DGuitar Frequently Asked Questions

• Why is this program needed/Why did you start working on this project?

• What do I need to run this program ?, Does this program work under My Operational System ?

• What is the difference between DGuitar*.zip and DGuitar-nosrc*.zip ?

• Why/How did you decide to use Java ?

• Does this program play the music (notes) ?

• Does this program print the songs ?

• When is the program going to be finished ?r

• Why is the program called "DGuitar" ?

• How can I help you with your project ?

If your question is not listed here see the support page

Answers

• The main reason for the need of this program is that Guitar Pro is a very popular format but Guitar Pro does NOT have yet versions for other operational systems like:

- Linux,Solaris, BSD and other unices
- MacOs
- others


See a very brief history of the project

See the Help Center of the Guitar Pro page (new window) for more information abouth this.

To search and download Guitar Pro files try http://mysongbook.com/

• DGuitar Requirements

• Any opertional system with Java Runtime Environment 1.4.X installed and configured (run "java -version" to test if correct Java version is installed)

  • Any Linux,BSD, Unix machine

  • MacOs (let me know if it does not work on your Mac)

  • Windows XP,2003,2000,9X

• its recommended a configured sound card with MIDI support

• mouse,keyboard,monitor...etc ;-)

• see Installation for more information.

• DGuitar0.2.9.a.zip contains both the Program and the sources
  DGuitar-nosrc-0.2.9.a.zip contains ONLY the Program

• I decided to use java, because I can Write the program ONCE and run it EVERYWHERE

• Since DGuitar 0.4.2 GP3 and GP4 files are played without effects, the program also plays MIDI files.

• The print function is under work, you can always capture the screen and send it to your printer ;-)

• The programs will reach its main GOAL when it reaches version 1.X.Y

• The program is called DGuitar because is "The-Guitar" Pro viewer, printer and player)

• Since the program has 3 main goals (display, print, play) it was decided that when the 3 of them are ready it will be version 1.0.0 (each goal adds 0.3.3)
  UPDATE: Since printing implementation has not even started versioning is related to the player and display.

• You can help us in many ways:

  • Test the program, go to the download page

  • Become a DGuitar developer.

  • If you have a webpage make a link to http://DGuitar.sourceforge.net

  • Post information about this project in forums/blogs were users need to view GuitarPro files and let them know about this project.

  • Test the program under a new platform (MacOs, BSD,Solaris) and send me screenshots, feedback or let me know if something goes wrong.

  • Give us your feedback about the program/project/webpage.

  • Translate the program to your language (English and Spanish are ready).

  • You can help build distributions or packages for Specific operational systems.

  • If you know JAVA, take a look at the source of this program and let me know if you can help develop this project.

  • If you want more information visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/dguitar.

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