Java Stencil Report: About

Java Stencil Report

About:

The idea from which I started to develop Java Stencil Report is to create a clone of a MS-DOS Italian program called GB and to add some enhancements like a fully customizable print model and a fully compatibility with many OS.

This program has been released under GPL License to give a free and open-source application to school.

This product includes FOP library (to export in PDF and Post Script file format) that is developed at The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)

Java language has been chosen to have an easy multi platform application to install which has only a dependence.

News: Version 0.3.4

A new menu has been added to drive users between the functions of the program.
All the application has been redraw around new menu.
All interface has been enanched and modified to be more simple.
Some bug have been fixed.

Other version...

Features:

It allow to store little name order database that can represent a school form
Easy interface to add new element (student)
All files are saved in XML format (portable)
It contains a little vector graphic applicaton to create print model
Different print models can be created to support any kind of schoolreports
Print models allow to print but also export in PDF or Post Script file format.
An interface allows to create any kind of periodization: quarters, semester, bimester ...
You can create an "Evaluation Wizard" to quickly write evalutaion.
An Evaluation Wizard contains different blocks (stencils) of sentences wich rappresent varius part of an evaluation (For example, in a student evaluation some blocks can be: Capacity of base, Capacity of learning, Capacity of working in group, ...)
Every stencils contains different sentences which represent the gradation of an evaluation (Example: He has a very good capacity of learning, He has a good capacity of learning, He has a medium capacity of learning)
Every grade of stencils contains two different sentences: one for maleperson and one for female one. (Example: He has a ..., She has a ... )
Before printing you can select a print model and the student/s that you want to print

Credits:

A special thank to Edie Pavarini that is the person who has inspired this project and who has explained me the limit and features of GB. This program has been developed to give her a working and enhancement alternative to GB.

Thanks also to:

Frida Alessandri who has checked and corrected my bad English.

Icon and Splash screen:

This program uses some Gnome and Aero-stlxv (LGPL licensed) icons.

Print model icon and splash screen are created by me using these open source program: