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Sticky Royale APPLICATION SUMMARY
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PROGRAM NAME: STICKY ROYALE (StickyRoyale.jar)
VERSION NUMBER: Version 1.0
RELEASE DATE: 03/13/2011
DEVELPED BY: Corey Habbas
PLATFORM SUPPORT: Windows 7, Vista, XP
LICENSE INFORMATION: Open Source, GNU General Public License
Licence Descriptions: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
COST: FREE and Open Source
REQUIREMENTS: Java Version: SE 6 Update 24
PROJECT HOME: http://stickyroyale.sf.net
SF PROJECT LINK: https://sourceforge.net/projects/stickyroyale/
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RELEASE NOTES
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Sticky Royale is a sticky note program written in Java. Sticky Royale allows
users to create an unlimited amount of sticky notes for their desktop to help
users with remembering tasks that must be done during their day, week or month.
Create multiple notes
New notes center on screen
Drag notes anywhere on the screen
Existing notes appear where you last left them
Notes are saved automatically
Delete notes safely, one at a time
Close all notes at once
Add a note title that describes the list you are making
A complete set of documentation for installation and usage can be found on
SourceForge at:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/stickyroyale/files/Documentation/
PLATFORM VERIFICATION
Sticky Royale is written in Java for platform independence. Sticky Royale is
confirmed to work on the following operating systems:
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
MAC OS 10.6.6
If you are using Sticky Royale on an operating system different than the above,
please send me an e-mail and I will add that platform to the above list.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Sticky Royale is easy to install. Please follow these steps:
1) Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/stickyroyale/
2) Click on the green Download button.
3) Uncompress the files in the directory to which you would like them
installed, then open the jar file (StickyRoyale.jar) by
double-clicking.
4) Create a shortcut by right-clicking the StickyRoyale.jar file and select
the "Create Shortcut" menu option.
5) Cut and paste the shortcut to your desktop (Please see the following
"Adding Sticky Royale to Windows Startup" section if you would like
Sticky Royale to begin automatically when Windows boots.
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ADDING STICKY ROYALE TO WINDOWS STARTUP
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Sticky Royale is easy to install. Please follow these steps:
1) If you have not already done so, please create a shortcut by following
step number 4 above (Installation Instructions).
2) Next, cut and paste the shortcut into your windows startup path.
Find this path by following this process:
a) Click Start
b) Right-click on All Programs
c) Select Open All Users from the menu selections
d) Click on Programs
e) Click on Startup
Note: In Windows 7 this path is usually:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
3) Paste the shortcut
4) Test this by rebooting your computer.
Note: You should see Sticky Royale begin by placing a note on your desktop.
You should also see an icon along the taskbar.
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CREDITS AND AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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This section is to aknowledge other works that have been included in the
making of Sticky Royale.
Yusuke Kamiyamane's Icons: Some images and icons used in this program come from
Yusuke Kamiyamane under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported.
http://p.yusukekamiyamane.com/icons/attribution/
Rob Camick's ComponentMover.class: This class allows a JFrame to move and repaint itself
when the user drags the component. The source is from Rob Camick's site accessed via
http://tips4java.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/moving-windows/.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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CONTACT: Corey Habbas
e-mail: coreyhabbas(at)gmail(dot)com
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