A couple of weeks (months?) ago, I think someone brought this up and someone
from Sun said "hey, good idea". I don't know what's become of it. Hope they
do it though.
Steve
John Brecht wrote:
> I know how to GET it to run. My point is, that a typical user (not a
> developer) shouldn't have to go through that hassle. They should be able to
> view Java3D content after running one installer program. Installing
> Cosmoplayer, for instance, does not require any hand tweaking by the user.
> They run one executable and go. This should be just as simple for Java.
> Getting Java3D to run requires (at least when I installed it) that the
> java3D jar files be moved to the right folder so that the plugin can find
> them. Users shouldn't have to do that.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: John Brecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: Java3D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Tim Day
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [java3d] Future for Java 3D applets ?
>
> >There are instructions for getting Java 3D running in a browser in the Java
> 3D
> >FAQ (see the URL below in my .sig). It uses the Java Plug-in that comes
> with
> >Java 2.
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >John Brecht wrote:
> >
> >> I wouldn't expect ANY Java support from the mainstream browsers in the
> >> future, much less Java3D. Netscape fired their Java staff last year, and
> >> who knows that Microsoft will ever do. Develop all the Java you want,
> but
> >> learn to live with the plugins until Microsoft breaks up. Once M$ is
> gone,
> >> maybe all the efforts to get computer manufacturers to include the JRE in
> >> the boxes they ship will succeed.
> >> See the JavaLobby for more on this: http://www.javalobby.com
> >>
> >> It would be nice though, if someone would write an installer program that
> >> sets up the JRE correctly, without the user having to tweak it themselves
> to
> >> get it to run Java3D correctly.
> >>
> >> John Brecht
> >> Department of Physics and Astronomy
> >> Michigan State University
> >> brechtjoATpilotDOTmsuDOTedu
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Tim Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 3:14 PM
> >> Subject: [java3d] Future for Java 3D applets ?
> >>
> >> >Can I expect the next version (or the one after) of Netscape and/or
> >> >Internet Explorer to run Java3D applets (without any messing about
> >> >installing plug-ins or whatever) ?
> >> >
> >> >How many months/years until I can scatter Java3D applets all over my
> >> >website and expect a reasonable number of visitors to be able to run
> >> >them ?
> >> >
> >> >Or is this API intended more for full-scale applications than applets ?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks for any info
> >> >Tim Day
> >> >
> >> >
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> >Steve Pietrowicz - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project Manager - NCSA Java 3D
> Group
>
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