Justin,
Netscape will run Java 2 applets just fine (with or without Java3D -
this has nothing to do with Java 3D). The bug comes in when trying to
used Javascript to call an applet method. Sun's response to me (in
addition to the bugs filed in the bug database) was that this is a bug
in Netscape and there is nothing we can do except wait for Netscape 6 to
get fixed.
I don't like IE and would prefer never to use it. I don't care for
Netscape 6 either. I'd be a very happy camper if we could find a way to
get this to work in Netscape 4.77.
- John
Justin Couch wrote:
>
> John Wright wrote:
>
> > We ran into this too. As Sun says: "it's a bug in Netscape" (and
> > apparently the only plan to fix it is to wait for some future version of
> > Netscape 6). Basically Netscape is incompatible with HTML pages
> > converted with the HTMLConverter (ie Netscape doesn't work properly with
> > Java 1.2.x or Java 1.3.x).
>
> I disagree. I've had lots of success with Java3D applets and Netscape
> (I've never used and never intend to use IE). A couple of tweaks to the
> output of the HTMLconvertor is required, and everything works a treat.
> The problem is basically Sun not registering all the sub-types for the
> MIMEs that the plugin should be listening for. Eg, it registers
>
> application/x-java;version=1.3
>
> but not
>
> application/x-java;jpi-version=1.3
>
> That the HTMLconvertor generates. The 1.4 plugin registers 1.4 for
> jpi-verion, but removes the 1.3 registration, hence causing the plugin
> convertor to fail.
>
> --
> Justin Couch http://www.vlc.com.au/~justin/
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