Jalimo and Java 6

Hello.

Is there a way to get the N810 to run Java 1.6 edition?

I have some code that is written in Java 1.6 and my goal is to have it
run on the tablet, but the code uses some of the great features that are
only in Java 1.6 (like GroupLayout).  I would rather not rewrite code
that already exists, but I can't seem to figure out how to get a later
version of Java on the tablet.

Thank  you in advance.

Hi Lisa,

Lisa Stotz schrieb:
> Is there a way to get the N810 to run Java 1.6 edition?
At the moment there is no working Java VM with Java 6 compatible class
library.
Although having one is in Jalimo's (and my) interest I can only spend
little time on
getting this done.

The work that will make it possible is being done in the public
Subversion repository[0] of Jalimo.

If no one steps up to help in this effort, this work is not likely to be
completed before February 2009. I am doing this in my spare time and
want to have something working for the next FOSDEM in Brussels.

> I have some code that is written in Java 1.6 and my goal is to have it
> run on the tablet, but the code uses some of the great features that are
> only in Java 1.6 (like GroupLayout). I would rather not rewrite code
> that already exists, but I can't seem to figure out how to get a later
> version of Java on the tablet.
AFAIK GroupLayout works together with AWT and Swing. Those toolkits are
not in a good shape to support a touchscreen-only device (ie. no mouse
pointer). Expect problems in this area when porting an existing
application to the tablet.

Regards
Robert

[0] - http://evolvis.org/scm/?group_id=11

Robert,

Thank you for the insight.  The N810 is certainly a great device.

Lisa

On Oct 13, 2008 08:20 AM, Robert Schuster wrote:

> Hi Lisa,
>
> Lisa Stotz schrieb:
> > Is there a way to get the N810 to run Java 1.6 edition?
> At the moment there is no working Java VM with Java 6 compatible class
> library.
> Although having one is in Jalimo's (and my) interest I can only spend
> little time on
> getting this done.
>
> The work that will make it possible is being done in the public
> Subversion repository[0] of Jalimo.
>
> If no one steps up to help in this effort, this work is not likely to
> be
> completed before February 2009. I am doing this in my spare time and
> want to have something working for the next FOSDEM in Brussels.
>
> > I have some code that is written in Java 1.6 and my goal is to have
> > it
> > run on the tablet, but the code uses some of the great features that
> > are
> > only in Java 1.6 (like GroupLayout). I would rather not rewrite code
> > that already exists, but I can't seem to figure out how to get a
> > later
> > version of Java on the tablet.
> AFAIK GroupLayout works together with AWT and Swing. Those toolkits
> are
> not in a good shape to support a touchscreen-only device (ie. no mouse
> pointer). Expect problems in this area when porting an existing
> application to the tablet.
>
> Regards
> Robert
>
> [0] - http://evolvis.org/scm/?group_id=11
>