Click on the links below to install different versions of Ptolemy II on your local machine. These Web Start installers do not include sources, so users who want to write their own actors should install from source rather than installing these versions.
These downloads contain signed jar files so that Ptolemy II can access local files on your machine. The Ptiny Sandbox version is more restricted than the other installers, the Ptiny Sandbox version runs in a Java sandbox, which allows Ptolemy II to read files from the local machine, but is not as permissive as the other installers. Thus, the Ptiny Sandbox should be used for testing models that may have security issues.
A quick test is to click on one of the Vergil downloads and if you have Java Web start installed, either:
The Java Web Start FAQ at
http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/faq.html#11
says:
What are the supported browsers? JavaTM Web Start supports primarily Internet Explorer 4 or higher and Netscape 4.X. However JNLP files can be launched from any browser if the mime-type association is done correctly. Please note that JavaTM Web Start uses the browsers settings and may launch a browser to show a URL these may/may not work with unsupported browsers.JavaTM Web Start works with Netscape 6. However, you will manually need to register JavaTM Web Start with NS6. This is done in the Navigator/Applications section of the Navigator/Helper Application section. This will be done automatically in a later version of the JavaTM Web Start installer. back to top
http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/javawebstart-platform.sh?
Edit -> Preferences
Navigator
in the left hand Category
pane
Helper Applications
application/x-java-jnlp-file
should
be listed. If it is, you are done, click on OK
application/x-java-jnlp-file
was not
listed, click on New Type
Description of type:
Java Web Start
File extension:
JNLP
MIME Type:
application/x-java-jnlp-file
Application to use
javaws.exe
binary, usually
c:\Program Files\Java Web Start\javaws.exe
OK
to close the New Type
window
OK
to close the Preference
window