I also agree that getting Java3D to run in a browser was a bit tricky and probably
should be documented better. I am concerned
about the pervasiveness of Java3D and thus applications I build in Java3D if there are
these kinds of impedance barriers for novice
users.
I'm assuming that this is all going to be fixed over time. Is that a safe assumption?
One way to allay these kinds of fears is for
some kind of 'roadmap' to be published by the Java3D developers so that the growing
community around their technology can plan
accordingly.
- Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Barrilleaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 5:04 AM
Subject: [JAVA3D] not running in a browser...how can this be?
>I just can't believe how long and to what lengths people have had to
>go to get Java/Java 3D reliably installed and running in a browser.
>I've been seeing these kind of messages for what seems like the past
>year or so.
>
>I don't know what else to say but that it is "incredible" that this
>problem has not yet been squarely addressed by the folks who put the
>"dot" in ".com" (or, if they are doing something about it perhaps they
>should tell the rest of us). How long has Java been around in plugin
>form? How long have IE and NS 4.0 been around for? How long has
>Java 3D been around now for? How long has Windows been around for
>(...perhaps too long but that is another matter)?
>
>To the folks at Sun (and I'm sure this goes beyond Java 3D), please
>tell me how I can recommend to anyone -- readers and clients -- that
>Java 3D is ready for prime time (which these days is defined in terms
>of web-enabled applications, not desktop ones)?
>
>Are there any plans for addressing this situation? (I've gotten a big
>silence from the "mountain" the last two times I brought this up.
>Maybe the third time is a charm. ;-)
>
>--jon
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:41:15 -0700
>> From: Tim Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: So you wanna run J3D in your browser... here's how
>>
>> I spent most of the weekend fighting this. Eventually I'll get around to
>> writing a real HOWTO, but maybe this will help some other folks out.
>>
>> 1. It can be done. I've run it under IE5 and Nav 4.61 on WinNT Workstation
>> and Win95. For now, I'm specializing on IE because the *right* way to
>> do this is with the <OBJECT> tag and I refuse to use the egregious
>> netscape <APPLET>/<EMBED> botch.
>>
>> 2. Go get the instructions at Tornado Labs, specifically
>> http://www.tornadolabs.com/News/Java_3D_Installation/java_3d_installation.html
>> and follow them. I have a feeling that maybe half the steps are not actually
>> necessary with recent J3Ds and JDKs, but I don't know which half.
>>
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