I found this javascript method : navigator.javaEnabled() it sends back true, if java is enabled. I didn't make extensive tests, but to know if it works, one can try to type in the adress bar "javascript: alert(navigator.javaEnabled())" and see what's coming on !
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [Jmol-users] Automatic help mechanism for WinXP users who see nothing? > Eric wrote: > > Thus, consistent with Miguel Howard's message to Jaime Prilusky on > > jmol-users 3/10/04, it appears that all Windows XP users will need to > > install Sun's JVM before they can use Jmol at all. > > Thanks for verifying this. > > > > 1. Is it possible to detect the absence of any JVM using javascript > > within IE? or > > My understanding is that on IE one needs to use VBScript in order to > detect plug-ins. > > The two most useful articles I found are: > http://developer.apple.com/internet/webcontent/detectplugins.html > http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/javascript_code_library/wm_pluginbot/ > > > 2. Can the Jmol embed tag itself be configured to do something > > "graceful" in the absence of a JVM? > > Not that I am aware of :-( > > > Miguel > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Jmol-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
