I'd rather jump through a few hoops as a developer than to have to put my customers through it. Perhaps if you wish to develop/test with multiple versions of j3d you could do an advanced install which would put different j3d versions into an extension directory specific for each JRE.
Something like: > > JavaSoft > > | > > |-Extensions (common to all JREs) > > | |-Java3D > > | |-JavaSpeech(?) > > | |-JavaMediaFrameWork(?) > > | -JRE > > |-1.3.1_02 > > | - Extensions (just for this JRE) > > |-1.4.0 > > |-1.4.01... - John Wright "Dipl. Ing. Paul Szawlowski" wrote: > > But now suppose you have several versions of j3d. How do you specify which version > of the jre uses which version of j3d ? > > regards > Paul > > John Wright schrieb: > > > 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 JRE4s 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". > > =========================================================================== > 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".
