On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 3:00 AM, Carl Marcum <cmar...@apache.org> wrote:
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> On 12/14/2014 05:46 PM, Kay Schenk wrote:
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>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Carl Marcum <cmar...@apache.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 12/12/2014 06:04 PM, Kay Schenk wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/11/2014 12:37 PM, Marcus wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Am 12/11/2014 04:58 PM, schrieb Dennis E. Hamilton:
>>>>>
>>>>> +1 to Andreas. Sounds like a plan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There seems to be some disagreement on what (3), the dialog message,
>>>>>> should be. It is likely that should be agreed first, since (1) will
>>>>>> depend on it. That there are only possible mismatches on x64
>>>>>> Windows/Mac operating systems (or any others that run both x86 and x64
>>>>>> binaries) needs to be clear. Not in the message. I don't see making
>>>>>> the message even more complicated about lore that will be even more
>>>>>> confusing to casual users.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For (1), the java.html page, I think we can address the concern by
>>>>>> Andreas Säger by keeping the java.html page simple and providing
>>>>>> progressive disclosure of specific details on supplementary pages if
>>>>>> necessary. That means more page-translation work, so I suggest that
>>>>>> java.html be kept straightforward and as simple as possible (but no
>>>>>> simpler, of course, and definitely accurate) first.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, then first a developer has to sort this out before we can go on.
>>>>> For me it's fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marcus
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Andrea Pescetti [mailto:pesce...@apache.org]
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 00:49
>>>>>> To: dev@openoffice.apache.org
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Java 32
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [ ... ]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My suggestion (can be executed as a team, not necessarily by one
>>>>>> person):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. Find a proper wording for
>>>>>> http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The crux of this problem is that Windows AOO is 32 bit and therefore
>>>>>
>>>> requires a 32-bit jvm. I will change java.html to note this.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Create a link www.openoffice.org/java pointing at it
>>>>
>>>>> 3. Find a short (short!) text for the dialog box, sending the people to
>>>>>> www.openoffice.org/java for any details (including 32 and 64-bit
>>>>>> systems); I don't know if links are supported, but the short URL at 2
>>>>>> should take care of it
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4. Place #3 in form of a patch in Bugzilla and send the number here
>>>>>> (and
>>>>>> if the patch comes from someone who is not one of the usual code
>>>>>> committers, even better)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5. At that point it will be easy for people who have their own build
>>>>>> tree to check the patch before we get it in, so don't worry about
>>>>>> this.
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> Also,
>>>
>>> When attempting to run an UNO client Java application on a system using
>>> Java 64 bit you receive an error:
>>>
>>> "Can't load IA 32-bit .dll on a AMD 64-bit platform"
>>>
>>> This message probably comes from Java but it may be useful to mention it
>>> because the end user may not be aware.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately there is no way to get the user from that error to the
>>> java.html page.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Carl
>>>
>>
>> hmmm...This should be mentioned in the Development Guide I would think.
>>
>> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide
>>
>>
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> I was thinking of the end user of a client application that may know
> nothing about development.
Oh I see. Well maybe you could propose some appropriate wording and suggest
a good place to put this. I would think the provider of such an app would
inform the user about this, though.
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