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Re: Java LDraw/LDLite
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 3 Mar 1999 22:09:19 GMT
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Talk is cheep.
I spent the last couple of days trying to pound out a quick Java Ldraw
program.
Check out the results:
http://members.xoom.com/izzy99/jldraw/jldraw_test.html
Using as an Applet is way too slow. Its best to download jre
and try it with that:
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/jre/index.html
Note that this is terribly buggy right now and I've only really had a chance
to
use it on my computer here.
Todd Lehman wrote in message ...
> [followups set to lugnet.cad.dev]
>
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> In lugnet.cad, Steve Anderson wrote:
> > Has anyone considered tackling LDraw/LDLite as a Java Applet, maybe with
> > controls for rotation? [...]
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> Steve! Whoa, heavy....like...WAY COOL IDEA!!!!!
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> How come nobody's ever suggested this yet? (Or have they?)
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> I mean, forget all about making a Mac clone of LDraw or any other specific
> platform -- even Linux -- why not write it all as a standalone app in Java?
> Java is a good enough language to write serious applications in. As a
> byproduct, if it were architected properly, the app (or portions of it) would
> be separable and also run on a Java-enabled web browser.
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> If cross-platform happiness isn't yet a 100% reality with Java, surely it
> would be by the time the project were complete...?
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> I've seen more sucky Java applets on the web than I care to remember, but it
> *is* possible to write excellent cross-platform apps in Java (they're just
> exceptional).
>
> --Todd
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Message has 2 Replies: | | Re: Java LDraw/LDLite
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| (...) I think I'm 98% there -- I downloaded and installed the JRE and I have local copies of the jldraw.jar as you suggested, but when I do C:\LDRAW>"\program files\javasoft\jre\1.1\bin\jre" -cp jldraw.jar izzy.graphics.Tester I get the error (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Java LDraw/LDLite
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| [followups set to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) Steve! Whoa, heavy....like...WAY COOL IDEA!!!!! How come nobody's ever suggested this yet? (Or have they?) I mean, forget all about making a Mac clone of LDraw or any other specific platform -- even Linux -- (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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