Installing gwTTS

Download the version of the software corresponding to the operating system you will use.

There are 3 varieties of tar-file you might find. There is the gwtts-student.tar.gz file, the gwtts-teacher.tar.gz file, and the gwtts.tar.gz file. The ones labeled student or teacher only contain the student or the teacher. The gwtts.tar.gz contains both the student and the teacher.


Tar file structure

In each tar file you will find the following directory and file structure:

gwtts-OperatingSystem/student
gwtts-OperatingSystem/teacher
gwtts-OperatingSystem/Xresources
gwtts-OperatingSystem/mailcap
gwtts-OperatingSystem/mime.types


What the files contain

student
This is the student application. It should be copied to a place in your PATH. We recommend /usr/local/bin if possible.

teacher
This is the teacher application. It should be copied to a place in your PATH. We recommend /usr/local/bin if possible.

Xresources
This file contains X Window System resources that specify particular options necessary or recommended for using the gwTTS software.

These should be appended to your .Xresources or .Xdefaults file in your home directory.

mailcap
This file is a sample .mailcap file. It enables your web browser (whether it is Mosaic or Netscape) to launch the gwTTS student application.

If you do not have a .mailcap file, this is a useful one to use. If you do have a .mailcap file, then you will want to add the gwTTS-specific entries from this example file to your own file.

mime.types
This also contains definitions useful for enabling your browser to launch the student. Append them to your .mime.types file.