
Help and documentation overview for jfig:

Please check the following resources for information and documentation 
about jfig:

0. Installation and README:

   Check the "jfig/doc/README.TXT" text file in the jfig.jar archive
   for installation instructions and latest information about jfig.
   While running jfig, select "Menu->Help->README" from the menu 
   bar to show the README.TXT contents.
  
   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.TXT" 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.TXT" 
   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. Creating polyline, polygon, or spline objects:

   Unlike many other graphics editors, jfig relies on a three button
   mouse for efficient operation. To create a polyline, polygon,
   or spline object, first select the corresponding editor mode.
   Click the left mouse button on the first point of the polyline.
   Next, click the left mouse button again on any intermediate
   points of the polyline. Finally, click the middle mouse button
   on the end point of the polyline. Clicking the right mouse
   button or selecting a new editor mode will cancel the operation.

   Note that you can use the combination of shift-key and left
   mouse button click to emulate a midde mouse button click.
   See "Menu->Help->Mouse buttons" for details.

   During all edit operations, the editor will indicate which
   function is bound to the mouse keys in the status message panel.
   For example "L: first point M: final point R: cancel" indicates
   the above semantics (L=left, M=middle, R=right mouse button).
 
   
3. Homepage and download:

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

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


4. Tutorial and manpage:

   Please visit the jfig homepage (see above) to download the
   jfig tutorial (130 pages PDF format). This covers the concepts
   and all edit operations in jfig, as well as the export and
   printing options.

   You might also want to browse the original xfig tutorial from
   http://www.xfig.org/.
   Most of the basic xfig information is also valid for jfig.


5. Class documentation:

   http://tams-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 documentation page.


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

   For information about the FIG file format check www.xfig.org.
   Some versions of jfig also include the file format specifications,
   "FORMAT3.1" and "FORMAT3.2" in the "/doc/xfig" subdirectory of the 
   jfig.jar class archive.

