The Virtual Tours on the Ideal Homebuilders web site are based on Java programming. Java is a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems and is used to deploy programs on the internet. Java programs are small so they download quickly and it can run on almost any computer. If you are having problems viewing our Virtual Tours, this page may help you.
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Which version of Java are you using? Here is a small Java applet that will tell you:
Interpreting the results: If the applet reported that your Java Version is less than 1.1 : You will need to use a different browser. For example, the JVM included with Netscape 3 only supports Java version 1.02. Our applets rely on some features that weren't introduced until later. They have been tested on Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers , versions 4 and higher. If you see a message that starts out with "You are not running Java...." -- or you see nothing: either -- Java is not installed on your browser: On a Windows PC, Java is no longer included when you do the default installation of Internet Explorer. If you are going to install IE5+, do a custom install and make sure to include the virtual machine. If you already have IE5+ and need to add Java support, follow the instructions for installing/updating Java given below. Macintosh users who are using recent versions of Internet Explorer can install a Java plug-in -- see below. or -- You need to enable Java: Look for this option somewhere in the preferences settings of your browser. With Netscape 4 you will find this setting if you choose Edit >> Preferences from the menu, click on Advanced, and make a check beside the Enable Java choice. With Internet Explorer, the Java settings are buried under Tools >> Internet Options >> Security >> Custom >> Microsoft VM. If Disable Java is selected, you will need to change it (our applets will run with the High Safety setting). Installing / Updating Java Windows users: Current Browsers: such as Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, IE can use the runtime JVM from Sun. If you need to install it you can find it at Sun's website. Netscape: You need to be at NS version 4.06 or higher to run the DVTools appletsThe stand-alone Profile Plotter / Color Mapper applets should run on Netscape browsers starting with version 4, but some of the features will be disabled with the early 4.0x browsers. If you are using Netscape 3 you are out of luck -- you'll need to upgrade to a newer version. Internet Explorer : Our applets should run on Internet Explorer starting with version 4, provided that you have the MS JVM installed. There are several ways to get the latest version. If you are running IE5 or higher, you can click on Tools >> Windows Update in the IE menu. If you then select Product Updates a list will be generated that describes the upgrades that are suggested for your system. One of the choices will be for the Virtual Machine (if you don't already have the most recent version installed). Select this item, and follow the instructions to install it.
Update: Microsoft is no longer including their JVM with IE
-- go to
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java for details.
Macintosh users:Netscape: Our applets should run on Netscape browsers starting with version 4. Internet Explorer : Current releases of Internet Explorer for the Macintosh can be configured to use Apple's Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ). To do so:
Unix/Linux/etc.. users:Netscape: Again, our applets should run on Netscape browsers starting with version 4, but they have not yet been thoroughly tested. We have found that the "Copy this Image" feature in DxT and the Color Mapper can take a long time on some Unix computers -- on a Windows PC the result is immediate. On a Solaris running Netscape (v4.73?) it took about a minute.
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