2. Using CoCompose


2.1. System Requirements

The CoCompose tool is a Java program. It requires a machine with a Java Runtime Environment or Java Development Kit version 1.3.1 or up. CoCompose has been tested on Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP, Slackware Linux 8.0, Redhat Linux 8.0 and 9 and MacOS X.

2.2. Installing CoCompose

The CoCompose tool comes in two packages (x is the minor version number):

To run CoCompose, you need the main package and the following library package: To run the SEESCOA component example, you need the SEESCOA component framework: If you want the source code and/or the API documentation, you need the sources package as well.

To install the packages, just unpack them in the directory where you want to place the CoCompose tool. Note that all packages should be unpacked to the same directory.

The latest downloads and installation instructions can be found at: http://ssel.vub.ac.be/cocompose.

2.3. Starting CoCompose

There are two script-files included in the main package:

To start CoCompose under Windows, just run the batch file, e.g. by double-clicking it. You can also create a shortcut to the batch file, which can be customised with the included "CoCompose.ico" icon file. That way, you can also configure the shortcut to run minimised.

To start CoCompose under Unix (e.g. Linux, MacOS X), just run the shell script by invoking it from a shell. The first time you run the script, it will ask you for some configuration information. Several window managers allow you to create shortcuts as well, which can be customised with the included "CoCompose.png" icon file.