The JarCreator (GUI) Documentation

After generating the dictionary files in the DictionaryGeneration tab, you have to create a jar file that you will install on your Java powered device (mobile phone, smartphone, PDA...). For that, you need JarCreator. You can find the JarCreator tab just after the BitmapFontGenerator tab. JarCreator has 3 fields you have to fill in correctly in order for it to take you to the jar creation preferences summary window. That window will enable you to go on to the actual jar creation process. You have to provide:

• The path to the directory named dictionary that contains the dictionary files created by DictionaryGeneration
• The path to the empty DictionaryForMIDs.jar and DictionaryForMIDs.jad (must be free of any dictionary files)
• The path to the output directory (where the created jar/jad files will be saved to)

Peep the screen-shot below.

Launching the jar creation preferences summary window

Below is a screen-shot of the jar creation preferences summary window. Hitting the Start button launches the jar creation process. The jar/jad files that are created are put in a directory that has the same name as the dictionary name and are located just under the output directory that you specified.

Creating the jar/jad files

Hitting the Start button launches the jar creation process. If everything goes well, you should find the files DictionaryForMIDs_XXX_XXX.jar and DictionaryForMIDs_XXX_XXX.jad in the directory DictionaryForMIDs_XXX_XXX. This directory is created under the output directory you provided.