JeFCo

JeFCo - The Jesterware freedb Collector

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 JeFCo
VersionNumber Requirements Installation What Next Development Version History

Version Number

This is JeFCo beta 0.6, the fourth public beta release. There is still much room for improvements, but this version is pretty stable and provides the main functionalities.
Please Note: Due to major improvements regarding the database server the server list of the version 0.4 and earlier is not compatible with this version. If you have configured special server you have to repeat this setup after upgrading to this version!

Requirements

You need a Computer with a Java 2 Runtime Environment installed to use JeFCo. Visit the Sun Java Page to get their distribution for Solaris (SPARC and x86), Linux and all Windows Versions: http://java.sun.com/j2se. Visit the Apple Java Page to get their distribution for all Apple OS: http://www.apple.com/java. For the most popular other OS's there are also distributions. Please search the internet for them.

Installation

Just put the File 'jefco.jar' where ever you like. In usual graphical environments it is possible to simply click on the file to start JeFCo. In a command line environment you can start it with '[PATH_TO_JAVA_BIN]java -jar [PATH_TO_JEFCO]jefco.jar'. After the first shut down of JeFCo there will be two additional files on your system: '.jefco.properties' and '.jefco.requests'. Both files are located in your users home directory. Depending on your operating system this may be e.g. '/home/jester', 'C:\WINDOWS', 'C:\WINNT\Profiles\jester' or something similar. These files contain your configuration and all persistent data.

What Comes Next?

  • The handling of 'inexact matches' and 'multiple exact matches' is still buggy. This needs to be fixed next.
  • Printing of CD information will be possible. Please inform me about your printing needs and wishes.
  • One of the next versions will include the possibility to store the collected disc information in a free database like postgresql. This will be possible using Linux or Windows with cygwin installed. It will even be possible to import the whole distribution from freedb.org to this database.
  • Please contact me if you have more ideas or wishes for enhancements of JeFCo.

    • Development

    The development of JeFCo is made possible by these great free cross platform tools:

    Version History

    Version 0.6 Build 040606

  • Fixed: Again some issues with free text genre and freedb category.
  • Fixed: Handling of multiple line titles.

    • Version 0.6 Build 040602

  • Fixed: Searching in local stored widows format files with partly installed dataset (missing category directories).
  • Fixed: Using new free text genre in responses broke collecting discs with free text genre information different from the standard genres.

    • Version 0.6 Build 040324

  • Fixed: Adding and editing servers was not possible.

    • Version 0.6

  • Possibility to read database files provided in bzip2 and tar format without unpacking
  • Again some smaller bugs have been fixed
  • Rework of the 'Export to Text File' - it now has a better GUI and remembers all settings
  • Correction of the 'sites' command
  • Lot of stabibility improvements for localy stored databases
  • Improved compatablity with some player applications
  • Facelift for a more modern appearance

    • Version 0.5

    Beside some handfull fixes for minor bugs and rework on the user interface this release includes following enhancements:
  • Fix for a major bug that lead to 'hanging' situations mainly at startup
  • Submit disc information using the freedb e-mail method
  • Submit disc information using the freedb http method
  • Full support for the freedb protocol level 5
  • Support for local stored database in Windows format
  • Collected disc export to single text file (for exchange with database or spreadsheet applications)
  • Possibility to use JeFCo in "hand through" mode
  • Full support for the cddbp protocol
  • System information in about window
  • Automatic check for new JeFCo version

    • Version 0.4

    First stable version.
  • Lot of improvements in the GUI
  • Direct access to freedb style disc file repository
  • Export to freedb style disc file repository
  • Possibility to use an external browser application
  • First usable help pages
  • Internal Mini-Browser
  • Use of ZIP file repositories
  • Handling of inexact matches
  • CD access statistics

    • Version 0.3

    First public version. It provides only the core functionality.

    Version 0.2 and before

    These have been internal versions without any real use. Nothing more to say about them.