java package question

[Andre C. <and...@nr...>]

Greetings,
I'm currently in the process of writing a Java application and I would 
like to embed the tightvnc java viewer in it.  For example, my intention 
is that my code will launch the vnc viewer at some point, using 
something like:

       // Connect and authenticate to a remote system and launch a VNC 
server automatically...
       ...

       // Start a VNC viewer and point it to the remote system
        VncViewer v = new VncViewer();
        v.inAnApplet = false;
        v.inSeparateFrame = true;
          // Set some connection attributes...
        v.init();
        v.start();

But when I try to use the VncViewer.jar, I get some compilation errors 
because the VncViewer code is not in its own java package, and therefore 
I am not able to import the VncViewer classes into my application.  
(Since java 1.4, referencing classes in the default java package from 
another class that is in its own java package is not supported.)

So my questions are:
1. Is there a particular reason why the VncViewer code is in the default 
Java package?
2. Are there any plans of putting it in its own java package?  (I can 
help with this if needed...)

(I guess if we decide to put it in its own package, then some public 
accessor methods will have to be also created to set the various 
attributes of the VncViewer class.)

Any feedback about this would be much appreciated.

Regards,
    Andre