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Copyright 2009 Jon Ziebell
ziebelje@gmail.com

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|	Contents
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	1. Running the Program
	2. Known Issues
	3. Feature Requests
	4. Version Release Notes and Bug Fixes
	5. Using the Program
	6. Licensing

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|	1. Running the Program
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	In Windows:
		> Double-click the zParts.jar file		OR
		> Open a command prompt in the directory where zParts.jar is located, then type "java -jar zParts.jar" and press ENTER.
	In Linux:
		> Open a console in the directory where zParts.jar is located, then type "java -jar zParts.jar" (or just "zParts.jar" for some setups) and press ENTER.
		
	*You must have Java installed for zParts to run.
	*Note for OpenJDK users: OpenJDK is not fully Java compliant and will not run this application correctly.

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|	2. Known Issues
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	See:
	
	https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=1126770&group_id=254338&func=browse

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|	3. Feature Requests
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	See:
	
	https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=1126771&group_id=254338&func=browse

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|	4. Version Release Notes and Bug Fixes
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	VERSION 0.94
	> Enabled browse popup windows to have proper program icon
	> Set newly created parts to be selected by default
	> Enabled alphabetical insertion of new categories
	> Made category and property name checking case insensitive
	> Enabled resistor calculator errors and have it mostly operational
	> ** Fixed major error that created problems when adding datasheets or images

	VERSION 0.93
	> Added functional help system
	> Added basic preferences for "first program start"
	> Enabled application resizing
	> Fixed major program display bug
	> Enabled database compression on program start and through menu
	> Fixed bug with keyboard events still triggering when main window did not have focus
	> Added check for duplicate part names in the same category

	VERSION 0.92
	> Fixed external file handling to use cross-platform, not Windows-only, approach
	> Fixed "View Datasheet" button to not be available if no datasheet is set
	> Added example categories
	> Added descriptive tooltips to most areas of the program
	> Added instant display for verification of category name (except if already in use)
	> Fixed exceptions in resistor calculator, still need to make it actually work
	> Fixed errors with category and property names with special characters creating database errors

	VERSION 0.91
	> Added a proper README file
	> Removed console output for debug status message "CAN'T RECREATE ROOT TABLE"

	VERSION 0.90
	> First release

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|	5. Using the Program
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	See help folder.
	
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|	6. Licensing
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	  zParts is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
	  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
	  (at your option) any later version.
	 
	  zParts is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
	  GNU General Public License for more details.
	 	 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
	  along with zParts.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
	  
	  Copyright 2009 Jon Ziebell
	  ziebelje@gmail.com