Jonathan Gutow wrote: >On Aug 7, 2008, at 12:13 PM, Bob Hanson wrote: > > > >>Forget it. Here's the deal. >> >>It turns out that an applet can pop up a "menu" that consists of an >>image covering the ENTIRE SCREEN. >>Or a set of "menus" that collectively cover the entire screen. >>Obviously, this is a security risk, as the screen could spoof any >>login >>system. That's the issue. I've seen a demonstration of this, and it's >>pretty impressive. >> >> >> >If that's the case any window that the applet opens has the same >problem. > Looks like the latest Java build (28) again allows menus. So maybe none of this is necessary. Stil, I think I'll keep the console help menu....
>Thus the long term solution will be that unsigned applets >will not be able to do anything that does not occur inside the >original window controlled by the applet. > > It's not so bad to use the signed applet. >>Take a look at what I just put up at >>http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/examples-11/new.htm >> >>If you don't use Java 1.6.0_10, the menuing will be normal -- but >>check >>out the console anyway. >> >>Another possibility perhaps is a top menu on the applet itself. Might >>slightly change the window size. But I wouldn't want to make that >>required, and it might mess with page formatting. >> >> >As my comment above suggests, this may be our only long-term option, >since I would expect opening of the console to become illegal as well. > > >>Let's experiment a bit before we make any final decisions. I would >>like >>to have this done by 11.6. >> >> >When is the Java 1.6 going to be common? If we've got about a year, >I'd be inclined to debug 11.6 as we've got it and get that out the >door. Then we can play with Java 1.6 while we make Jmol 11.7/8. > > It's in beta now. Has been for some time. >Jonathan > > Dr. Jonathan H. Gutow >Chemistry Department [EMAIL PROTECTED] >UW-Oshkosh Office:920-424-1326 >800 Algoma Boulevard FAX:920-424-2042 >Oshkosh, WI 54901 > http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/gutow/ > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >_______________________________________________ >Jmol-developers mailing list >Jmol-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-developers > > -- Robert M. Hanson Professor of Chemistry St. Olaf College Northfield, MN http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr If nature does not answer first what we want, it is better to take what answer we get. -- Josiah Willard Gibbs, Lecture XXX, Monday, February 5, 1900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-developers mailing list Jmol-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-developers
