Hi ede, > On 22.04.2012 21:07, Matthias Scholz wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've commited a small fix in the AboutDialog. If the "readme.txt" file >> was not found, the Stacktrace was shown. This is bad if you run OJ as >> Webstart. Now nothing is viewed. >> > > actually not finding the readme.txt right now is an error, except when > developing. that's why i left the stack there. > That's right, it's an error. But to display this directly in the GUI is not the best way. This should be the task of the logging framework or the error dialog window. > >> The problem with Webstart is, that the >> classpath is only the jre/lib/deploy.jar. So we cannot load readme.txt >> from classpath :-( >> > > are you sure there is no way for a webstart application to load a file either > from a webserver or from an external archive? > > >> In principle we should change both, the loading and the content of the >> readme.txt! >> 1. There are too many unimportant and not (end)user suitable informations. >> > > could you name one? some of it might not be needed on a day to day basis but > essentially all of it is enduser information. > > >> 2. I prefer translated text's within the language directory. >> > > i would to if there were people maintaining these when the infos change. > > >> 3. The "about text" should contain a small description, contributors and >> licence information. >> > > same as above. that's why i put the readme there. one place to maintain all > the infos. > > >> 4. White text background and grey panel background is a little bit ugly. >> > > i like it. it hint's that the file is actually not part the gui itself. > > ..ede > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >
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