Two reasons: offline editing, and performance. Web start is being examined for a reviewer interface, but can't replace the client application in this context.
----- Original Message ---- > From: Hussein Shafie <hussein at xmlmind.com> > To: Jeff Hooker <jeff at itwriting.ca> > Cc: "xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com" <xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com> > Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 2:34:36 AM > Subject: Re: [XXE] db5.tableEdit command > > Jeff Hooker wrote: > > If I include the .jar files with the 4.3 functionality in an add-on package > for the version 4.2 that the users are currently running, will it inherit the > new functionality? We'll be asking the users to uninstall and reinstall when > the > imageport functionality is available, and I'd rather not ask them repeatedly, > rapid-fire to go through the hassle. There are few things grumpier than an > overworked engineer. > > > > No, this cannot work. > > Why don't you deploy XXE using Java[tm] Web Start? This really works great.
