The Difference between Community Place Browser Helper and Plug-in

Though the system requirements for using the Community Place Browser (Netscape Plug-in)
are the same as for the Community Place Browser (helper application), the operation of the
Plug-in differs in the following respects:

1.A pop-up menu appears when you press your mouse right button inside the browser
window. 
2.You can show and hide the tool bar and navigation bar by selecting the "Options" menu. 
3.The CP Plug-in does not have "Open File", "Open Url", and "Exit" menu options. Please
use Netscape Navigator's menu option counterparts listed on the File pulldown menu. 
4.The CP Plug-in does not have "Back", "Forward", and "Reload" buttons and menu
options. Please use Netscape Navigator's menu option counterparts instead. 
5.The CP Plug-in does not have a menu option to show the Java console. Please use
Netscape Navigator's counterpart listed on the Options pulldown menu. 
6.You can jump or float by pressing your TAB key instead of the ESC key. 
7.The Java API Vscp.goFromAvtroomToOriginalWorld() method is ignored. 
8.When installing the CP Plug-in, the installer overwrites your autoexec.bat file. (Note that
you will be prompted to accept this change before it occurs.) 
9.Due to Netscape Navigator's security management, you cannot access local files or
network nodes other than the host system for the VRML file from your Java scripts
attached to VRML worlds. 


Multi-User Support in the Community Place Plug-in 

Note that local file i/o capability is NOT required in order to support multi-user interaction or
shared behavior scripting (using the vscp Java API extensions). The Community Place plug-in
 version does not use Java to implement multi-user communication. Therefore, this version
 supports all the multi-user worlds posted on the Gallery page, and will be restricted only if the
 world author attempts via a Java script to communicate with a network server other than the
 original wrl file host or write to your local file system. These are the same restrictions Netscape
 Navigator places upon any Java program which operates under Navigator's control (as in the
 case of a plug-in). 


 Download Now!

The VRML 2.0 Community Place Browser version1.1 Netscape plug-in evaluation version is
available for free download with the following options. 

The Community Place Browser plug-in available on this CD is for use if you have never previously
installed a version of the Community Place VRML 2.0 Browser. This option includes
the Direct-X sound support package from Microsoft which allows you to use MOD
format sound files in VRML 2.0 worlds. 


Installing the Community Place VRML 2.0 Browser Plug-In

Double-click the execute file CPN11B2X.EXE
You will be prompted to decompress the install program. 
When decompression is complete, the install program will begin prompting you for an
install directory name and other information. We recommend that you accept the default
options presented by the installer. 
Once installation has completed, you must accept changes to your autoexec.bat file and
restart your system before you can use the CP Plug-in with Netscape Navigator. 

Important Notice

For additional usage and support information, please read and bookmark the Community
Place Release Notes web page. You can access this documentation via your Windows95/NT
Start menu under Programs/Community Place Browser Plug-in. 


                                
Windows 95, Windows NT i 

Minimum Environment
Hardware: PC running Windows 95 or Windows NT
CPU: 486DX2 66MHz
Memory: 12MB
Hard Disk Drive: IDE
Disk space for downloading: 7MB (9MB for installation) or more
Disk space for playing re: 60MB or more 
Display size: 640 x 480 pixels
Display color: 256 colors
Software: Netscape Navigator for Windows (ver2.0 or later)

Recommended Environment
Hardware: PC running Windows 95 or Windows NT
CPU: Pentium 90MHz or more
Memory: 16MB or more
Hard Disk Drive: SCSI
Disk space for downloading: 7MB (9MB for installation) or more
Disk space for playing re: 60MB or more 
Display size: 800 x 600 pixels or more
Display color: 65,536 colors or more
Sound: Sound device for Windows * 
Network environment: Connect to the Internet (speed:14,400bps or more)
Software: Netscape Navigator for Windows (ver2.0 or later)