<p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/clairebearz32bit/xkcdApp#features">Features</a> • <a href="https://github.com/clairebearz32bit/xkcdApp/releases">Download</a> • <a href="https://github.com/clairebearz32bit/xkcdApp#setup">Setup</a> • <a href="https://github.com/clairebearz32bit/xkcdApp#faq">FAQ</a> </p>

XkcdApp

Desktop client for viewing xkcd comics.

I had previously made a different client for xkcd using Python, though it was a command line tool. Because of that, I decided to create a better version with a UI using Java.

Features

Below is a list of both present features and features I want to add later:

• [x] Getting the comic by number.
• [x] Using arrow keys to increase comic number.
• [x] Getting the most recent comic.
• [x] Create shortcuts and useful menu bar.

Systems

Currently, the only system with an executable is Windows, but I intend to create applications with UNIX and macOS support. It uses JDK 15.0.1 currently.

Setup

I tried my best to make this as portable as possible, once you download the executable, it's essentially plug-and-play.

• You can use the arrow keys to increment/decrement the comic number.
• Press enter to show the comic.
• If you know the comic number, you can enter it.
• You can also enter 0 to view the latest comic.

FAQ

Question: Why did you make this?

Answer: I love xkcd and programming and thought this would be a fun project (it was).

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Question: How did you make this?

Answer: For the UI, I used JavaFX and for JSON I used this library. Other than that, all the libraries were standard. I also drank a lot of coffee.