====================================================================== General Interface
====================================================================== Introduction
This directory contains a source distribution of General Interface, a platform and integrated development environment (IDE) for developing rich GUI applications delivered through a modern web browser.
====================================================================== License
License information for General Interface and third party tools included in this distribution is contained in the LICENSE file.
====================================================================== Getting Started
To get started developing General Interface applications, open GI_Builder.html in a supported web browser (see Browser Platforms below). Download the documentation and view the API Reference and tips documents on http://www.generalinterface.org.
====================================================================== Source Distribution
This directory contains a source distribution of General Interface. The source distribution is useful for creating customized builds, viewing source code, and modifying General Interface. A pre-built "binary" distribution of General Interface, which is optimized for deployment, can be downloaded from http://www.generalinterface.org.
The latest source can always be accessed anonymously using Subversion at http://svn.generalinterface.org/. Use the following command to check out the trunk branch:
%> svn co http://www.generalinterface.org/trunk/gi
====================================================================== Building
This source distribution of General Interface can be packaged into an optimized "binary" build. See build/BUILD for more information.
====================================================================== Contributing to the Open Source Project
Have you found a bug in General Interface or want to request a new feature or enhancement? General Interface uses a public bug/issue tracker, hosted at http://www.generalinterface.org/bugs.
Public discussion forums for General Interface are available at http://www.generalinterface.org/forums.
To contribute new code for bug fixes, new components, extensions to existing components, and so on, request a Community Contribution License Agreement
====================================================================== Testing
The source distribution of General Interface includes test suites. See build/BUILD and test/README for more information.
====================================================================== Browser Platforms
General Interface Framework
General Interface Framework and applications created with General Interface Builder execute in a web browser listed below.
A web server or HTTP server is required to host the deployed General Interface Framework and General Interface applications.
General Interface Framework and General Interface applications run on the following browsers.
Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10 and 11 for: Microsoft Windows (x86) Windows Vista Windows 7 / 8
Firefox 26+ for (*see below for Builder IDE support): Linux (x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Apple Mac (x86 and PowerPC) Mac OS X (x86) 10.3 and later Mac OS X (PowerPC) 10.3 and later Microsoft Windows (x86) Windows Vista Windows 7 / 8
Safari 5, 6 for: Apple Mac (x86 and PowerPC) Mac OS X (x86) 10.x Mac OS X (PowerPC) 10.x
Google Chrome 31+ for: Microsoft Windows (x86) Windows Vista Windows 7 / 8
General Interface Builder
General Interface Builder runs on the following browsers.
Internet Explorer 8.0, 9, 10, 11 for: Microsoft Windows (x86) Windows Vista Windows 7 / 8
Firefox 4.0-10ESR for: Microsoft Windows (x86) Windows Vista Windows 7 / 8
====================================================================== Minimum Disk Space and Memory Requirements
Free disk space: 100 MB Memory: Required 1024 MB; but we recommend 2048 MB
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