Author: kschenk
Date: Sat Jul 13 21:40:42 2013
New Revision: 1502896
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1502896
Log:
A few updates to the java info page.
Modified:
openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html
Modified: openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html?rev=1502896&r1=1502895&r2=1502896&view=diff
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--- openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html (original)
+++ openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html Sat Jul 13
21:40:42 2013
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
<p>Java is required for complete OpenOffice (OpenOffice.org) functionality.
Java is mainly required for the HSQLDB database
engine (used by our database product Base) and to make use of accessibility
and assistive technologies. Furthermore some
wizards rely on Java technology. See additional topics pertaining to the use
of Java in OpenOffice.org and Apache
-OpenOffice in the <a href="">Installation FAQ</a></p>
+OpenOffice in the <a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ/Installation";>Installation
FAQ</a></p>
-<p>So what does this imply for me? Base (the database component) relies
completely on Java technologies to run, but other
+<p>So what does this mean exactly? Base (the database component) relies
completely on Java technologies to run, but other
programs (like Writer, Calc and Impress) only need Java for special
functionality. If you do not need to use Base and do not
want to use any of the Wizards, then you do not need to have Java installed
and configured for running Apache OpenOffice
(and older versions of OpenOffice.org). You can completely prevent OpenOffice
from prompting you about the use of Java by
@@ -23,22 +23,24 @@ telling OpenOffice not to use a Java run
that you have a Java Runtime Environment on your system to take full advantage
of OpenOffice's features without any
issues.</p>
-<p>Legacy versions of OpenOffice.org (3.3 and below) included a JRE packaged
with the download. The latest Apache OpenOffice
-3.4.1 does not.</p>
+<p>Legacy versions of OpenOffice.org to version 3.3 included a JRE packaged
with the download. Versions 3.4 of Openoffice.org or Apache OpenOffice
+do not.</p>
-<p>If you already have a JRE installed on your system in one of the standard
areas for Java installation, OpenOffice should
+<p>If you already have a JRE (Java Runtime Environment) installed on your
system in one of the standard areas for Java installation, OpenOffice should
detect this installation and let you choose it for use in OpenOffice via the
<strong>Tools-> OpenOffice.org -> Java</strong>.
If you have a JRE installed that is not detected, you should be able to add it
through this same menu.</p>
-<p>If you choose not to configure OpenOffice with Java (or just forgot about
it) you can easily install Java afterwards to
-get the missing functionality to work.</p>
+<p>You can install a JRE or configure OpenOffice to use Java at any time to
get missing functionality to work.</p>
-<p>The current version, Apache OpenOffice 3.4, has worked reliably in a
variety of environments using both
-<a href="http://java.com";>Oracle Java</a> and <a
href="http://openjdk.java.net/";>openJDK</a>. Feel free to download a JRE
-from either of these sites if you feel you need this functionality.</p>
+<p>The current versions of Apache OpenOffice work reliably with a variety of
JREs including
+<a href="http://java.com";>Oracle Java, versions 6 and 7</a> and <a
href="http://openjdk.java.net/";>openJDK, versions 6 and 7</a>. Feel free to
download a JRE
+from either of these sites if you feel you need this functionality. </p>
+<!--
+take this out for now
<p><strong>The current version, Apache OpenOffice 3.4, has reported problems
with using the 32-bit JRE on 64-bit Windows 7
systems. However, this problem can not be reproduced in all cases. Java 1.7 is
the latest Java from Oracle. </strong></p>
+-->
<p>Please report any problems you experience with using Java on OpenOffice
through our bug reporting system,
<a href="https://issues.apache.org/ooo/";>Bugzilla</a>, or one of the other
support venues listed in the
