Robert Hanson wrote:
> Yes, the issue is definitely  the Java version.We changed to 1.5 
> recently. Actually, from what I could tell, we were using 1.5 
> functionality already for several months. It looks like Eric is 
> probably using Java 1.4.
>
> Eric, if that's the case, first thing to do is check your Java version --
>
> Running one of the versions of Jmol that DOES run for you, check the 
> Java console. Jmol reports the Java version in the first few output 
> lines of program execution. If it says 1.4, that's your problem. Java 
> 1.4 was retired about a year and a half ago and is two versions back.
>
> I'm of the opinion that it is reasonable to expect users to upgrade 
> Java. That said, does it mean, Eric, that the applet also doesn't run 
> for you, or in that case is the browser doing a better job of keeping 
> up with Java updates?
>
To check the java version just open up a terminal 
(Application->Terminal) and type

java -version

The version on my work machine is

java version "1.5.0_22"

and that failed with the error messages I quoted.

Rich

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