File association

[ChargingBulle]

How would I assign this program to open .md files on Windows machines?
Is there anything like this planned?

MarkdownPad2 already does this but it's properitary

[JFormDesigner]

This is not yet implemented, but would be definitely a very useful feature...

This probably requires a native launcher (javapackager, launch4j, exe4j, ...) and a way to start only a single instance of Markdown Writer FX (maybe JUnique?)

[aadrian]

This probably requires a native launcher

Following project configured Gradle to generate for most used platforms native launchers (and installers) :
https://blog.heckel.xyz/2014/05/29/gradle-create-windows-installers-debian-packages-manage-a-ppa-and-optional-sub-projects/

[nimakro]

FxLauncher is also a nice project which creates native launchers and allows auto updating the app.

[JFormDesigner]

Thanks for the great tips. I'll have a look...

I also want to try JavaFX-Gradle-Plugin, which builds launchers and installers and supports file associations. Sounds good, but it seems to require to run the build for each release on 3 platforms. Will try to automate this with Jenkins.

[aadrian]

Sounds good, but it seems to require to run the build for each release on 3 platforms.

This: https://blog.heckel.xyz/2014/05/29/gradle-create-windows-installers-debian-packages-manage-a-ppa-and-optional-sub-projects/ explains how to build everything with Linux (and Travis)
and here a diagram: https://github.com/syncany/syncany/wiki/Continuous-integration

Syncany has a more complicated process, but there's no need for Jenkins.