-###VYM - View Your Mind (c) 2004-2017 by Uwe Drechsel###
+VYM - View Your Mind (c) 2004-2023 by Uwe Drechsel
+==================================================
Documentation
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* PDF
The complete documentation of vym is available as PDF document in
- english and spanish. (The spanish version is not really up to date,
- translators are welcome). It can be accessed directly from vym via
- the help section It also can be downloaded from the vym site at
- Sourceforge:
+ English, French and Spanish. (Only the English version is really up
+ to date, translators are welcome). PDFs can be accessed directly from
+ vym via the help section. They also can be downloaded from github at
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
+ https://github.com/insilmaril/vym/tree/develop/doc
+
+* Release notes and changelog
+
+ Can either be downloaded directly in vym via
+ "Help - Download and show release notes" or can be accessed in
+ https://github.com/insilmaril/vym/blob/release/release-notes-2.9.md
* Screencasts
There are several screencasts available on YouTube, which show some
- feature of vym and how to use them:
+ features of vym and how to use them:
- http://www.youtube.com/user/ViewYourMind
+ http://www.youtube.com/user/ViewYourMind
Download
The official downloads for all platforms are available at the project
site:
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
+
+The latest development drops can be found in the Files/Development folder there.
+
+The latest binaries for Linux, Debian and Ubuntu are built and available in the authors
+Open Build Service project:
+
+https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Ainsilmaril&package=vym
+
-The latest binaries for Linux (currently mainly openSUSE) are found in the
-Open Build Service project of Uwe Drechsel (aka insilmaril):
+Source code
+-----------
- http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home%3A//insilmaril/
+The source code was hosted on Sourceforge for 16 years, but in
+2021 the development moved to github:
+https://github.com/insilmaril/vym
Installation
* Binaries
- Installation depends on the platform you use, please check the
- homepage for details:
+ Binaries for all major platforms can be found on:
- http://www.insilmaril.de/vym
+ https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
-* Compiling
+ Packages there are: openSUSE rpm, Ubuntu deb, Apple dmg, Windows exe
- Compiling vym from scratch is pretty easy, if you have the
- development packages of the Qt5 toolkit installed. (Check also the
- homepage above for details):
+ More Linux like packages and developer versions are built in
+ Open Build Service:
+
+ https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:insilmaril/vym
- qmake
- make
- make install
-* Testing (without installing!)
+* Compiling
+
+ Compiling vym from scratch is pretty easy, if you have the
+ development packages of the Qt5 toolkit installed.
- You can also run vym virtually in your webbrowser: vym is available
- as appliance in SUSE Studio. SUSE Studio is a very easy way to
- create appliances, which are customized Linux operating systems.
+ On the command line you can
- All you need is to quickly create a free account and search for
- "vym" by user "insilmaril" in the gallery:
+ cmake .
+ make
+ make install
- http://susestudio.com
+ or using Qt Creator:
- The appliance can be downloaded as installable iso image, or run in
- the testdrive - in your webbrowser! That's a bit slow, but gives you
- an idea without having to install anything at all on your system.
+ In "File" do "Open file or project" and select the
+ "CMakeLists.txt". This will setup the project.
Questions and feedback
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-Please direct questions to the mailinglist first:
+Bugs and feature requests will be taken care of in
- vym-forum@lists.sourceforge.net
+ https://github.com/insilmaril/vym/issues
+Please direct support questions to the mailinglist first:
+ vym-forum@lists.sourceforge.net