[svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, jabref (2.3~beta1)
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2 JabRef Installer Documentation
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5 How to build the installer:
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7   * Create a build.properties file in root-directory and set the
8     nsis.executable variable to point to makensis.exe
9   * Run the win.installer.build target from the ant-file in root-directory.
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11 What is here?
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13   * dist
14     * Should contain everything that is supposed to be shipped to the user.
15   * launcher.nsi - Will create the exe-wrapper.
16   * setup.nsi - Will create the installer.
17   * fileassoc.nsh - Helper script to set file-associations
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19 Requirements + Current Status
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21         Exe-Wrapper:
22           * Pass arguments to JabRef [done]
23           * JabRef-Ico 16x16, 32x32, 48x48 [done]
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25         Installer:
26           * Display GPL [done]
27           * Add file association for .bib (if desired) [done]
28           * Install into custom start-menu location (if desired) [done]
29           * Can only run as administrator [done, Uwe]
30           * Install onto desktop (if desired)
31           * Install onto quicklaunch (if desired)
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33         Uninstaller:
34           * Uninstaller
35             * Allow to keep configuration
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37         All:
38           * Localization
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40 Credits
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42         Uwe Stöhr rewrote the installer and fixed a lot of issues with the old one.
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