Virtual Benchrest - A Benchrest Simulator Java(tm) Applet ------------------------------------------------------------- Author: Bill Giel Email : rvdi@usa.nai.net WWW : http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/wgiel/ http://www.nai.net/~rvdi/home.htm ------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 1996 by Bill Giel. All Rights Reserved. Virtual Benchrest (VBR) is provided for recreational purposes only, for local installation on a client computer, and for running the program as a file, either through a web browser or appletviewer. It is neither shareware nor freeware... the author is granting a special license for its use under the above conditions. The Help-System component of VBR is a commercially licensed software product of the author, and shall not be used in connection with other programs, nor shall it be made available for use over the Internet or other computer network unless arrangements have been negotiated with the author. ------------------------------------------------------------- Installation: This zip must be unpacked with a WinZip compatible utility that supports long filenames and case sensitivity. The applet's files and HelpBrowser package should be unpacked from the zip, preserving if possible, the directory structure contained in the zip. That is, all applet class, audio, and image files are in the directory \vbr, and the HelpBrowser package is in the directory \vbr\HelpBrowser. This is most easily accomplished by using WinZip, enabling the "Use Folder Names" option in the Extract dialog, and extracting to the root directory of the hard drive. ------------------------------------------------------------- Running VBR: Visual Benchrest is a Java(tm) applet, and must be run either through the appletviewer (from Sun Microsystems) or a Java- capable browser such as Netscape Navigator 3.0 or MS Internet Explorer 3.0. The final versions (not betas) of either of the above are strongly recommended. Netscape Navigator Version 2, while Java-capable, is subject to numerous, well-known performance issues pertaining to Java, and is not recommended. To run the applet, you can open the Windows Explorer, select the \vbr directory, and double-click on the file benchrest.html. This should launch the appropriate browser application for the selected file. Or, you can simply start your web browser, and from the File menu, select "Open File...", select the \vbr directory and double-click the file benchrest.html. If you are using Sun's appletviewer, be sure that it is properly installed, and the CLASSPATH variable properly specified per the JDK documentation. Open a DOS window, log into the \vbr directory and type appletviewer benchrest.html at the DOS prompt. ------------------------------------------------------------- Limitations Except for known, or anticipated quirks relating to browser implementations of Java, VBR appears to be essentially bug free. There are a few known limitations. For example, any shot not placed within the rectangle of the record target is considered a "sighter." In a real match, a shot above the centerline of the target not within the rectangle would be a penalty shot. Shooters may question the 2" penalty for missing shots. This is based on IBS rules. (NBRSA applies a one inch penalty)