Name: jk109818 Date: 02/12/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b65)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta-b65, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

Service pack 2



A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The JRE does not include JavaHelp. Please add it in a
future release of the JRE.

Bearing in mind that the JRE includes SWING, including a
help engine would be really useful for swing apps!

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1.Write a java source file which uses or references JavaHelp
2. Run it on a machine with the standard JRE installed, and
no JavaHelp installed in the classpath.


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
JavaHelp should be part of the standard JRE distribution.

This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
Possible workarounds:
1. Get users to download & install JavaHelp, not all users
are expert enough to know how to do this.

2. Ship javahelp with the product. This increases the
application's download size, and I am not sure this can
easily be done under Sun's current licensing terms.

3. Don't put help in SWING applications. The easiest, but
least satisfactory answer.
(Review ID: 138319)
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