README File for FRETSaw
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Introduction
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FRETSaw is an image viewer specifically designed to view pairs of
images generated during a FRET experiment.  In addition to viewing
these images it can also generate a colourised FRET image showing
the differences between the two images.

Installation
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FRETSaw is a java program.  In order to run it you must have a 
suitable Java Runtime Environment installed.  If you don't have
Java installed you can get it from java.com.

Windows: Download the FRETSaw zip file, unzip it and double click the
run_fretsaw.bat batch file.

OSX: Download the OSX dmg image.  Drag the FRETSaw application
bundle from the disk image to your Applications folder.

Linux: Download the FRETSaw zip file, unzip it and then use the
command contained in the run_fretsaw.bat file to create a launcher
for whatever desktop environment you use (or use it directly in 
a shell).

Problems?
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If you have any problems using FRETSaw please report these into our
bug reporting tool at:

www.bioinformatics.bbsrc.ac.uk/bugzilla/

..or report them directly to simon.andrews@bbsrc.ac.uk