How To Use JBook

Installation

To install JBook, follow these steps:

Download and install a Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Download JBook
Extract and Run JBook:
- UNIX:
  - mkdir jbook
  - tar zxf ../jbook.tgz
  - ./jbook.sh
- Windows:
  - Unzip jbook.zip into a new directory called jbook
  - Run jbook.bat

Usage Instructions

Opening a local text

Type 'o' or choose 'Open' from the 'Book' menu. You will see a list of texts available in the current directory. Select a text and click 'OK'. That book will be displayed.

Downloading and opening a text from Project Gutenberg

Type 'g' or choose 'Open Remote Book' from the 'Book' menu. You will see a list of texts available from Project Gutenberg. Select a text and click 'OK'. That book will be downloaded and displayed.

Scrolling the text

To scroll the text line by line, use the up and down arrow keys. To scroll the text down a page at a time, use Page Down or the space bar. To scroll the text up a page at a time, use Page Up, or 'b'.

Autoscrolling

The text can be made to scroll automatically at a user-controlled rate. 'a' turns autoscrolling on or off. 'i' increase the scrolling rate, 'd' decreases it.

Changing the Font

Type 'f' or choose 'Choose Font' from the 'Settings' menu. You will see a list of available fonts. Select one and click 'OK'. The text will be redisplayed in that font.