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In fact, it is a simple bootstrap for a .jar file. It has been tested successfully on Windows 2000 Server with the Sun JVM 1.4. It has been compiled with Visual C++ 6.0 without MFC.
It comes with JPassGen.jar.

- Bootstrap for JVM + JPassGen.jar
- Visual C++ 6.0 (static link)
- javaw.exe needs to be in the 'PATH' environment variable.

A password must not be saved in plain text. Its hashed value can be saved.

- Add progressively closing main windows. (useless !)
- Add colorized source codes using "CodeViewer.class" by Bill Lynch & Matt Tucker CoolServlets.com, October 1999 Copyright (C) 1999 CoolServlets.com
- Add setOptions to modify gui.
- Add parameters class (dynamic gui).
- Add i18n for french.
- Add language server class.

- JPassGen has been rated by http://www.up2go.net/ :-)
- Include sources codes.
- Add "Source code" item menu to get source codes.
- Add a visual effect to the splash screen.
- Add a transparent effect to the main text area.
- Add one password selection by single click.
- Add "Edit" menu to select passwords.
- Force seed initialization after GUI display using thread.
- Add a status bar (for entropy and seed initialization status)
- Set welcome informations.
- Change to a darker L&F (NotebookTheme).
- Speed up infos and about boxes visualisation (no lazy).
- Replace RandomFirst class by singleton pattern.
- Calculate passwords pseudo-entropy.
- Set the same icon for main frame, about box, JWS ans splash.
(cf icon-collection project @ sourceforge)
- Add 2 static methods to scramble an array.
(not used but tested)

"JPassGenLauncher.exe" (for Windows OS) is a launcher for JPassGen.jar.
It is written with Visual C++ 6.0.
It uses the installed JVM (Sun 1.4).

- Kunststoff Look&Feel.
- Console (text based).

http://jpassgen.sourceforge.net/jpassgen.jnlp