Agreed. I'd add to that that I strongly disagree with their thesis: adding
Java3D applets to Web pages as eye-candy and replacements for
anigifs/Flash/Shockwave. Just look at how many questions we have from
technical folks who can't get J3D to work in their browsers. Now extend that
to Joe User who is seriously challenged by installing the browser itself,
and the idea is just absurd. Consequently, you pay a lot of money for a book
that is 50% source listings and HTML parameter descriptions for applets you
will never want to use because all they do is create spinning text or a
"solar system" you can use for links throughout your site (!).
This, in short, is the problem with being the first to buy from Amazon.com
or Fatbrain.com. :-) Attention all gurus: people are starved for a good,
solid tutorial text: not an API text, and not a poorly-edited and -conceived
book. We will all buy it if you write it.
regards,
kd
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Kyle F. Downey
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Firmwide Risk of Loss
212-357-9067
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Pierce [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 9:26 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [java3d] New book: "Ready-to-Run Java 3D"
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>
> Words cannot express how disappointed I was with this book. Most of the
> samples
> don't work, nothing is explained in detail, and the book is very small for
> its
> price. I got more reliable and useful information from the API
> specification
> that I did this book. No offense to the authors, but this book just
> shouldn't
> have been.
>
> ----------
> From: "Yi Zhuang (Andy)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 5:08 PM
> To: "'java3d'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [java3d] New book: "Ready-to-Run Java 3D"
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> If you have trouble running Java3D applet on Web browser, you should ready
> this book. It also comes with many valuable samples.
>
> Yi Zhuang
> ---------------------------------------
> Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
> University of Toronto
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