Getting Started

Before You Go On

At this point, you should have downloaded and installed Figue.

From now on we will assume that you have chosen to extract Figue into a directory called TOOLS. You will have to modify the following commands appropriately with the accurate name.

Verifying the Installation

• Using a text editor, create a file named HelloWorld.java with the following code

  import figue.*; import java.awt.Frame; public final class HelloWorld { public final static void main(String[] args) { final AWTFacade theFacade = new AWTFacade(); final Frame theAppli = new Frame("Hello World"); theAppli.setBounds(50,50,300,100); theAppli.add(theFacade.getAwtComponent()); theAppli.validate(); theAppli.setVisible(true); PathInterface thePath = new Path(); thePath.addOperation( new InsertGlyph(Atom.newAtom("Hello World"),0)); theFacade.buildInit(thePath); theFacade.buildComplete(); } }

• Compile the source file using the Java compiler
  • Microsoft SDK on NT

    jvc.exe HelloWorld.java

  • Sun JDK on Unix / NT

    javac HelloWorld.java

  If the compilation succeeds, the compiler creates a file named HelloWorld.class in the same directory as the Java source file

• Run the application using the Java interpreter
  • Microsoft SDK on NT

    jview.exe HelloWorld

  • Sun JDK on Unix / NT

    java HelloWorld

  After you have verified that HelloWorld runs, type Control-C to shut it down.

• If you have any trouble running the "Hello World" test see the common troubleshootings and their solutions.

How do I use it ?

• For a guided tour, see the tutorial.
• For a complete list of all constructs see the reference manual.
• The How To ... page provide links to topics covering common tasks.
• To see the tool at work check the demonstrations.
• The contribution area provides realistic code samples.

Troubleshooting

• Symptom

  bagheera$ javac HelloWorld.java HelloWorld.java:1: Package figue not found in import. import figue.*; ^ 1 error bagheera$

  • Short answer

    The figue archive is not in your classpath

    bagheera$ echo $CLASSPATH bagheera$

  • Corrective action

    Put the TOOLS/aioli/modules/figue/classes/figue.jar file in your classpath

    bagheera$ CLASSPATH=TOOLS/aioli/modules/figue/ classes/figue.jar bagheera$ echo $CLASSPATH TOOLS/aioli/modules/figue/classes/figue.jar bagheera$

• Symptom

  zephir$ javac HelloWorld.java HelloWorld.java:6: Missing term. public final static void main(String[] args) { ^ HelloWorld.java:6: ';' expected. public final static void main(String[] args) { ^ HelloWorld.java:7: Invalid expression statement. final AWTFacade theFacade = new AWTFacade(); ^ 3 errors zephir$

  • Short answer

    You are still using Java 1.0

    zephir$ java -version java version "1.0.2dp:11/13/96-15:42"

  • Corrective action

    Modify you path or install Java 1.1

    zephir$ PATH=/usr/local/java11/bin:$PATH zephir$ which java /usr/local/java11/bin/java zephir$ java -version java version "1.1.5" zephir$

• Symptom

  bagheera$ java HelloWorld Can't find class HelloWorld bagheera$

  • Short answer

    You testing directory is not in your CLASSPATH

    zephir$ echo $CLASSPATH TOOLS/aioli/modules/figue/classes/figue.jar zephir$

  • Corrective action

    Put the testing directory in your classpath

    zephir$ ls HelloWorld.class HelloWorld.class zephir$ CLASSPATH=.:$CLASSPATH zephir$ echo $CLASSPATH .:TOOLS/aioli/modules/figue/classes/tutorial.jar zephir$