-------------------------------------------------------------------------- To install Xfinans -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Unpack the files in some directory of your choice. 2) In the "Xfinans/Src" directory, type 'xmkmf' to build a Makefile from the Imakefile. If you don't have xmkmf and imake, then rename the Makefile.generic to Makefile instead, and edit (if required) the "include path" and "library path" near the top of this Makefile. 3) If you wish to take a look at some compile options, check out the file "Xfinans/Src/programConfig.h". Some of the things you can specify here are whether withdrawals should be shown to the left or to the right of deposits, whether withdrawals should be displayed with a '-' in two- column mode, and what sorting order to use by default. 4) In "Xfinans/Src", run 'make depend; make' to build the program. On some systems, "makedepend" complains about missing "stddef.h" and "float.h" files. These warnings seem to be harmless. If you get other compiler warnings/errors, I would like to check them out. Please include them in an e-mail sent to lupus@iesd.auc.dk 5) Start the X Window System, if it isn't running already. 6) Install the Xfinans resources found in the file "XFinans.defaults", if you want to use my favorite fonts and colors -- or customize it for your own preferences. You can install the resources in one of several ways: a) If you are "root", you can copy the application defaults file "XFinans.defaults" to an appropriate directory, something like /usr/X386/lib/X11/app-defaults/ on a Linux system. Name the target file "XFinans" (Note: Uppercase X and F). b) Or append the contents of XFinans.defaults to your ~/.Xresources file, then restart X c) Or the simple way, type: xrdb -merge XFinans.defaults Note: this command must be issued each time you restart X. 7) You can now test the program by typing Src/xfinans in the "Xfinans" directory. A couple of demo accounts is included in this directory for testing purposes. Once the Xfinans window pops up, you can click the 'help' button to browse a description of how to use the program. When you get this far, you may want to move the executable file to some bin/ directory, and create a directory, say, ~/Xfinans, for your private account files. You should copy the following files to this Xfinans working directory: hyperhelp hyperhelp.index finans.bkd xfin.ps variables categories category_engine check.acc giro.acc savings.acc The '.acc' files are the demo accounts. They can be deleted once you create your own accounts. You can set the environment variable XFINANSDIR to the directory where you keep your Xfinans files. Then you can start Xfinans from any directory. If XFINANSDIR isn't set, the program assumes that the above files are found in its current working directory.