Andy:
Well it does go without saying that Java is required. We could bundle Java
with the application but why bundle a 50MB download with 2MB one? I would
say 95% of people who download XEP already have Java installed and certainly
want to use their version and not one we specify in the downloader.
If you are on Windows and Java is installed, you can just double-click the
setup*.jar. It is a self-extracting installer and would run. On Windows,
double clicking a JAR file will run the Java client which is automatically
associated with *.jar files.
So, just unzip and double click "setup-4.15-20090409-personal.jar" ... it
will run.
Kevin
From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com [mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com]
On Behalf Of Andy Black
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:26 PM
To: xep-support@renderx.com
Subject: Re: [xep-support] Requests for version 4.17
On 6/24/2009 2:54 PM, Kevin Brown wrote:
Andy:
1) I'm not sure which version you are talking about XEP or XEPWin.
XEP.
But either have installers that run just by double clicking them. You must
mean post-install configuration or something. Please expand (or email me
directly at kevin@renderx.com)
I'm delighted to hear that you have such installers, but I have yet to see
them. Please tell me what I am missing.
I just went to the RenderX site and asked for a trial license. It says I'll
get an email.
When the email comes, it says
"Thank you for requesting a download of RenderX software. Your trial license
key is attached to this e-mail.
1) Save this file to your hard drive
2) Visit http://www.renderx.com/download/updates.html
3) Using the top form on this page, click the "browse" button and find the
license key file you saved in step (1)
4) Click the "update" button and a new browser window will open with links
to download the requested software
5) Download the appropriate zip files and unzip to a temporary location
6) Installation instructions are included in each zip file "
Please note that this is now at least eight steps.
And, after downloading and unzipping, when one opens the readme.txt file,
the instructions say:
"...
2. Installation
A. Ensure you have a Java VM installed. If you have multiple VMs
on your computer, pick one of them. The installation wizard
configures XEP to run on the same Java VM that was used for
setup; you can change this later.
B. Run the setup from the jar file, using a Java VM of your choice.
You can run the jar by typing the following command on the
prompt:
java -jar setup-4.15-20090409-personal.jar
You will be prompted for the target directory name. Type the
path in the edit box, or choose a directory by pressing "Browse"
button. You can also automatically activate XEP by pointing
installer to your license file (you can perform activation later
if you don't have your license file at hand during setup).
You can also run setup in console mode by adding '-c' switch to
the command line:
java -jar setup-4.15-20090409-personal.jar -c
During the installation system copies all files to the specified
location and sets up necessary configuration files. "
Note that this makes it appear (to me at least) that there are several more
steps:
1. Make sure you have a Java VM (my users will not have any idea what this
means)
2. Open up a Windows console window (some of my users will know what this
is)
3. Type in the "java -jar setup-4.15-20090409-personal.jar" command (or one
can copy and paste if one knows how to do that in a Windows console window).
Once one does all these, the installer is indeed running.
Unfortunately, I fail to see where in all of this process it is possible to
double-click on an installer. In my experience, a typical installer on
Windows has a file extension of either .msi or .exe, so maybe that's is part
of what I am missing. Please help me understand what you are referring to.
Thanks.
2) XEP (Java) includes XEP Assistant which can be used to directly edit the
fonts configuration through a GUI.
Yes, this is what I was trying to refer to in my original message (point 2
below). When I've tried to do this, I can browse to where my fonts are
(C:\Windows\Fonts), but no font files show at all in the dialog. I tried
looking at the help file for XEP Assistant, but did not find anything (maybe
it's there and I just missed it, though).
--Andy
We can add such things to XEPWin either in the assistant or an separate
application maybe.
Kevin
From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com [mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com]
On Behalf Of Andy Black
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:35 AM
To: xep-support@renderx.com
Subject: [xep-support] Requests for version 4.17
(Starting a new thread with appropriate title)
I have two requests:
1. An installer that is quick and easy to use. Currently, one needs someone
who is computer-savvy in order to install XEP. It really bothers me that
when I want to tell someone about the abilities of XEP I always have to
provide a caveat that it is really hard to install (something like 22 steps
on a Windows system).
2. Related to this would be an ability to easily add fonts to XEP's
configuration file (just navigate to where the font files are located, say,
and select the ones you want). Now one has to write XML or figure out how
to use the Fonts section of the Edit Options in XEP Assistant (something I
have yet to succeed in doing).
Thanks!
--Andy
On 24 Jun 2009, at 15:47, Kevin Brown wrote:
Daniel:
Yes we have had a few requests for two-up continuous. It is on our product
marketing requirements list for a future release. XEP 4.16 will be released
shortly and after that we will begin the process of deciding which
functionality makes it into 4.17.
I would welcome an open discussion on this forum if you like ... kind of a
virtual product management meeting. We weigh the time to develop along with
the demand and marketplace
Other items that have been offered in no particular order include:
PDF Annotations
Extended "graphic" support in PDF to include multimedia types (of course
only valid for PDF Formats):
Flash
MPEG
Other video
SVG enhancements
svg:feOffset
svg:feBlend
svg:TextPath
Table markers
XPS Output
XPS Input as a image (actually this is already done at customers as they do
XPS->XEPOUT and that is supported as an image)
PPML Output
XForms Output
Native support for charts or incorporation of a Chart Server component
Support for Indic languages
Of course, this is not a list of all things in 4.17, this is a list of
candidate functionality. Certainly major features like table markers or a
new backend one would find one, maybe two in a release that takes place
every 4 to 5 months.
The disscussion is open to all. Please chime in with your own desired
features, All these requirements are managed on an internal Wiki and I am
the gatekeeper.
Kevin Brown
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
RenderX, Inc.
(650) 327-1000 Direct
(650) 328-8008 Fax
(925) 395-1772 Mobile
skype:kbrown01
kevin@renderx.com
sales@renderx.com
http://www.renderx.com
------------------- (*) To unsubscribe, send a message with words
'unsubscribe xep-support' in the body of the message to
majordomo@renderx.com from the address you are subscribed from. (*) By using
the Service, you expressly agree to these Terms of Service
http://www.renderx.com/terms-of-service.html
------------------- (*) To unsubscribe, send a message with words
'unsubscribe xep-support' in the body of the message to
majordomo@renderx.com from the address you are subscribed from. (*) By using
the Service, you expressly agree to these Terms of Service
http://www.renderx.com/terms-of-service.html
-------------------
(*) To unsubscribe, send a message with words 'unsubscribe xep-support'
in the body of the message to majordomo@renderx.com from the address
you are subscribed from.
(*) By using the Service, you expressly agree to these Terms of Service http://www.renderx.com/terms-of-service.html
Received on Wed Jun 24 18:51:58 2009
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.8 : Wed Jun 24 2009 - 18:51:59 PDT