Java Desktop System Release 2 Release Notes

1.6.2 Third-Party Applications

The following table describes third-party products in the Java Desktop System Release 2 that Sun Microsystems provides as sample applications.

Third Party Products 

Description 

Platform 

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Enables you to view Portable Document Format (PDF) formatted files. 

Linux systems 

Macromedia Flash Player

Enables you to play back interactive multimedia on the Web. 

Linux systems and Solaris systems 

RealNetworks RealPlayer

Enables you to play back media files in a variety of popular formats. 

Linux systems 

You can use PDF Document Viewer to view PDF documents on the Solaris platform of the Java Desktop System Release 2. To start PDF Document Viewer, click Launch, then choose Applications -> Graphics -> PDF Document Viewer.

You can use Java Media Player to play some of the media formats supported by RealPlayer on the Solaris platform of Java Desktop System Release 2. To start Java Media Player, click Launch, then choose Applications -> Multimedia-> Java Media Player.