DipZoom

Instruction For Mac OS

Installation Notes

1. Make sure you have Sun Java Runtime Environment 5.0 or later installed. To install or upgrade your Java runtime, go to Sun Java J2SE 5.0, click on "download" in the "Java Runtime Environment" section, and choose the self-extracting file to download according to your system. Then, download and execute the file.


2. Download the DipZoom package and save it in the directory of your choice.


3. Extract the DipZoom package (double-click on the dipzoom.zip file in a graphic window or type "unzip dipzoom.zip" from the command line). At this point, the subdirectory called "dipzoom" is created. (The file readme.txt in this directory provides information on how to run a dipzoom client)


4. Change directory into "dipzoom/mac" (Type "cd dipzoom/mac" from the command line).


5. Run the installation script (Type "sh ./install.sh").


6. Restart your computer -or- Start the DipZoom MP (Type "/System/Library/StartupItems/dipzoom_mp/dipzoom_mp start").

Uninstallation Notes

1. Delete two DipZoom directories along with all the files in them. Both directories are named "dipzoom_mp", and their typical localtions are
   
         /usr/local/dipzoom_mp
         /System/Library/StartupItems/dipzoom_mp
   
     ** If these directories are not there, search for them using finder, spotlight, or by typing
   
        "locate dipzoom_mp" -OR- "find / -name dipzoom_mp -print" in the terminal window.
   
   
2. Delete the line started with "DIPZOOM_MP=" from the file /etc/hostconfig

Running the Client GUI application

Change directory into "dipzoom/src" and run "dipzoom_client.jar" by double-clicking the file in a graphic window or typing "java -jar dipzoom_client.jar" from command line.