I would think more people would be willing to install a Java setup than a
Python setup. Also, we can build a Java conduit for the Palm under
Windows/Mac. I think many more users would use Plucker if they didn't have
to run anything, but simply had to press the hotsync button.
That said, maybe David could add a tip to the site for running the script
automatically using the scheduler (Windows version of crontab).
Bill
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"Larry W. Virden" cc: (bcc: Bill Nalen/Towers
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Java version of distiller
07/18/2002 01:45
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From: Bill Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sort of... The big advantage is that the Java version will be a
> single jar file ...
> as long as it has Java installed.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> No
> need to install Python or any image-processing utility.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This point applies to the subset of potential plucker users which have
Java installed but not Python already. Anyone have an idea how many
people that includes? Is it the majority of new users?
I'm not trying to argue here - just honestly trying to get a feel for
the issues involved. For instance, I would expect most Linux users would
have Python and Java installed anyways. I would expect most Mac and Window
users (especially Windows XP, etc.) not to have either installed.
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