TableOfContents

1. Formal Software Specification (UML Modelling)

1.1. Program Schedule

• ./ProgramSchedule

1.2. Resources

=== Software packages to start with ==

• [http://www.jabber.org Jabber]

• [http://www.jbother.com JBother - a Java Jabber client]

• [http://jivesoftware.org/smack Smack Jabber library for communications (Java)]

=== Modelling and programming tools ==

• [http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/dienst_ict/organisatie/groepen/wins/campus_software/ms_visio/ Microsoft Visio 2003]

• [http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/dienst_ict/organisatie/groepen/wins/campus_software/borland_jbuilder/ Borland JBuilder 2005]

1.3. Download

1.3.1. Binaries

• attachment:TIM3.jar - the blackbox. A Jabber client based on JBother 0.8.5

• attachment:FileTransfer.jar - a plugin for TIM3 for exchanging files/photos.

• attachment:EmoticonCollector.jar - a plugin for TIM3 to collect emoticons from the conversations.

• attachment:PresenceWatcher.jar - a plugin for TIM3 to monitor/change the status of the user and the buddies.

  • please notice that these plugins does not work with the original JBother, use TIM3 instead.

1.3.2. Source code and documents

• attachment:AllInOne.zip

1.4. Requirements

Java 2 JREE 1.4 or above.

1.5. Installation

1.5.1. TIM3

Copy attachment:TIM3.jar to anywhere you like. Double click on the icon to start the program.

1.5.2. plugins

Copy the plugin to <home>/.jbother/plugins. On Linux, <home> is your home directory. On Windhows, <home> is C:\Documents and Settings\<your windows login user name>. You can download these plugins in the plugin manager because these plugins are not part of the standard JBother.

1.6. Screenshots

1.6.1. TIM3 in action

attachment:JBother.jpg

1.6.2. Plugins are loaded

attachment:PluginManager.jpg

1.6.3. File Transfer plugin in action

attachment:FileTransfer.jpg

1.6.4. Emoticon Collector plugin in action

attachment:EmoticonCollector.jpg

1.6.5. Presence Watcher Plugin in action

attachment:PresenceWatcher.jpg