Re: [Jmol-users] Tiger and jmol

[Philip Bays]

On May 7, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Bob Hanson wrote: NO! You've got to be kidding! Further test.� Works fine in Safari, using java 1.4.2 or Sun java 5.0.� I get two alerts for each link.� But Firefox and Mozilla crash without getting the pages loaded. Phil I am not kidding.� �However, this brings me back to my comments earlier this morning about two issues.�� As I understand it, the Mozilla group's tree is only compatible with Mac java 1.3 -- which is not LiveConnect savvy.� That is the reason for the plugin we have to use which can be obtained from this site.� �Go there and look at the description of the plugin and why it is necessary. http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net When Apple released its version of Java 1.4 and then 1.4.2, Safari became LiveConnect capable.� And you could sequentially load Jmol applets from different locations, I believe.� And it still is.�� However, at some point that got broken so that when you load a second instance of an applet from another location, \ liveconnect does not work.� I can for example go to your simple test page and run your test well, whether it is the first load or whether it is loaded before or after I load my page. � The reverse works.� �What does not work in safari is the ability to load jmol from two different sites in the same instance of the browser.�� This is why I raised the issue about other applets.� Do we know of other java applets that require liveconnect that are sequentially accessible from different locations?� Or is this a Jmol problem?� I know that Tim and Miguel believe it is an Apple issue, and I do not doubt them on that.� �I just want to find other applet developers with the same issue so we can band together in protest :-)� ( very '60's which shows my age!!)� To date I have not been able to find those complaints elsewhere. Phil Philip Bays wrote: J. Philip Bays Professor of Chemistry Science Hall 158 Saint Mary's College Notre Dame� IN� 46556 (574) 284-4663