On 12/10/2014 08:52 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > "JRE is Defective" is an awful and unhelpful message in any > language. > > There is no programmatic basis for claiming that as a fact, and the > software certainly does not have a way of determining it. The > requested remedy is pretty opaque to ordinary users too. > > I suggest that this be modified somehow. > > It appears that this message arises because a 32-bit Java Runtime > Environment (JRE) is required for some functions. > > Somehow, there needs to be some sort of link or help that explains > what functions matter and what to do to enable them. That's what > users care about. > > Since the message is limited in length and must translate easily, it > seems something like > > "A 32-bit Java Runtime (JRE) is needed for some operations. See > <helpful URL>."
I've tracked down info needed to change this message. Do we want to use the following for the helpful URL -- http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html > > I assume the URL would not need to be translated, and browser > sniffing could take care of language there. That does mean the > openoffice.org site needs a place with short URL for dealing with > this. > > Too much work? > > If someone holds my hand, I'm happy to help with that. I think > user-sensitive Forum folk like Rory will be indispensable in vetting > understandability and utility of the result. > > - Dennis > > -----Original Message----- From: Rory O'Farrell > [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 23:22 To: > [email protected] Subject: Re: Java 32 > > [ ... ] > > > Here is the message as quoted on the en-Forum > > "JRE is Defective No Java installation could be found Please check > your installation" > > [ ... ] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out." -- Lou Reed --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
