Java3d does not work in suse 11.3/x32

Doug08 · August 29, 2010, 1:04am

I installed the package “java3d” with yast, and I already have Java_1.6 installed, with the plugin(2 files from YAST). I went online to do a java3d test, and every test site says it is not installed, when it is. Now, where exactly was this supposed to be installed so I can use it under Firefox? Obviously it was installed in the wrong place and Firefox does not see it. Thanks

Current java3d installation directory>>>>/usr/share/java

martin_helm · August 29, 2010, 1:31am

Java3d on websites is usually used with java webstart and not with applets
and webstart autmatically fetches every misssing third party lib like java3d
and whatever else if coreectly configured by the person who made the
application.
Can you point me to one of this websites to see what is there?

Doug08 · August 29, 2010, 2:06am

just google “java3d online tester”…a few use applets.

Thanks!

martin_helm · August 29, 2010, 2:58am

Doug08 wrote:

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> just google “java3d online tester”…a few use applets.
>
That makes no sense, I need to know exactly one or two links which do not
work for you. Of course I know some sites with java3d on it, but I need to
need which ones you used for test.

martin_helm · August 29, 2010, 3:11am

If you want to test with something official (and with an applet) use this
one.
https://java3d.dev.java.net/applets/FourByFour.html
If that does not work report back.

Doug08 · August 29, 2010, 4:39am

That worked. I get a connect four game that is 3d. I rotated it all around. How come I visited some sites and they say I do not have it installed? If it does not work at all the sites…no good. check these out. Thanks.

Java3D Test Page

Java and Java 3D Test Page - ChemgaPedia

martin_helm · August 29, 2010, 4:29pm

Doug08 wrote:

>
> That worked. I get a connect four game that is 3d. I rotated it all
> around. How come I visited some sites and they say I do not have it
> installed? If it does not work at all the sites…no good. check these
> out. Thanks.
>
> ‘Java3D Test Page’ (http://www.downloadjava3d.com/java3dtest.php)
>
> ‘Java and Java 3D Test Page - ChemgaPedia’ (http://tinyurl.com/34chdjz)
>
>
Simple answer the: The two links you sent me are very badly designed applets
assuming that the user is able to configure the java plugin in the browser
and the java runtime environment in a way to be able to handle third party
libraries like java3d in a way that the browser plugin can find them.
This is in principle possible but that is simply not the intended way
applets are supposed to be made (at least not today, in the old days this
was often the case so that it was a random play if something java related
worked in the browser or not).

You can of course install java3d as integrated part into your jre by
following the descriptions from sun (now oracle):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/tech/index-jsp-138252.html