Mike Miller graciously coded up a set of Java classes to simplify
porting the source code from the book. Using this framework, Mike has
ported about half of the programs from the original C source into
Java. His framework is in keeping with the philosophy behind the
design of the original C source in that all of the details for the GUI
are more or less extracted away from the main source. This means that
the heart of the code, i.e., the interesting stuff, is pretty easy to
understand from looking at the class definitions.
Of course, the java source code is freely available, with and without the
class files precompiled. If you don't have a Java compiler or you are
not sure, get the package with the class files included.
Since the Java applets closely resemble the
C programs,
you may wish
to consult the
online documentation
of the original programs.
While using the applets, note that you can often interact with the
main viewer. For example, some applets will allow you to zoom in
and/or rotate an image, depending on what is appropriate; so try
your mouse on the viewer and see what happens.
Depending on the size of your screen and the amount of processing
power that you have, you should choose one links below to run the
applets.
NB: Netscape under Linux and Solaris has a strange update policy for
the screen that I can't quite figure out. If the graphics take a long
time to update, try moving your mouse around or clicking the menu.
Anyone know what's the deal here?
