Update of VisAD-Python installer for Windows

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• Subject: Update of VisAD-Python installer for Windows
• From: Tom Whittaker <tomw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:41:34 -0600 (Central Standard Time)

I have updated the Windows-only complete VisAD/Python installer linked off
the tutorial page at:

    http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~tomw/visadtutor/index.html

I switched over to use Zero G's InstallAnywhere for this (a more
"professional look" plus user install-time options), and updated
the versions of the JRE, Java3D, VisAD and Jython.  I also cleaned up a
couple of issues with the previous releases:

    * all the Python library utilities are now included (in the Lib/
directory)

    * the "jyi" start-up script, which imported all the essential VisAD
utilities from JPythonMethods and subs.py and graph.py has been fixed.

In addition, since InstallAnywhere allows this, part of the install will
make a shortcut folder (the default is in the Start->Programs folder) that
contains shortcuts for:

    1) Jython command line
    2) Jython command line plus an import of JPythonMethods, subs.py and
grapy.py
    3) VisAD-Jython editor
    4) VisAD Spreadseet

Remember, this is a complete install.  You do not have to have Java
anything installed on your machine.  About the only prerequisite is that
you should have OpenGL (which apparently comes with Windows).

Happy Holidays to everyone...

tom

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Tom Whittaker
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Space Science and Eng. Center
ph:  608.262.2759