Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) No, I don't mean how do I go about editing FE GBA games with it, I mean how do I actually get it working so I can do that? See, I normally used FEPlanet's sprite tools for my sprite comics (as well as spriting in general), but they've been down for months now due to the site more or less getting overhauled or something. The staff told me that they'll eventually be fixed, but it's taking quite some time, so I've decided to temporarily use FEditor since awhile back, I was told that it could help. But it seems that while I can download the file, I can't open it. I apparently don't have anything on my laptop that can do so. FEditor is Java based, but don't all computers have Java? Edited January 21, 2015 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoncat Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think so...but it might help if you say what kind of laptop you have. Windows or mac, stuff like that. Maybe try going to Java's site and looking through the troubleshooting stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Oh yeah, that's true. I have a Windows 8 laptop. :P I could do that, but I really am not sure how that would help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) have you tried downloading and installing java Edited January 21, 2015 by CT075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Uh, like I said, my laptop should already have it. Computers automatically come with Java as far as I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) i think you should try downloading and installing it Edited January 21, 2015 by CT075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Did you not read what I just said? But fine, I'll do that. Pretty sure it's going to be a waste of time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) the java runtime environment does not natively come installed on windows 8 machines e: i suppose for the sake of trying to be helpful you should also decompress the 7zip archive that FEditor typically comes in the executable is FEditor.jar Edited January 21, 2015 by CT075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Oh. Well, it seems I still can't download it anyway. AVG views something in it as a threat and after how many problems I had with my previous laptop, I don't want to risk anymore of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateborn Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Java isn't a threat, that's your AVG being stupid, just download it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 I DO find it odd that AVG would view anything in Java as a threat... Yeah, I guess I'll go ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I can confirm that java is completely legit, AVG is just a little paranoid. If I recall it auto detects whether it's 32 or 64 bit, just make sure it's the one that matches your OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Yeah, I think sometimes AVG is a little TOO good. It viewed one of my Zoo Tycoon 2 expansion packs as a threat... o.O And it kept detecting threats and blocking stuff as I installed this thing. Geez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Why am I still not able to open this? I downloaded it and even said to open with Java. I honestly don't understand this. Am I just stupid? -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primefusion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It would be really helpful to outline the steps you've taken. When you downloaded and ran the Java Runtime Environment did the installer walk you through the installation and successfully install Java? Did you unpack FEditor from it's archive? A lot folks mistakenly think a .zip file (or other similar archive) is a program you can run. What it really is, is a sort of "suitcase" that contains the program. Tools like 7Zip do the heavy lifting of extracting the program and related files from the archive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 First I installed Java, yes it installed correctly and it walked me through and all. Then I downloaded and tried to open FEditor by clicking "open with" and Java. That's all I can say on the "steps" I took. I know what a .zip file is. It's a compressed set of stuff that you have to "unzip" or extract in order to use. But this FEditor file is a .7z file, which I've never seen before. It's not a .zip file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) .7z is pretty much the same thing as a zip. I mean, I'm sure they're different, but they're both compression thingies. (it actually stands for 7-zip, I think?) Edited January 21, 2015 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Well, I never saw an option to extract/unzip it... Edited January 21, 2015 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Well, I never saw an option to extra/unzip it...You need to download 7-zip or Win RAR. I don't know if we're allowed to link a 7zip installer, but a quick google search should help you out. Open the 7 zip file manager. You can use this program to extract your file. Also, you'll need a FE6/7/8 (7 is best for it, iirc) ROM... I recall you saying that you don't want to emulate, which unless you're making a patch for someone else to screen capture, you'll have to for this way. Edited January 21, 2015 by Glaceon Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Oh. Well, I wouldn't be getting the ROM to play the game... I suppose I would have no choice. This is starting to sound really complicated though. I'm not sure if I really want to try this anymore... Edited January 21, 2015 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person123 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Some of the newer Feditor's won't run for me by attempting to open the executable jar file directly. Running the program from the command line however works perfectly. Somewhere in the main FEditor folder theres a windows batch file titled "run". Try running that instead of trying to open the java executable directly, Tell me if that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 ...But I don't have a folder, just one file that says FEditor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 This is starting to sound really complicated though. I'm not sure if I really want to try this anymore...What's so complicated about it? It's a program for extracting hypercompressed (or whatever the word is) files, not much else to it. Also, it might be helpful if you gave us screenshots to show what you're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 No, I mean, first I need Java to run this thing, then I also have to have a ROM and this other thing to extract the files... It's really starting to rattle my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person123 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) ...But I don't have a folder, just one file that says FEditor. That might be your problem. You didn't just download the jar executable by itself did you? Where did you get Feditor from? Now that I think about it, you might have just extracted the jar executable, while leaving everything else compressed. Edited January 21, 2015 by General Ciraxis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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