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(...) Probably. Depends on how big (bytes) it is. And what (if anything) needs to be specially installed on the user's machine (I'm fairly ignorant about java applets). And how powerful it is. (...) If it runs in the browser, it would be noticeably (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.cad)
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Steve Bliss wrote: > In lugnet.cad, Kyle McDonald writes: > >>Here's a wacky idea for the detail page. >> >>Would anyone be interested in a java applet on the page where they >>could actually zoom in/out and rotate the part without DownLoading >>the (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I thought a java applet doesn't have access to the local file system for security reasons. A java application on the other hand can access the current local parts library, but you can't run that from a browser without jnlp or something like (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) It can access the local filesystem if the user grant it permission to do so. Signing the applet can help with this also. The Java WebStart/JNLP thing is another alternative that I might explore. It would allow the user to start the application (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, all the individual files are available. Getting a zipped version would require looking at two or three different files (sort of--I'm ignoring that rogue "linux downloadable", that doesn't play by the rules). Steve (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I suppose we should get back to figuring out an appropriate agreement that makes packaging (and thus also downloading) the whole parts library in a single file "non-rogue". Jacob (who is guilty of creating the rogue "linux downloadable") (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I forgot to mention - the files total to several megabytes - not something you want to redownload every time the applet starts up. (...) *sigh* yes, we should. Steve (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.cad)
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