% /jfig/doc/help.txt  (16.10.2001)


Help overview for jfig:


Sorry, jfig does not include an online help system. Please check 
the following resources for information and documentation about jfig:

0. Installation and README:

   Check the "jfig/doc/README" text file in the jfig.jar archive
   for installation instructions and latest information about jfig.
   This file is also available separately from the jfig homepage.
  
   Note that the JAR format is just a variant of the popular Zip
   file format, and almost all archiving tools will easily extract
   or view individual files from a JAR archive. For example, open
   the jfig.jar in WinZip, then double-click the "README" entry
   to view the file.


1. Frequently asked questions and jfig status (FAQ):

   The jfig FAQ is included as a plain text file "jfig/doc/FAQ" in
   the jfig class archive, and is also available from the homepage.
   To view the FAQ while running jfig, just select "Menu->Help->FAQ"
   from the jfig menu bar.


2. Homepage and download:

   http://tech-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/applets/jfig/

   Information about xfig can be found at www.xfig.org.


3. Tutorial and manpage:

   There is currently no up-to-date tutorial for jfig. However,
   as jfig aims to be compatible to xfig, you can just use the
   xfig tutorial and manuals on "http://www.xfig.org" instead.
   Most of the basic xfig information is also valid for jfig.


4. Class documentation:

   http://tech-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/applets/jfig/classdoc/

   Note that you can also download the "jfig-classdoc.zip" file
   with the complete class-documentation archived in Zip-format 
   from the jfig homepage.


5. FIG file format (FIG 3.1, FIG 3.2):

   See the FORMAT3.1 and FORMAT3.2 files included in the "/doc/xfig"
   subdirectory of the jfig.jar class archive.

