Hi Derek You are quire right there was a problem with Java 1.3 (Java 1.4 is fine). I have sorted this out and there is now a replacement tar to fix this for 1.3:
http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Software/Artemis/v6/artemis_compiled_v6.tar.gz However, the preferred java version is the latest 1.4.2. Regards Tim On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Derek Gatherer wrote: > Hi > > Just trying out version 6 on a Tru64. > > > java -version > java version "1.3.1" > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition > Fast VM (build 1.3.1-2, native threads, mixed mode, 01/16/2002-13:22) > > Is this version of Java going to be enough? My swing isn't very > swinging..... (the phenotype of this error is that drop down menu buttons > are invisible until you click on them, then they appear, but the menus > don't disappear once you've clicked on another button, so menus end up > covering the screen) > > # art > starting Artemis with flags: -mx500m -ms20m -noverify > -Dartemis.environment=UNIX -DproxySet=true -DproxyHost=wwwcache.gla.ac.uk > -DproxyPort=8080/ > reading options from "options" > Exception occurred during event dispatching: > java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: java/lang/StringBuffer > at uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.FeatureList.makeFeatureString > (FeatureList.java:701) (pc 432) > at uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.FeatureList.paintCanvas > (FeatureList.java:517) (pc 341) > at uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.CanvasPanel$1.paint > (CanvasPanel.java:137) (pc 108) > at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren (JComponent.java:498) (pc 516) > at javax.swing.JComponent.paint (JComponent.java:696) (pc 587) > at javax.swing.JComponent.paintWithBuffer (JComponent.java:3878) > (pc 170) > > > There was a previous Artemis-related reason why I downgraded my java > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg00127.html > > What java version is currently recommended for Artemis on Tru64? > > Cheers > Derek > The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
