jkcd

An xkcd viewer written in Java.

Inspiration

An rewrite of my previous program in Bash, xkcd-client.

Instructions

Here are two methods to run the program.

Both steps require that you have either the JDK8 or JVM8 (Java 8).

1. Using the pre-built executable-jar file: a. Navigate to the dist/jkcd folder using a file explorer and double-click the jkcd.jar file. b. Navigate to the dist/jkcd folder using the terminal and run: java -jar jkcd.jar.
2. Compiling the program yourself (requires JDK8) (use if you want more control or if step 1 does not work): a. Navigate to the bin folder, and run the following commands: javac ../src/jkcd.java -d ./;cp ../src/style.css ./;jar cfe ../dist/jkcd.jar jkcd *. Then, follow step 1 to run the executable-jar file.

Controls

Button Value	Action
<<	Previous comic** (goto comic with ID = currentId - 1)
|<	First comic (goto comic with ID = 1)
<-	Back* (goto last comic in history)
>>	Next comic** (goto comic with ID = currentId + 1)
>|	Last comic (goto comic with ID = lastId)
->	Forward* (goto next comic in history)
:?	Get random comic (goto comic from c.xkcd.com/random/comic)
<>	Toggle sizing (regular or fit size)
:#	Get comic (goto comic with given ID from textfield)

* If there is one

** If reached the end, then loops around