Archive for December, 2007

Merry Christmas: jComix kinda does CBZ

Published by jeremy on December 23, 2007 in programming. 2 Comments

First of all, thanks to everyone who is currrently using jComix! It’s great to see people actually use your software. Another note: please read this whole post before trying the new jComix. Continue reading ‘Merry Christmas: jComix kinda does CBZ’

jComix now in Installer.app

Published by jeremy on December 5, 2007 in programming. 82 Comments

So, I received a few emails (thanks guys!) about difficulty installing jComix. Thats not a problem anymore; I have just created an Installer.app repository with jComix in it. Incidentally, if anyone is trying to create zip files for distribution through Installer.app, WinRAR zips do not work (that one cost me a few hours of tinkering).

To get jComix running: Continue reading ‘jComix now in Installer.app’

jComix: Native Edition!

Published by jeremy on December 3, 2007 in programming. 4 Comments

Although I thought jComix was useful, I got sick and tired of only reading comics when I was in range of my own WiFi. So I sat down with my Python Reference Manual and ported the entire application to Python; the reason being that, unlike Ruby, the Python build for the iTouch is not broken. Now before you download this, a warning is in order:

This took me all of 3 hours to make. There are probably better ways of doing it. There are probably faster ways of doing it. I did the best I could inside my limited timeframe. Nonetheless, there may be bugs, both benign and malignant. I take absolutely no responsibility for anything that breaks or ceases to function as expected. Again, this application is released under the GNU GPL v2 (http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/info/GPLv2.html).

Now that the yucky legalese is over, lets have some download: Download jComix Native Edition here.

I don’t have time right now to write a full install tutorial, so here are the basics:

  1. Install Python from Installer.app
  2. Download the archive (linked above)
  3. Extract the contents to a folder
  4. Copy that folder to your iPod/iPhone
  5. Make the install script executable
  6. Run the install script
  7. Delete the install folder
  8. Run this line in a shell: 
    python /var/root/jcomix/jComix.py
  9. Head to http://127.0.0.1:8080/ in Safari and you should see your comic (after a little wait)
  10. If you want jComix to run on startup, save this file to /System/Library/LaunchDaemons.

If you notice anything wrong (or right ;) ), drop me a comment here or send an email to jeremy DAHT 006 AHT gmail DAHT com.

UPDATE: Check here for an Installer.app version.