments, all are passed to the Java application. |
| Changing to directory | The launcher has to reside in a directory relative to the application directory. However, it can be run from any other directory. Therefore, if you assign the launcher to a file type, the application is run correctly with the file passed as an argument. |
Compilation
This launcher for Microsoft Windows was compiled using Dev-C++. To download Dev-C++, go to project page at SourceForge. To recompile it, open the project Freemind.dev with Dev-C++, and compile the project.
Gotchas
Things to watch
- FreeMind.ico must be a real icon, not an icon created by changing the extension of a file from bmp to ico.
- Icon1.rc is the file telling where the icons is stored. It is a resource file. This resource file is compiled into Icon1.o (object file), which is then linked with freemind.o to create Freemind.exe
