Thread: "Inside a hypercube"

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It's a Java Applet. One of the saddest things for me was when browsers
stopped supporting applets by default. I have so many on my site. For a
while users could click past warnings, but eventually it became next to
impossible. If anyone knows of an easy way to convince /any /browser to
run them, please let me know. Anyway, sorry about that to you and Nan.

-Melinda

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It's a Java Applet. One of the saddest things for me was when
browsers stopped supporting applets by default. I have so many on my
site. For a while users could click past warnings, but eventually it
became next to impossible. If anyone knows of an easy way to
convince any browser to run them, please let me know.
Anyway, sorry about that to you and Nan.



-Melinda




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There's nothing wrong with that advice except that applets can't be run=20
standalone. A separate Java application can certainly be written for=20
them but that's more maintenance trouble and people are afraid to=20
download and execute desktop applications anyway.

Although it's tragic that applets have become so difficult to use, I was=20
looking for ANY way that a dedicated individual could run them on=20
Windows, and you've just given me key. For the record, here are the steps:

1) Start > Control Panel > Java > Security
* Enable Java content in the browser
* Edit Site List > Add
- http://nan.ma
- http://superliminal.com
- etc.
2) Visit an applet page such as
* http://nan.ma/InsideH3/index.html
* http://superliminal.com/cube/applet.html
* http://superliminal.com/cube/mc2d.html
3) Using Internet Explorer click through all the scary warnings.

Using Internet Explorer seems to be important as Firefox and Chrome=20
either won't work or need additional configuration. I never thought I'd=20
be grateful for IE but I probably have Microsoft's lax security to thank=20
for this.

I'd love it if people would test the above to see if it works for them=20
or I've left anything out. And do please tell us if you find other=20
browsers and settings that will also work, or instructions for doing the=20
above on Mac, Linux, or mobile platforms.

I know all these applets should be ported to Javascript but I may never=20
find the motivation. If anyone else wants to attempt that for any of the=20
superliminal applets, I'll be happy to pay you to do it.

Thanks David!
-Melinda

On 7/22/2016 11:12 AM, David Vanderschel DvdS@Austin.RR.com [4D_Cubing]=20
wrote:
>
>
> Nowadays, it is so much trouble to get an unsigned Java app to run in=20
> a browser that I believe it makes more sense, for one-off situations=20
> like this one, to provide a link for downloading the app. I don't=20
> even see how to get Nan Ma's page to display in Edge, Chrome, or=20
> Opera. IE and Firefox acknowledge its existence; but neither, on its=20
> own, will run the app at all. I have to go into the Java=20
> configuration to make an explicit exemption for the nan.ma domain. (I=20
> assume Nan has no real connection with Morocco, but it's cool that he=20
> could get such a domain.)
>
> Regards,
> David V.
>
> On 7/20/2016 1:36 PM, Roice Nelson roice3@gmail.com [4D_Cubing] wrote:
>> For in-space views of a hypercube (and other shapes) that you can fly=20
>> through, check out the following...
>>
>> * Nan Ma's /Inside H3/ applet: http://nan.ma/InsideH3/index.html
>> * Jeff Weeks' /Curved Spaces/ software:
>> http://geometrygames.org/CurvedSpaces/index.html.en
>>
>> Both are awesome!
>>
>> Roice
>>
>
>
>
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There's nothing wrong with that advice except that applets can't be
run standalone. A separate Java application can certainly be written
for them but that's more maintenance trouble and people are afraid
to download and execute desktop applications anyway.



Although it's tragic that applets have become so difficult to use, I
was looking for ANY way that a dedicated individual could run them
on Windows, and you've just given me key. For the record, here are
the steps:



1) Start > Control Panel > Java > Security

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 * Enable Java content in the browser

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 * Edit Site List > Add

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 - xt" href=3D"http://nan.ma">http://nan.ma

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 - xt" href=3D"http://superliminal.com">http://superliminal.com

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 - etc.

2) Visit an applet page such as

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 * nan.ma/InsideH3/index.html">http://nan.ma/InsideH3/index.html

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 * superliminal.com/cube/applet.html">http://superliminal.com/cube/applet.html=


=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 * superliminal.com/cube/mc2d.html">http://superliminal.com/cube/mc2d.html=


3) Using Internet Explorer click through all the scary warnings.



Using Internet Explorer seems to be important as Firefox and Chrome
either won't work or need additional configuration. I never thought
I'd be grateful for IE but I probably have Microsoft's lax security
to thank for this.



I'd love it if people would test the above to see if it works for
them or I've left anything out. And do please tell us if you find
other browsers and settings that will also work, or instructions for
doing the above on Mac, Linux, or mobile platforms.



I know all these applets should be ported to Javascript but I may
never find the motivation. If anyone else wants to attempt that for
any of the superliminal applets, I'll be happy to pay you to do it.



Thanks David!

-Melinda