Dear Henry, I agree this is a prickly issue.
>From my limited experience with Java Web Start, my opinion is that it is not practical at all. You must wait for a lengthy download, then it will open, it leaves whoever knowns which and how many files in your computer, next day you use that page you must start again. I see it as only adequate for professional, regular use of some piece of software. General users will just quit. Nothing to do with the swift experience of Jmol/Java in a webpage and even with JSmol pages. In my view, Oracle has been digging its own grave re. Java. Regarding conversion of old sites, this is my experience: - If the sites have a simple code for inserting the Jmols, the Jmol2.js adapter library will probably take care of the update with minimal effort. http://wiki.jmol.org/index.php/Jmol_JavaScript_Object#Conversion_using_th e_Jmol2.js_.27adapter.27_library - Another problem may be change in behaviour of a few JmolScript commands along versions (not to do with the move to JSmol), but that only shows up when you have sophisticated scripts. - Pages using frames are hard, if not impossible, to adapt using Jmol2.js and the old syntax. I tried and I gave up, rewriting my pages to avoid the frames and use the new JSmol.js ways. Fortunately, since most groups of my pages were using centralised, common javascript files to insert and manage the Jmols, the task was much lighter than expected. - You still need to review that all buttons, scripts etc. work properly. It may or not be easy, depending on the complexity of your pages+scripting > Mapping to the JSmol invocations is not automatic. I agree, it's not wholly, but read above. > Any suggestions please? I am always available for being hired ;-) both monetary and academic reward are acceptable Hope all is well with you. Too long since we last met! Cheers, A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
