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      What is JClass DesktopViews?

      This suite of 100% fully-customizable Java components enables you to create rich user interfaces for your desktop Java applications.

       

      JClass DesktopViews is composed of the following components:

      • JClass Chart 3D, which adds powerful, three-dimensional graphing capabilities to Java.
      • JClass Chart, which allows you to develop sophisticated charting applications with components, or develop fast, effective chart solutions with the MultiChart and SimpleChart JavaBeans.
      • JClass Elements, which is a collection of pre-built, pre-tested, GUI JavaBean components and utilities designed to enhance and extend Swing.
      • JClass Gauge, which enables you to create various types of gauges to add to your
      • JClass JarMaster, which makes packaging and managing your classes to ensure fast downloads easy.
      • JClass LiveTable, which is a high-quality grid/table JavaBean for data-driven display.
      • JClass PageLayout, which is the ultimate tool for putting your Java application data on paper or on-screen.

      Using this Installation Guide

      The JClass DesktopViews Installation Guide is broken up into the following sections, each geared to further integrate JClass DesktopViews into your environment.

      • Before installing JClass DesktopViews, we suggest you verify that your current operating system and IDE are supported and that you are familiar with the installation and licensing information in the Installation and Licensing Overview chapter before proceeding.
      • Once you are familiar with the information, continue to either:
        • Installing and Licensing on Microsoft Windows
        • Installing and Licensing on UNIX Systems
      • Once the product is installed and licensed, the steps required to integrate JClass DesktopViews within your development environment are outlined in the JClass DesktopViews and Your Development Environment chapter.

      The Technical Support chapter will provide you with all the information you might need to contact Quest’s technical support team if you require assistance in the installation, licensing, and integration of JClass DesktopViews.

      If you require more information on programming, please refer to the programmer’s guides in the following locations:

      • JClass Chart Programmer’s Guide, in JCLASS_HOME/docs/chart
      • JClass Chart 3D Programmer’s Guide, in JCLASS_HOME/docs/chart3d
      • JClass Elements Programmer’s Guide, in JCLASS_HOME/docs/elements
      • JClass Gauge Programmer’s Guide, in JCLASS_HOME/docs/gauge
      • JClass JarMaster Programmer’s Guide, in JCLASS_HOME/docs/jarmaster
      • JClass LiveTable Programmer’s Guide, in JCLASS_HOME/docs/table
      • JClass PageLayout Programmer’s Guide, in JCLASS_HOME/docs/pagelayout

      Supported Platforms

      JClass DesktopViews is supported on a selection of operating systems using JDK 1.4.2 or later. It has been tested with a variety of browsers and IDEs. The following lists summarize the supported platforms.

      Important: Supported platforms are subject to change. In the case of a discrepancy between this guide and the Supported Platforms section of the readme.html file, the readme file supersedes the list of platforms below.

      Operating Systems and JDKs

      The following operating systems are supported with the specified JDKs:

      • Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista with Sun JDK 4.2, 5.0, or 6.0 or BEA® JRockit® 5.0
      • Sun Solaris® SPARC® 8, 9, and 10 with Sun JDK 4.2, 5.0, or 6.0
      • HP® HP-UX® 11i with HP JDK 4.2 or 5.0
      • IBM AIX® 5L 2, and 5.3 with IBM JDK 1.4.2 or 5.0 (AIX 5.2 and 5.3 only) IBM AIX® 5L 6.1 with IBM JDK 6.1
      • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® AS 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 with Sun JDK 1.4.2, 0, or 6.0 or BEA JRockit 5.0
      • Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10 with Sun JDK 4.2, 5.0, or 6.0 or BEA JRockit 5.0

      Note: For JClass DesktopViews 6.4.2, Sun JDK 1.4.2 is the minimum level supported.

      Browsers

      The following browsers are supported:

      • Mozilla® Firefox® 5.0/2.0
      • Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5/6.0/7.0 with Java Plug-in
      • Borland® JBuilder®2005
      • IBM Rational Application Developer 6.0
      • Sun Java Studio Creator 6.0
      • NetBeans 5.5
      • JetBrains® IntelliJ IDEA™ 6.0 *

      IDEs

      The following IDEs are supported for compiling, Javadoc, and JavaBeans:

      • Borland® JBuilder®2005
      • IBM Rational Application Developer 6.0
      • Sun Java Studio Creator 8.0
      • NetBeans 5.5
      • JetBrains® IntelliJ IDEA™ 6.0 *
      • Eclipse 3.2, 3.3, 3.4