JWordTrainer

JWordTrainer

News

  • 1999-07-05
    • Everybody likes screen shots, so I added one of the main window.
  • 1999-06-26
    • Version 0.1.4 was released.
  • 1999-03-15
    • Version 0.1.3 was released.
  • 1999-02-08
    • Version 0.1.2 was released. It includes one new feature (I told you JWordTrainer is not a priority :).
  • 1999-01-21
    • Version 0.1.1 was released. It includes two bug fixes and some new features.
  • 1999-01-20
    • Oops; I discovered two very annoying bugs in the practice code. They're fixed, and I'll release the next version shortly (withing 2 days, tops).
  • 1999-01-16
    • I created this page.
    • JWordTrainer 0.1.0 was released.

What is it?

JWordTrainer is a small application for practising foreign words. Good for school :)

It's currently not very advanced - but I didn't intend it to be either. I needed an application such as this myself, but I didn't find any for Linux, so I decided to write one in Java. I will be improving it in the future (especially if it turns out someone's actually interested in using it), but for now, it's not a priority.

Is it free?

Yes. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License (the GPL).

Screen shot

Here is a screen shot of the main window (~110kb).

Latest version

The latest version is 0.1.4. Here's an extract from CHANGELOG: 

      1999-06-26: 0.1.4
      -----------------
      + The name of the currently open file is now displayed in the window title.
      + The file dialog (used when opening/saving glossaries) now remembers where
      	you were last time (before, it always showed the home directory).
      + It is now possible to import words to the current glossary from
      	another glossary. In other words, you can now practise
      	words from multiple glossaries in one practice session.
      
      1999-03-15: 0.1.3
      -----------------
      + Windows are now centered on the screen when they are created. They
      	will no longer appear in the upper left corner, or some
      	other irritating place like that.	
      + ENTER finally works in the practice dialog (as opposed to CTRL + ENTER)
      + The practice dialog is now sized correctly virtically. Previously, it looked
      	stupid on displays with small fonts, and it was too small on displays
      	with large fonts.

Download

Since JWordTrainer is written in Java, you need a functional Java runtime environment to be able to run it. It will not run in a web browser! It's not an applet, but a stand-alone application. There are JVMs available for many operating systems. For Linux, check out www.blackdown.org. For Solaris and Windows, see java.sun.com. For other operating systems, I don't know, but it should be relatively easy to find. You'll need either a JDK 1.2 compliant JVM, or a 1.1 compliant with the addition of Swing (also available from java.sun.com).

They are available in different formats.

Once you've downloaded either file, go to the directory where you want JWordTrainer installed, and unpack the file (or, if you're a Windows kind of person, click'n'play away and make WinZip, or whatever you're using, unpack the file where you want it). A directory named JWordTrainer-0.1.4 (for 0.1.4) will be created, which will contain a .jar file and a README and others. Read the README for further instructions if you need it. For the rest of you, who are already familiar with Java, all you need to know is that the class you are to execute is jwordtrainer.JWordTrainer, contained in the .jar.

The only known bug has to do with keyboard shortcuts in the main window. See the README for details.

Page created by Peter Schuller (scode@scode.ddns.org).