Am 12/10/2014 11:08 PM, schrieb Kay Schenk:
On 12/10/2014 08:52 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
"JRE is Defective" is an awful and unhelpful message in any
language.
There is no programmatic basis for claiming that as a fact, and the
software certainly does not have a way of determining it. The
requested remedy is pretty opaque to ordinary users too.
I suggest that this be modified somehow.
It appears that this message arises because a 32-bit Java Runtime
Environment (JRE) is required for some functions.
Somehow, there needs to be some sort of link or help that explains
what functions matter and what to do to enable them. That's what
users care about.
Since the message is limited in length and must translate easily, it
seems something like
"A 32-bit Java Runtime (JRE) is needed for some operations. See
<helpful URL>."
I've tracked down info needed to change this message.
Do we want to use the following for the helpful URL --
http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html
looks good (however, I've not yet read the complete text).
Is it possible to include a URL that is actually clickable? If not, the
user has to write it down and then input it into the browser's URL field
to get to the webpage. IMHO not really user-friendly.
If we can get it copyable - like in the About dialogbox - then it's for
sure better.
Marcus
I assume the URL would not need to be translated, and browser
sniffing could take care of language there. That does mean the
openoffice.org site needs a place with short URL for dealing with
this.
Too much work?
If someone holds my hand, I'm happy to help with that. I think
user-sensitive Forum folk like Rory will be indispensable in vetting
understandability and utility of the result.
- Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Rory O'Farrell
[mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 23:22 To:
[email protected] Subject: Re: Java 32
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Here is the message as quoted on the en-Forum
"JRE is Defective No Java installation could be found Please check
your installation"
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