From: Frank Carlos <solrac@us.ibm.com>
To: <lwn@eklektix.com>
Subject: New and Updated Java Apps and JavaBeans on alphaWorks
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 18:18:23 -0400

NEW Java TECHNOLOGY

     P3P parser

     http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/P3P

     Platforms: [ OS/2, Windows 95 and NT ]

     P3P parser is a P3P protocol parser and constructor written in 100=
% pure
Java. The package
     (com.ibm.p3p) contains classes and methods for parsing, generating=
,
manipulating and
     evaluating P3P proposals and responses. It also contains a parser =
and
evaluator for "A P3P
     Preference Exchange Language" (APPEL).


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     RuleBasedNumberFormat

     http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/RBNF

     Platforms: [ All Java Enabled Plaform ]

     RuleBasedNumberFormat was originally written to provide an
internationalizable way of
     writing out numeric values in words. Different languages vary cons=
iderably
in how they
     express numbers.  Traditionally, applications that needed to spell=
 out
numeric quantities
     in words simply had a function that did this, and this function ha=
d to be
rewritten for
     each language the program was localized for. RuleBasedNumberFormat=

provides a
     way to put number-spellout descriptions into resources, saving you=
 from
having to
     recompile your program for each localized version. We provide
number-spellout rules
     for several common languages.


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     StringSearch

     http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/StringSearch

     Platforms: [ All Java Enabled Platforms ]

    Sorting and searching non-English text presents number of challenge=
s that
many English
    speakers are not even aware of. The primary source of difficulty is=

accents, which have very
    different meanings in different languages, and sometimes even withi=
n the
same language.
    There are other problems as well. Fast, table-based search algorith=
ms must
be adapted for
    use with Java's large, Unicode character set. Some languages have
multi-character sequences
    that sort as if they were one character. And so on.

    StringSearch solves these problems so you don't have to think about=
 them.
It will do the right
    thing for any locale or collation sequence that you specify.


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NEW JavaBeans

     JHelper

     http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/alphaBeans/

     Platforms: [ All Java Enabled Platforms ]

     The main purpose of JHelper is to create and display help systems =
as well
as tool-tips (hints) for
     Java applications/applets, including the ability to display help i=
ndex and
contents if they have
     been created.


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UPDATED Technology

      Install Toolkit for Java

      http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/formula/InstallToolkit

      Install Toolkit for Java is a program for writing install program=
s
      for Java or non-Java programs (including OS/2, AIX, Solaris, Linu=
x,
      and Windows NT/95 programs). Since Install Toolkit for Java is wr=
itten
      in Java, it can be run on any platform and operating system that
      supports Java. This portability provides a simpler installation a=
nd
      distribution process.

      Platforms: [ AIX, Linux, Solaris, OS/2, Windows 95, Windows NT ]

      Changes incorporated in Install Toolkit for Java:

      Added and enhanced privileges on Unix-based platforms, new
      installation code for ITJ, now any user on Win32, OS2 and
      Linux can install codes. Also, fixed bugs and enhanced
      double-byte language support for Win NT.


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      IRC Client for Java

      http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/formula/IRC

      IRC Client for Java is an enhanced, Java-based IRC client that pr=
ovides a
      rich set of features for Web sites and Web users. In addition to =
the Java
      applet, a full Java application version of the IRC Client for Jav=
a is now
      available. This version provides full DCC support, transcript sav=
ing and
      logging, and parameter saving. Developers can add new features to=

      the application using Java.

      Platforms: [ All Java Enabled Platforms ]

      Changes incorporated in IRC Client for Java v1.38:

      New version 1.38 with Display URL in the popup menu, use of ini f=
ile
      format for the settings for multiple servers, and a new moderatio=
n
      control feature.



Regards,
Frank Carlos
alphaWorks
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/
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