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- README: HotJava 1.0 preBeta1
-
- This directory and all the directories below it contain the complete
- HotJava 1.0 preBeta1 release of the HotJava Internet browser.
-
- To run HotJava from the same directory where this README file is
- located, simply type:
-
- ./bin/hotjava UNIX
- .\bin\hotjava WinNT & Win95
-
- or:
-
- ./bin/hotjava URL UNIX
- .\bin\hotjava URL WinNT & Win95
-
- If you specify a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), HotJava will treat that
- as its home page for this instance of HotJava. (By default, you'll see the
- HotJava Welcome page before the home page. You can turn off the Welcome
- page for future invocations of HotJava using HotJava's Display Preferences
- page.)
-
- You can also add the HotJava bin directory to your PATH environment variable,
- add <your-HotJava-directory>/bin/hotjava to a menu of programs, or whatever
- other method you typically use for running programs.
-
- NOTE: If you run HotJava in a networked environment, and you have
- trouble accessing Web pages, you probably need to set proxy servers
- to enable access outside of your company network. Proxies are the
- servers or gateways for internet access through your network firewall.
- To specify proxy servers, choose Proxies from the Preferences submenu
- of the HotJava View menu. Ask your system administrator for the proxy
- information specific to your site.
-
- Supported Platforms
- -------------------
- HotJava preBeta1 is available for SPARC Solaris (version 2.4 and above),
- Windows NT for the Intel processor, and Windows 95.
-
- Support for Solaris x86 and Macintosh systems will be available by
- HotJava 1.0 FCS.
-
- HotJava preBeta1 *may* work on Solaris 2.3, but that platform has not
- been tested, so it is not supported.
-
- Running HotJava on remote X-servers has only had minimal testing. It
- appears to work, but it is not supported.
-
- HotJava will NOT run on Solaris 1.x (SunOs 4.x), Windows 3.1, or Windows
- 3.11.
-
- The HotJava package contains:
- -----------------------------
- - README
- The file you're reading now.
-
- - COPYRIGHT
- You must make sure you understand the Copyright and License
- information in this file before using this release.
-
- - UsersGuide
- This directory is a placeholder for future use. Currently, the
- UsersGuide only lives on the JavaSoft web site. You can access
- it via the HotJava Help menu.
-
- - docs
- Miscellaneous document files that reside on your local system, such
- as the HotJava Release Notes that you access via the HotJava
- Help menu.
-
- NOTE: All of the documentation for HotJava, except for this README
- file, can be accessed via the HotJava Help menu. Some of it resides
- locally, but much of it lives at the JavaSoft web site. See the
- "Where to find more information" section below.
-
- - bin/HotJava
- The HotJava program.
-
- - lib
- Miscellaneous files needed for HotJava. Of particular note are the
- following:
-
- - lib/classes.zip
- DO NOT UNZIP THIS FILE! It is needed by the compiler
- and interpreter.
-
- - lib/properties
- This is the complete template and system defaults for the
- HotJava properties file. Look here to see the possible
- values you can set in your personal properties file to
- customize your version of HotJava. On Solaris systems, your
- personal properties file lives in:
-
- <your-home-directory>/.hotjava/properties
-
- On Windows NT and Windows 95 systems, your personal
- properties file is in:
-
- <hotjava-install-directory>\.hotjava\properties
-
- - lib/hotjava/* and lib/templates/*
- Many of HotJava's pages are HTML pages you can
- customize by replacing the HTML files in these
- directories. The pages in lib/hotjava are used by HotJava
- "as is." The pages in lib/templates contain textual elements
- that are substituted as appropriate when displayed.
-
- - lib/images/*
- HotJava's GIF images. Again, you can customize your version
- of HotJava by replacing the GIF images that live here.
-
-
- NOTE: This release of HotJava does not include the Java Developer's Kit (JDK).
- The JDK is available separately; see the JavaSoft home page at
- http://java.sun.com.
-
-
- Where to find more information
- ------------------------------
- The information provided in this file is only intended to be basic information
- about the HotJava release package, plus how to run HotJava.
-
- Once you're running HotJava, use the Help menu to access the following
- information:
-
- - HotJava User's Guide (details about HotJava's features, and how to use it)
-
- - HotJava Getting Started Page (beginning tutorial-style information)
-
- - HotJava FAQ (frequently asked questions about HotJava)
-
- - Release Notes (important information about this release, including
- changes since the previous version of HotJava, features planned for
- HotJava 1.0 but not yet implemented, workarounds to problems,
- and links to the Known Bugs and Requested Features documents)
-
- - JavaSoft Home Page (where you can find the latest information about
- HotJava and all our other products)
-
- - About HotJava (Version Information, Product Team, and a link to the
- Copyright page)
-
- You can also use the HotJava help menu to send us bug reports and general
- comments. Or, send comments to hotjava-comments@java.sun.com and bugs to
- hotjava-bugs@java.sun.com.
-