Excellent suggestion Alessandro, this would certainly help. I agree, there should be a standard extensions directory that is JRE independent.
- John Wright Alessandro Borges wrote: > > About Java3D x JRE Plug-In. > If we install a new release of JRE plug-in, we have our Java3D install > "missing" , > since Java3D is installed in another sub-folder of another JRE... > Ex.: > > day 1) > JRE 1.3.0 + Java3D(any version) Status = active > Java3D runs fine > > day 2) > JRE 1.3.0 + Java3D (any) Status = disabled > JRE 1.3.1_02 Status = active > Java3D not runs > > We can active one or other through Control Panel anyway. > I think this new JRE´s 1.3.1+ are a big improvement over the old ones, since > it reads the <APPLET> tag. > We just need a extra option , maybe a extra folder, to put Java3D or another > "Java extensions", and they can be accessed for all JRE. > This way, Java3D will be a extra and indepedent plug-in, not a problem > child (i.e., extra install dependent ). > > Something like this > > JavaSoft > | > |-Extensions > | |-Java3D > | |-JavaSpeech(?) > | |-JavaMediaFrameWork(?) > | -JRE > |-1.3.1_02 > |-1.4.0 > |-1.4.01... > > Alessandro Borges > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Hood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:31 PM > Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] HTMLConverter vs APPLET Tag > > > > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 18:50:03 -0500 > > > From: John Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > I also came across this FAQ that may be of interest to Java 3D > > > developers: > > > > > > "Q: We are trying to use Java 3D with Java Plug-in but it doesn't work > > > at all. Why? > > > > > > A: Java 3D comes with various packages. Installing it incorrectly may > > > inadvertently disable Java Plug-in or cause it to fail. Follow these > > > general instructions for using Java 3D and Java Plug-in Software: > > > > > > [...] > > > > Java 3D installation has had issues recently, but I haven't heard of any > case > > where it actually disables the Java Plug-in. I wonder where that FAQ come > > from? > > > > In any case, we are abandoning InstallAnywhere with the upcoming release > of > > Java 3D 1.3 beta 2 and are back to InstallShield. Hopefully that will > improve > > things, or at least come up with a different class of problems :) The beta > 2 > > Windows installation tests out well here. > > > > -- Mark Hood > > > > > =========================================================================== > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > body > > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
