Installing in Other Platforms
GOWrite 2.3 may be possible to use in any platform having Java 1.5 runtime environment.
GOWrite 2.2 may be possible to use in any platform having Java 1.4 runtime environment.
If you use GOWrite in any other platform than Windows, Linux or Mac OS X, please let me know results.
Download and Install GOWrite 2
Please download "other platform" installation package of GOWrite 2 from download page. Then continue with instructions in this page.
Installing zip file
After download unzip file to desired directory. zip file contains GOWrite subdirectory (eg. gowrite2_2_1_05).
Starting GOWrite
GOWrite can be started using command "java -jar GOWrite.jar" in installation directory, but
this does not offer full functionality (at least help is missing). Please see Unix shell
scripts "gowrite" and "gowrite2" for more advanced ways to start GOWrite. In many
environments it is possible to just click (double click?) GOWrite.jar, and it will start with
above mentioned restriction.
GOWrite Requirements
GOWrite 2 needs Java runtime environment (JRE, version 1.4 or later), to be present. Please note that 1.3.x or earlier runtime can not be used.
Optional Installation Steps
After this installation you may optionally want to configure GOWrite 2 for your WWW browser or desktop
Associate GOWrite with SGF files as
- File extension: SGF
- MIME type: application/x-go-sgf
and UGF files as
- File extension: UGI
- MIME type: application/x-go-ugf
If you are using several SGF editors, you may want to use GOWrite 2 private file type for GOWrite 2 SGF files. In order to enable Netscape to recognize these files, please use following information:
- File extension: GW2
- MIME type: application/x-go-gowrite