User Interface

About Butler Alfred

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Butler Alfred is a desktop task management app that is optimised to be used via a Command Line Interface (CLI). It is suitable for people who are familiar with CLI and particularly benefits users who are able to type fast.

Thus, Butler Alfred can track and manage your tasks faster than traditional GUI apps.

Setting up in Intellij

Prerequisites: JDK 11, update Intellij to the most recent version.

1. Open Intellij (if you are not in the welcome screen, click File > Close Project to close the existing project first)
2. Open the project into Intellij as follows:
   1. Click Open.
   2. Select the project directory, and click OK.
   3. If there are any further prompts, accept the defaults.
3. Configure the project to use JDK 11 (not other versions) as explained in here.
4. After that, locate the src/main/java/Launcher.java file, right-click it, and choose Run Launcher.main(). If the setup is correct, the application window will appear.