On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:43:08 -0800, Robert Bradshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 12, 2006, at 5:00 PM, William Stein wrote: >> On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:10:29 -0800, Robert Bradshaw >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Dec 12, 2006, at 3:55 AM, David Joyner wrote: >>> I would say that I think Java is the tool for the job, but the >>> question is to roll our own "pure" java 3d viewer (without all the >>> bells and whistles like colored lights, bump-maps, fog, and graphics- >>> card acceleration) or use the already-existing java3d api. >> >> Is the java3d API easy to install on most modern computers? If so, >> I think we should definitely use it for SAGE. I want SAGE to be >> technically incredible. The true purpose of the notebook has also >> been to provide a GUI for SAGE -- it's not to be a service like >> gmail or something. If users have to also install the java3d api, >> and it is not difficult to install, then it is a reasonable option. >> If it is a major nightmare to install, that is a different story. > > Yes, it is very easy to install on modern computers.
Then I say definitely use it for SAGE. -- William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
