[brailleblaster] Re: Another off-topic request for SWT information
- From: Richard Baldwin <baldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:57:17 -0500
Thanks Michael and Chris,
My apologies to the BrailleBlaster team for riding piggy-back on their
discussion List, but I knew that is where I could find the expertise that I
needed. <smile>.
For now, I'm in the prototype stage, so I think I will go with separate jar
files.
Dick Baldwin
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Chris von See <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Dick -
>
> I'll try to answer your questions below.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
>
>
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 2:24 PM, Richard Baldwin wrote:
>
> 1. The labs at the college where I teach can't yet support 64-bit Java but
> my home computer can. So far, I haven't installed the 64-bit version on my
> home computer because I didn't have a need for 64-bit Java. Now I do have a
> need. Can the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version of Java peacefully
> coexist on the same Windows Vista Home Premium system? Some users of my
> program are running 64-bit Java and I need to upgrade my computer to act as
> a test platform for both 32-bit and 64-bit Java/SWT if possible.
>
>
> CvS: Yes - I have this configuration on my Windows 7 system. The 32-bit
> version will get installed in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java" and the 64-bit
> version will get installed in "C:\Program Files\Java". You'll just need to
> invoke each version of Java from its respective install location.
>
>
> 2. I am experimenting for the first time with executable jar files. Can the
> 32-bit and 64-bit SWT DLL files be included in the same executable jar file,
> or will I need to create separate Jar files to support users who are running
> 32-bit Java and other users who are running 64-bit Java?
>
>
> CvS: I've not tried this, so I can't say for sure. I'm guessing that it's
> possible, but you may have to fiddle with it a bit in order to make it work.
> My personal preference is to build separate executable JARs for each
> architecture and platform (including Mac and Linux), since the build process
> is trivial and having separate JARs allows you to customize your classpath,
> native load library path, etc. for each combination.
>
>
> On another note, I have posted a 32-bit executable jar file containing the
> prototype of my "Drawing Program for Blind Users" at the following URL. I
> expect to update it from time to time to add new features.
>
> http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar
>
> I would appreciate hearing your comments and suggestions for improvement.
>
>
> CvS: I'll be happy to take a look later and give you some feedback.
>
>
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Richard G. Baldwin (Dick Baldwin)
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Professor of Computer Information Technology
Austin Community College
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