JetBrowser (JavaFX)

A desktop app for browsing parish book scans distributed in ZIP files.

Running (on Windows)

1. Download an installer (26 MB)
2. Install the image browser
3. Download a sample scanned parish book: 150-02792.zip (110 MB)
4. Locate downloaded file in the File Explorer, right-click the zip file and choose the Open with JetBrowser menu item

Usage

• Use <-/-> arrows keys to move to the previous/next image
• Use Shift/Ctrl modifiers together with arrow keys to increase the step to 10/20
• Use Home/End keys to move to the first/last image
• Use H/W keys to scale the image to fit the height / width of the window
• Use Ctrl + / Ctrl - to increase / decrease the image size
• Use R key to reset the size to the original image size
• Use C key to copy the current image filename to the clipboard
• Use S key to save the current image to a selected location

Building as the Windows app

This app doesn't require JDK on target machine because custom JDK is already bundled.

1. Create a custom JDK runtime: mvn clean javajx:jlink
2. Create a bundle (JDK16+): jpackage --name jet-browser --icon icon.ico --module in.drifted.tools.jetbrowser/in.drifted.tools.jetbrowser.App --runtime-image target/jet-browser --type app-image
3. Create an installer using NSIS: In the Compiler section choose Compile NSI script and then load installer\installer.nsi script

Building as the Windows native app (experimental)

This app doesn't require JDK on target machine as all Java code is compiled into native code. It requires more complex setup. Additionally, the final app can't be run on all machines because of failures when loading some system libraries. For other platforms please check https://docs.gluonhq.com/#_platforms

Prerequisites

1. Install Visual Studio 2019 with mandatory components
2. Download and unpack the latest version of the Gluon built version of GraalVM 21
3. Set GRAALVM_HOME to GraalVM installation folder, e.g. C:\graalvm-svm-windows-gluon-21.2.0-dev

Building native image

1. Disable all Java references (by adding a path prefix) from the global PATH variable
2. Open x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019 console app
3. Clear the PATH variable and optionally set the path to Maven bin folder SET PATH=C:\maven\bin
4. Set the MS specific vars C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat
5. Set the proper JAVA_HOME variable SET JAVA_HOME=%GRAALVM_HOME%
6. Change the current directory to the project folder (e.g. cd C:\jet-browser-javafx)
7. Execute the maven goal mvn gluonfx:build
8. Verify the output stored in target\client\x86_64-windows\jet-browser.exe

Changing icon and exe file metadata

1. Open jet-browser.exe in the Resource Hacker
2. Press Ctrl+M to Add binary resource, navigate to the \icon.ico and then click Add Resource
3. Expand the Version Info node
4. In the script on the right update FileDescription and ProductName values together with all version instances
5. Press F5 to compile the script
6. Press Ctrl+S to save your changes

Creating an installer

1. Copy and rename target\client\x86_64-windows\jet-browser.exe to installer\JetBrowser.exe
2. Open NSIS app, in the Compiler section choose Compile NSI script and then load installer\installer-native.nsi script