If anyone is trying to install jEdit on Fedora Core 3, here's how you can hopefully avoid problems:

Go to jpackage.org and follow the instructions for setting up yum or apt (or even synaptic) to look for the jpacakge repositories (i.e. one of the mirrors). Be sure to include both the General and Fedora Core 3 repository entries, or you'll be missing way too many packages.

Install Java if you haven't already; I recommend the J2SE Software Development Kit (SDK) at:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

(Presumably another brand of Java, besides Sun, would work; this is the only one I've tried.)

This next step is important: using yum or apt(/synaptic) with the jpackage repository, download the package "java-1.4.2-sun-compat". If you don't do this, jEdit (or other packages downloaded through jpackage) may not work. (Apparently it's necessary to get the Sun installation of Java to talk to jpackage packages, such as jEdit.)

Then, download jEdit with yum or apt ("yum install jedit" or "apt-get install jedit").

Anyway, that worked for me. It took me forever to figure out the java-1.4.2-sun-compat thing, without which I could install jEdit but not launch it. Credit for that tip goes to:

http://www.spindazzle.org/green/index.php?p=24

Hope this helps! Feel free to add any additional tips or corrections.

I have updated my information page on setting up usb devices to work with jEdit under Windows.

http://blue_technx.tripod.com

Thanks to a friend at school for pointing out how to properly set the 'cnfg' variable found on in the tutorial.

David G.

Strumpfhosenland.de

Running the Windows Installer, I get the error message

"Setup unable to find a JDK or Java Runtime 1.3 or higher"

I have installed JDK 1.4, and my JAVA_HOME environment variable points to this
directory. Also I am able to run other Java applications, such as ant. What else
could be the reason for this error message? What other environment variables
should I check?

Ronald

Running the Windows Installer, I get the error message

"Setup unable to find a JDK or Java Runtime 1.3 or higher"

I have installed JDK 1.4, and my JAVA_HOME environment variable points to this
directory. Also I am able to run other Java applications, such as ant. What else
could be the reason for this error message? What other environment variables
should I check?

Ronald

How build jEdit from source code on Windows platform ?

Tried both generic jar and windows installers, installation went smoothly.
But jEdit hangs at splash screen when started (progress bar reaches the end).
Any idea what could be wrong?

Will some generous soul tell me how to download the ruby edit mode? I press the download link and I see what to my ignorant eyes is gobbledygook, sans instructions. So?&Huh?etc.

I have helped a few people with a .bat file I have created to use a usb and jedit from any computer with Java on it...

For those who may find it helpful, here is a sortof "howto" on how to accomplish this. Here is a link to a page I made up describing this process for windowsXP.

http://blue_technx.tripod.com/usb-jedit.html

regards,

David Gurba

I would like to install onto a usb key including java runtime to be able to run from Linux or Windows. I could do with some help on paths. Any hints?

Many thanks

Is the 4.2 pre13 version available anywhere? It doesn't appear to be available on the jEdit download or Sourceforge pages. I'd like to download it in order to get the jEditLauncher inside it (no longer in the final 4.2 release).

Hi,
I have create an application wich is a script engine. So, a lot of users of my application will have to write scripts. My scripts are in xml format. So, I have test a lot of XML editors. JEdit (with the XML plugin, and some others) I the only one that is free and great. Know, I would give JEdit to the users, with my application, but I would like that the users juste have to install a "special package" of JEdit, with XML plugin, using the embeded sideKick xml tree browser. So, the user will not have to download the plugins, configure it, .... Is it allowed to do it ? And if yes, how can I do the package ?

After deinstalling a pre-Version and installing the final version of Jedit4.2 the Open With Jedit in context menu didn't work anymore.

Changing the following Registry-key (Win Xp) solved the problem:

HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\Shell\Open with JEdit\command

"c:\j2sdk1.4.2\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Programme\jEdit\jedit.jar" -reuseview "%1"

to simply

javaw.exe -jar "C:\Programme\jEdit\jedit.jar" -reuseview "%1"
(as javaw is in my path anyway)

Hi!

How to set up jEdit so that all users (on Linux) use the same settings, plugins etc?
Sorry if it a FAQ (I didn't find any clue in the Help or FAQ).

Thanx
Cyther

I may just be overlooking something here:

I have both 1.4.05 JRE & SDK installed. I dropped the jedit42install.jar into /tmp, and tried to run it from the command line. Either nothing happens, or I get an error message (I'll try again later this evening to get the exact words) to the effect that I can't run it. If I double click on it in KDE, it wants me to pick a progam to open the file with. Do I need to change the permissions on the JAR file (as I have with regular binary installers)?

Thanks in advance,
Don

Hello,

Can't install jedit 4.2 on Solaris box, here is my steps

bash-2.05# java -version
java version "1.4.2_04"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_04-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_04-b05, mixed mode)

bash-2.05# java -jar jedit42install.jar
Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from
jedit42install.jar


Why ?

thanks

Ostap

Trying to install using jEdit42Install.exe on WinXP. When I click the executable, I get the following message:

Setup unable to find a Java Development Kit or Java Runtime 1.3, or higher, installed. You must have installed at least JDK or JRE, 1.3 or higher to continue setup. Please install one from http://java.sun.com and restart setup.

I do indeed have JRE 1.3 installed on this system. In fact, when I install using the jEdit42Install.jar, I can use jEdit just fine. How do I trick the installer into recognizing that I have 1.3 installed?

Alternately, if anyone can tell me how to create a windows batch file that accepts command line options (e.g., jedit.bat -e file.txt), I'll be just as happy. Thanks!

I've installed JEdit w/o problom on Windows XP Home Edition but when I try to install the AntFarm plugin it fails because of a connection time out. Help! Thanks!

Hello,

I tried, and so far 'am failing to create a link on the desktop to jedit on my linux box.
My bash script runs fine from the console (only):

#!/bin/sh
#
javaw -Xquickstart -Xms10mg -jar /usr/share/jedit/4.1/jedit.jar
# EOF.

Regarding jedit it self, on linux and with the IBM compiler it runs without much fuss, and almost like a native application - hint renicing it does wonders.
The file browser needs further work on, it is not responsive to double clicks as one would expect (right click/Open is better than double clicking).
This is probably to do with how nodes are linked and the file system being accessed in linux.

My linux installation is mandrake 10, java/jedit have to be installed/twigged manually.


At home only recently I converted to linux; so any help with this would be great.

Regards,
Cannon

Hi, I have jEdit (ver 4.2pre15) configured to use

C:\jdk1.5.0\bin\javac

for compiling, but I see no place where I can tell it to execute with

C:\jdk1.5.0\bin\java

unless I hand type it all out in the console plugin. It seems to default to
my prior 1.4.1 jre installation's java.exe (not my prior jedit
installation, since I've never installed it before):

C:\Programs\jdk1.4.1_02\bin\java

When I ask the console plugin for what the current path is, I get this
prepended to the path:

C:\Programs\jdk1.4.1_02\bin;

(...) And this is not showing up in my user path verified both through a
"dos window" and from the control panel->System->Advanced->environment
variables. I'm on windows XP pro.

BTW, there is no such option Start->Programs->jEdit->setjEditParameters. The only two programs
there are

jEdit
and
Uninstall jEdit

And I can find no similar option anywhere within jEdit itself.

What's going on? How do I execute on jdk1.5.0 by default?