Projects/XExternalEditor

Download, open and upload media from a MediaWiki.

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General Information

It interacts with a MediaWiki in the way the ee.pl script does.

This Software is OpenSouce, this means that you may use and change the source Java files used in this project.
For the use of the Libraries JDIC, Log4J, Ini4J, Apache Commons and Java itself please see the appropriate Websites.

This Program is published under the GPL Lisence.

  • It uses the JDIC library to manage the mime types, extensions and other usefull operations.
  • Log4J from the Apache logging project.
  • To parse the data from MediaWiki it uses the package from Ini4J.
  • The Apache Commons project is to get the http connection done.
  • You will need the Java Runtime 1.5 to run this Application.
CC-GNU GPL.

Release

Actual Release is 0.3 (Proxy Support, User Comment, 26.04.2008).
Please see the Changelog section for the capabilities of this software.
An Installer Version is available in the Download Section.
Created with the NSIS Installer from NullSoft.

Documentation

Javadoc (development doc)
More details will follow.

Download

Files published before 7. May 2007 have all the same date because of the re-organisation of the projects website.

Stable

VersionType of fileFilenamepublished datedownloaded count
0.3 Installer XExternalEditor-0.3.exe 26 April 2008 11:53:37 1186
0.3 Source XExternalEditor-0.3_src.zip 26 April 2008 11:55:20 559
0.2.4 Installer XExternalEditor-0.2.4.exe 15 October 2007 22:00:19 786
0.2.4 Source XExternalEditor-0.2.4_src.zip 15 October 2007 22:01:19 488
0.2.3 Installer XExternalEditor-0.2.3.exe 13 July 2007 14:36:38 694
0.2.3 Source XExternalEditor-0.2.3_src.zip 13 July 2007 14:37:18 512
0.2.2 Installer XExternalEditor-0.2.2.exe 04 July 2007 14:21:54 480
0.2.2 Source XExternalEditor-0.2.2_src.zip 04 July 2007 14:22:51 472
0.2.1 Installer XExternalEditor-0.2.1.exe 07 May 2007 13:11:44 234
0.2.1 Source XExternalEditor-0.2.1_src.zip 07 May 2007 13:12:25 85

Changelog

Version 0.1 (first version)

  • Takes the ini file as parameter, if no parameter is given a filechooser dialog will open
  • there is one save button to transfer the file downloaded back to the MediaWiki

Version 0.2

  • Removed the title bar, so the gui looks like a tool bar
  • You can drag the bar by clicking on the text (label)
  • The tool bar will remember its position in an ini file
  • the bar will snap to the edges of the screen within a 10 pixel border
  • some adjustmendts to the gui
  • added username and password dialog (forgotten)

Version 0.2.1

  • fixed bug #3
  • fixed gui problems with jre > 1.5.0_06, some problems with jtoolbar

Version 0.2.2

  • fixed bug #5, not reporting failed login
  • added button to change username/password
  • added feedback of http communication via browser

Version 0.2.3

  • added updater - when the gui comes up the version is checked

Version 0.2.4

  • made the errors more speakable - if an error occurs a JOptionPane pops to inform the user
  • a Windows executable is now in the installer included - you can now run that file ;)

Version 0.3

  • added support for http proxy
  • added support for http follow redirects
  • added support for user defined comment (thx to xdt)

Bugs

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