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* Furthur v1.7.5 OS X Read Me           *
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* April 3, 2005                         *
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NOTE RE: JAVA

You must have installed a Java runtime (JRE) on your system of AT LEAST 1.4.1 
or Furthur will not work. This installer does not provide a JRE for you. 

Apple bundles a JRE with OS X, which you can use.  We recommend that 
you upgrade your Apple JRE to at least version 1.4.2.  You can find
information on upgrading here: 
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/javaupdate142.html 
To use Java 1.4.2, you must upgrade to at least OS X 10.3.1,
which, if you are running an OS X version prior to 10.3, is not free.

Furthur no longer runs with any 1.3.x series JRE.  It was announced in 
the FurthurNet 1.7.4 README that FurthurNet 1.7.4 would likely be the 
last version to support Java 1.3.x.  We are no longer able to support 
older JREs on any platform due the significant improvements we are able 
to offer you with more recent JREs.  

In addition, please note that JRE 1.4.1 has several bugs that cause
Furthur to draw the screen incorrectly.  Although JRE 1.4.1 will run
with OS X versions through 10.2.8, we still recommend that
you install JRE 1.4.2 or later.  You can find information on JRE
1.4.1 here:  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25367

Please note that if you have a version of OS X prior to 10.2.6, 
you may have to pay to upgrade to at least 10.2 in order to get 
Java 1.4.1 and other free updates through the system's Software 
Update.  


To determine which JRE is installed on your system, open a Terminal
and type "java -version" > enter (no quotes).

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NOTE RE: APPLE JRE BUGS:

Please note that Apple's JRE contains several bugs that impact OS X users.

First, hitting "cancel" buttons may cause Furthur's menus to grey-out and
become non-responsive. If so, you will have to terminate Furthur by clicking 
the red dot in the application window, selecting Exit from the File menu, 
or selecting Quit from the Dock. 

As a workaround we have moved Furthur's primary menu functions within the 
application itself instead of using the system's menu bar.  This will 
hopefully be corrected with the next release of Furthur.  


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

We have released an installer for Furthur 1.7.5 which should install 
automatically to your download folder if you are using Safari as your 
web browser.  

Contents of the Furthur 1.7.5 Mac installation:
  a folder named "FurthurNet 1.7.5", containing:
   *FurthurNet
   *README.TXT
   *license.txt
   *changelog.txt
	 
If you have that feature disabled, or used a different browser to download
Furthur 1.7.5, you will need to double-click on the FurthurNet175.dmg file 
that is in your default download location (usually your Desktop) and then 
copy that folder to wherever you like (typically, your Applications folder, 
or the Desktop).  

If this is your first time downloading FurthurNet, you can then drag the 
FurthurNet app to your Dock and click on it to launch!


IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION OF FURTHUR:

FIRST:  See if you have Furthur 1.7.3 of 1.7.4 installed.  If you do,
then you need only copy certain files, as explained below.

To locate the program files for Furthur 1.7.3 or 1.7.4, try one 
of the following:

* If Furthur icon is in your dock, click and hold on the icon and 
  select Show in Finder from the menu that pops up.
* If Furthur icon is on your desktop, click on it and press 
  (Command-R or select Show Original from the File menu.
* Click on Finder/desktop, press (Command-Shift-A) to open your 
  Applications folder.  Locate FurthurNet 1.7.3 or 1.7.4 folder and 
  double-click on it.  

THEN: Copy the new FurthurNet app and README.TXT to the location of 
the previous installation of Furthur.

* When a dialog asks you if you'd like to replace the Application, 
  click on "Replace" or "Yes"


NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO, IT IS POSSIBLE TO RENAME YOUR FURTHURNET 1.7.3 or 
1.7.4 FOLDERS "FurthurNet 1.7.5" BUT THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE SOME 
PROBLEMS STARTING THE APPLICATIONS.
  
IF THIS HAPPENS, JUST RETURN THE FOLDER TO ITS ORIGINAL NAME.


You may now start FurthurNet 1.7.5 by double clicking on the new 
FurthurNet app in the Finder, or by clicking on it from the Dock.

That's it, you're done.