(Windows Vista Users: The default installation will make Intonia available only to the user account that did the installing. If you want Intonia available to all users on the same computer, instead of double-clicking the installer icon, right-click it instead, and select "Run as Administrator".)
The .exe installer first checks to see if you have at least Version 6.0 of Java. If you have the required version, you can skip to the next paragraph, but if you don't have it, you will get an error message. Then after a short delay you will be directed to a website where you can download and install it. Click "Download Free Java". On the next page that comes up, click "Download Now". If the download doesn't appear to be happening, be sure to read down the page for specific instructions for your browser: Internet Explorer or Firefox. After the Java installation is complete, double-click the InstallIntonia icon again.
The next step is to present you with the End User License Agreement. Read the license agreement carefully. You must agree to the terms and conditions in order to install the software. If you do not agree, click Cancel and the installation will be stopped.
Keep clicking through the boxes until the installation is finished. It will add Intonia to your Start Menu, and it will leave an icon labeled Intonia on your desktop. After you verify that everything works, you may remove the installation file from your desktop.
Once the program is installed, you can start it by double-clicking its icon on the desktop.
The .jar installer first checks to see if you have at least Version 5.0 of Java. If you have the required version, you can skip to the next paragraph, but if you don't have it, you will get an error message. See below for information about how to upgrade your Java.
The next step is to present you with the End User License Agreement. Read the license agreement carefully. You must agree to the terms and conditions in order to install the software. If you do not agree, click Cancel and the installation will be stopped.
Keep clicking through the boxes until the installation is finished. On Mac OSX, the .jar installer will copy files to a folder named /Applications/Intonia. You can remove the InstallIntonia.jar after everything works, by dragging it to the trash. Once the program is installed, you can start it by using the Finder to navigate to /Applications/Intonia and double-clicking Intonia.jar.
(Windows Vista users: If Windows pops up a window saying, "This program may not have installed correctly," simply choose "It installed correctly.")
Version numbers of Java can sometimes be confusing. The early versions were labeled 1.0 through 1.4. The next version (introduced in 2004) is sometimes called 1.5 and sometimes called 5.0. The latest version (from 2006) is called either 1.6 or 6.0.
Java for Mac OSX is distributed by Apple.com, not by Java.com. Their versions are perennially behind the versions available from Java. Java Version 6.0 was released by Apple in May, 2008, but only for OSX 10.5 (Leopard). Some older versions of OSX may have version 1.4, which will not support Intonia at all.
I wrote Intonia to take advantage of some of the features of Java Version 6. However, it will run fine using Version 5. If you're on a Macintosh or any other system with Version 5, you'll miss out on some features related to licensing, error reporting, interfacing to websites, and volume controls.
Windows users can find the latest version of Java at http://java.com. If you're running Mac OSX, you can find the latest Java version at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/. Linux users should visit http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.