How to install and run BlueGriffon WYSIWYG HTML editor on Ubuntu 12.04?

BlueGriffon is one of the good WYSIWYG HTML editors to edit web pages based on Gecko, the rendering engine of Firefox. It can be used to create and edit HTML 5, CSS 3, SVG, and MathML documents.

To install and run this WYSIWYG HTML editor on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, do the following:

• Download BlueGriffon installer from http://bluegriffon.org/freshmeat/1.5.2/BlueGriffon-1.5.2-Ubuntu11.10-i686-Install.
• Right-click the downloaded installer file, select Properties, tab on Permissions and then tick the box “Allow executing file as program”.
• Click Close button.
• Double click on the installer file to install. Make sure the “Create Desktop Shortcut” box is ticked. Default destination folder will be at “/home/user1/BlueGriffon”.
• To run BlueGriffon program, double click the BlueGriffon icon from the Ubuntu desktop.
• To test BlueGriffon program, go to Menu and then select File > Open > Choose File > Open > OK to open a HTML file. Edit the file. After you have done with your editing, press Ctrl+S to save the HTML file. Press Ctrl+W to close current tab. Quit BlueGriffon program by selecting Menu > File > Quit.
• Finally, to view the edited HTML file use Firefox browser.

How to install OpenJDK Java 7 plugin for Firefox browser in Ubuntu 12.04?

You need to install Icedtea Java Plugin package to execute Java Applets in Firefox browser. Just by installing OpenJDK package will not be enough.

Use the following steps:

• Hit windows key to open the Dash Home.
• Search for ubuntu.
• Select Ubuntu Software Center under Applications.
• Check if you have removed openjdk-6-jdk and icedtea6-plugin. If not, remove them from the Ubuntu Software Center.
• Check if you have installed OpenJDK Java 7 Runtime (openjdk-7-jre) and OpenJDK Java 7 Development Kit (openjdk-7-jdk). If not, install them from the Ubuntu Software Center.
• Search for icedtea-plugin in the Ubuntu Software Center.
• Select Icedtea Java Plugin and click the Install button.
• Restart your Firefox browser if you have opened the browser before.
• Finally, test your Java Applet.