Apps that i use on Haiku (OpenJDK)

Giova84 · July 25, 2012, 4:56pm

This post is an “Updated version” of: http://www.haiku-os.org/community/forum/what_apps_do_you_need_haiku

Thanks to OpenJDK i am able to run a lot of useful software!
Ok is not native, but i consider the fact that now, on Haiku i can do a lot of things… And new users that read this thread can say: “Hey! i can use Haiku for doing this!”

Java software on Haiku:

Pixelitor:
Is an image manipulation software:

FidocadJ:
A multi-platform editor for electronics

MicroEmulator:
An mobile phones emulator (here i’m using a jar app for sending SMS)

Jajuk:
Jukebox/music manager (I’m waiting PCM support by Hamish!)

Makagiga:
To-do manager, notepad, image editor, feed reader and much more

JAP:
Web Anonymizer

Jmap:
Port Scanner

Glips Graffiti:
SVG image editor

Memoranda:
Diary manager and a tool for scheduling personal projects

Flickr Edit:
Edit, upload or backup your Flickr photos

Photo Scale:
Resize a batch of photo and optionally changes the format
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Picasaweb Client:
Manages your albums and photos on Google Picasa

JAlbum:
An photo album/image gallery creator
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This is a very cool software!
Here a very quick result:
http://giova84.zxq.net/album1.html

And as i’ve said in another thread i’m also running Thinkfree office!

Earl_Colby_Pottinger · July 25, 2012, 7:38pm

So what are the steps needed to get these programs running?

Giova84 · July 25, 2012, 9:55pm

First af all you need OpenJDK from Hamish, you can find the link to current release here: https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/hamish/2012-07-14_openjdk_port_midterm_report and extract the archive in /boot/apps
Then go on http://sourceforge.net/ and you can find these and much more java applications.
2: put the jar file in a folder. For example: /boot/apps/myjarfolder
3: link the “jre” folder located in /boot/apps/j2sdk-image inside /boot/apps/myjarfolder
So the jar file will be present in /boot/apps/myjarfolder/myjarfile.jar
4: made a script like this:

#!/bin/bash

###########################
### CONFIGURATION START ###
export JAVA_HOME=/boot/apps/myjarfolder/jre
export PATH=$PATH:/boot/apps/myjarfolder/jre/bin
export LIBRARY_PATH=/boot/apps/myjarfolder/jre/lib/i386/:$LIBRARY_PATH

cd /boot/apps/myjarfolder

java -jar myjarfile.jar

make the script executable and enjoy!

Edit: Jajuk on sourceforge is outdated. You can get the last release on http://jajuk.info/index.php/Main_Page
Once you have download Jaujuk, you need to exec using “java -jar” command, the installer jar file.

cb88 · July 26, 2012, 5:32am

Shouldn’t it be possible to set up haiku so that all jar files are associated with running java -jar ?

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this done before…

Giova84 · July 26, 2012, 6:30am

I don’t know… But you can set
export JAVA_HOME=/boot/apps/j2sdk-image/jre
export PATH=$PATH:/boot/apps/j2sdk-image/jre/bin
export LIBRARY_PATH=/boot/apps/j2sdk-image/jre/lib/i386/:$LIBRARY_PATH

inside UserSetupEnvironment to be quicker in writing of script…

Giova84 · July 26, 2012, 6:40am

[quote=cb88]Shouldn’t it be possible to set up haiku so that all jar files are associated with running java -jar ?

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this done before…[/quote]

But in any way, sometimes jar files needs:

java -cp jarfile1.jar:jarfile2.jar

and sometimes the -Xms=ram and others memory arguments.

Giova84 · July 27, 2012, 1:13am

But there is also a good native software, not only Java!
I’d like to show that with Haiku you can manage at the best your computer!
For example here I show a way to restrict the access on Haiku:

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And if you insert a wrong name:

This is: http://haikuware.com/directory/view-details/development/sample-code/lock-workstation and is fully customizable: I made this graphics using the wonderful WonderBrush!

fano · July 28, 2012, 11:41am

I’ve tried JDownloader differently from your system I had to create a link of the Jdownloader.jar in the JDownloader directory, it uses a lot of jar library with hardcoded paths.

It installs, does an upgrade too and a little slowly it appears the GUI!

Sadly it doesn’t download anything, it says there aren’t link in any page, but the same links on Windows works so it’s not true.

I’ve see it uses JBrowser to download, in Windows uses the system default browser instead (Firefox in my case), I suppose this is the problem…

So I’ve tried to configure it to use WebPositive, but it try to open it and then it closes (core?) so nothing to do.

Using BeZillaBrowser gives me the same results: no link founds.

In Bterminal I can see a lot of excpetion referring to closed sockets…

Giova84 · July 28, 2012, 3:16pm

You could try to using retriever (http://www.halogenware.com/software/retriever.html) works much better and is fully automatic: when you copy a link from you browser, retriever automatically ask where to save this file, and you can also configure retriever by file extension. For example i have configure retriever to automatically save jpeg files inside “Image” folder, zip files inside “Downloads” folder and so on for every file extension.

fano · July 28, 2012, 4:19pm

Correct me if I’m wrong but it seems a sort of “Download Accelerator”, JDownloader permits to download from youtube, rapidshare, putlocker, uploading and from some streaming sites…

It has automatically captcha recognition, autoresume, automatically extraction of compressed archives (with password, too)…

See here:
http://jdownloader.org/

Giova84 · August 1, 2012, 8:06pm

WeirdX - X Window System server in pure Java (OpenJDK) on Haiku:

http://www.jcraft.com/weirdx/

Sikosis · August 2, 2012, 1:26am

Not sure if it’s just me, but you only seem to be able to run one Java app at a time. I was able to get muCommander running but then when I tried to open Jomic, it wouldn’t load until I shutdown muCommander.

Is that normal ?

Giova84 · August 2, 2012, 2:31am

Hi,

I am able to run more then one java app at time.
Have you followed my instructions? You have to link (not copy or move) the “jre” folder located in /boot/apps/j2sdk-image (for example) inside of every java app’s folder.
Let me know.

Sikosis · August 2, 2012, 5:19am

I was making bash scripts like this:-


#!/bin/bash
###########################
CONFIGURATION START
export JAVA_HOME=/boot/j2sdk-image/jre

export PATH=$PATH:/boot/j2sdk-image/jre/bin

export LIBRARY_PATH=/boot/j2sdk-image/jre/lib/i386/:$LIBRARY_PATH
cd /boot/home/javaapps
java -jar mucommander.jar

and found I could only run one app at a time.

I then did as suggested and added the export lines into the UserSetupEnvironment and I can launch multiple apps at once. Trap for young players.

Giova84 · August 2, 2012, 2:23pm

All right!

But in anyway you can consider to submit here your favourites java apps that you run on Haiku! For example muCommander is a nice app!

Giova84 · August 8, 2012, 1:15pm

Jomic - a viewer for comic book archives

AndrewZ · August 8, 2012, 4:22pm

Is there a good word processor in Java that we can try?

Giova84 · August 8, 2012, 4:32pm

Sure: Thinkfree.

pistooli · August 8, 2012, 8:31pm

Are there some instructions available for java and ThinkFree Office? Many thanks!

3dEyes · August 14, 2012, 9:29am