A Sample Screen-shot of JMooer in Action

Major Features in JMooer Version 1.001

  • Launch web pages by just double-clicking on URLs anywhere in the output.
  • Handy local editor allows you to compose lengthy messages while still conversing.
  • VCR-style buttons allow you to quickly navigate the scroll-back.
  • Search buttons allow you to search the scroll-back for important items.
  • Logging feature can record your sessions with timestamps.
  • Pattern matching and triggers allow you to invoke functions based on the output.
  • Rich selection of fonts, font-sizes, styles and colors.
  • Programmable Macros on function keys.
  • Editor templates allow you to compose programs and send complex commands easily.
  • Activity Bar shows any pending output on occluded windows.
  • Ming output on occluded windows.
  • Multiple-Document-Architecture allows for easy multi-MUDing.
  • A true cross-platform application. Runs anywhere Java will.
  • Retains the same look and feel on all operating system platforms.
  • It's a floorwax AND a dessert topping! Oh, and it's Open-Source Freeware.
  • And even more than that...


    • Before You Begin:

    JMooer is not a Java "applet" and does not use a web browser to run. Rather, it is a robust, full-fledged application like those written in C or C++. But because JMooer uses the Java runtime library, it will work equally well on Windows, Macintosh OS X, Linux, Solaris, or any other platform that supports Java2.

    JMooer is installed in two major steps. First you have to confirm that your system has the Java Runtime Environment (the JRE should not be confused with the simple-yet-buggy Java plug-in that is available for most web browsers). Then you have to download and set up the JMooer program. Make very sure that you read and understand all the steps before you start.

    (Although the examples shown below are Window-ish in flavor the same basic steps apply to all platforms.)





    Instructions on how to download and install the program:

    1. Verify that you already have Java on your system and that it is the current version. You can do this by entering the following command: 

    C:\> java -version

    If you get something like the following output then skip to Step 2. 

    java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)

    If that didnt work (or if your version it is out of date) you should download and install the Java 2 Runtime Environment:

    JRE v1.3.0 for Solaris SPARC or x86
    JRE v1.3.0 for Linux
    JRE v1.3.0 for Windows

    (Note for Macintosh users: While Java2 is not supported on OS version 9 or below, the MRJ is included as a standard feature in Mac OS X and there is no need to download anything additional to support Java2.)

    After you have installed Java, re-run the command in Step 1 to verify the installation. Now you're done with the hard part.




    2. Create a directory on your system where the JMooer program and its files will reside. You can name the directory anything, but just calling it JMooer is probably easiest.




    3. Download and save the program file to the directory you just created. The program file is called JMooer.jar. Click on the link below and save the file to the directory (Do NOT decompress, unzip, or touch the file in any other way because this jar file is runnable directly. Some older browsers may try to run the .jar file directly from the web page. You dont want this to happen. You just want to 'Save To Disk'.)

    Download JMooer, Version 1.001 (224 Kbytes) Last updated April 4, 2001 8:30 PM


    4. For easier access you may want to create an icon to launch the program. In Windows this file-association is done automatically for all .jar files as soon as you've installed Java. On other platforms you will have to create a short-cut by hand. If you choose to do this make sure that you set the command to "java.exe -jar JMooer.jar" and set the working directory to start in the directory you created in Step 2.




    5. If you wish, download one of the program icons below and assign to your short-cut.

    Download MS Windows icon file JMooer.ico (766 bytes)
    Download Unix icon file JMooer.png (432 bytes)


    A Few Helpful Notes on Java's Memory-Usage:

    After some very helpful feedback from users I've decided to include mention on Java's memory usage, which is to say the least, strange. The amount of memory the Java runtime-environment grabs varys widely depending on what operating system and JRE version you are using. I have seen some fairly unreasonable numbers when running both on Windows and on Linux. Fortunately there are things you can do to fix this problem. If you monitor your memory usage after starting JMooer and you see problems try adding the following command line options to the Java command:

    For Linux you can use the following modified command-line arguments: 
    java -classic -jar JMooer.jar

    For Windows you can set the minimum and maximum heap size using: 
    java -Xmx33554432 -Xms16777216 -jar JMooer.jar

    If you want to experiment fu
    If you want to experiment further with java tuning, refer the Usage documentation for your version of java.


    Sources? Sources?:

    Yes we have source code for you too. JMooer's source code is distributed under the terms of the GNU Public License, the terms of which are included in the zip file below, as well as on the www.gnu.org pages.

    Download jmooer.zip (167415 bytes)



    If you have questions, comments or ideas about JMooer I'd love to hear from you:

    roger.everett@verizon.net -- last revised July 17, 2001


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