Re: [JAVA2D] Question about fullscreen exclusive mode in applet in browser.

2007-12-04 Thread java2d
All valid arguments. And I'm sure I don't know any of the grizzly stories about how Java is/was being used for fraud. It's a hoist petard situation -- damned if you do -- damned if you don't. Having Java become suspect as an easy tool for fraud certainly won't do us developers any

Re: [JAVA2D] Question about fullscreen exclusive mode in applet in browser...

2007-12-03 Thread Dmitri Trembovetski
HOW DID THEY DO THAT??? Is this another secret environment variable? I would like to know how to go into fullscreen mode without the status bar showing. I think they may be exploiting a bug fixed in the latest versions. On my jre (6uN) the window does show the warning. Thanks,

Re: [JAVA2D] Question about fullscreen exclusive mode in applet in browser...

2007-12-03 Thread Ken Warner
Can I exploit that bug too? :-) But seriously, all the users I have contact with find that status bar real annoying. Annoying to the point that they are willing to look to Flash or other means to display their panoramas. They are a fussy group and I struggle to maintain Java's relevance to

Re: [JAVA2D] Question about fullscreen exclusive mode in applet in browser.

2007-12-03 Thread java2d
Hi Ken, The problem is you have to think of all of this from a different perspective. Don't think I'm a nice responsible developer who wants to make a pretty app... Think I'm an identity stealer and I want to fool the user into giving me their credit cards and other personal information. A

Re: [JAVA2D] Question about fullscreen exclusive mode in applet in browser.

2007-12-03 Thread Ken Warner
All valid arguments. And I'm sure I don't know any of the grizzly stories about how Java is/was being used for fraud. It's a hoist petard situation -- damned if you do -- damned if you don't. Having Java become suspect as an easy tool for fraud certainly won't do us developers any good.