None of my machines have an older version of Java on them.
On Jul 27, 2010, at 7:58 AM, Robert Hanson wrote:
> Phil,
>
> we just need to have someone with a Mac use their Java Preferences App to set
> the preference for applets to Java 1.5 and see if it fixes the problem.
>
> I think it will. If so, then clearly it IS a Java 1.6 issue.
>
> I would do it, but I can't get my Mac to set the preference for 1.6! I'm
> (happily) stuck with 1.5 for some odd reason.
>
>
> Bob
>
> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:20 AM, Philip Bays <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow. I find it hard to believe that my Stereochemistry page did not behave
> properly that long ago. We are about to leave town so I do not have time to
> look at this for another week or so. But it would be interesting to have you
> test the following URL with an old version of Firefox:
>
> www.saintmarys.edu/~pbays/Stereochemistery.html
>
> Choose option 3. The others use the signed applet at the moment.
>
> If this is the case, then things point to jmol or Java 1.6, I think. Is it
> possible to checK a page out with an old version of jmol and an old version
> of firefox? Snow Leopard could also be the culprit. I note that Bob is
> running 10.5, not 10.6 and that he does not observe the issue.
>
> All of the Mozilla browsers use the Java Embedding Plugin to enable java
> applets. Disabling that kills jmol altogether. That has not been updated in
> awhile and I am wondering if that is an issue. I have written the author
> but not received a response.
>
> I have also confirmed the Firfox 4.0b1 throws the jmol.js error, but does
> load chloropyll, even when it is in Java Cache. I will continue to watch the
> beta releases to see when they institute something that kills it.
>
> Phil
>
> On Jul 26, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Jeff Hansen wrote:
>
> > Ok. I'm not sure this will add any helpful info, but this is what I tested
> > this morning on Mac OS X 10.6.4 with Firefox 3.6.8 and Java 1.6.0_20.
> >
> > Went to Java Preferences.app and cleared the cache. Started up Firefox and
> > loaded NT1. Clicked the Load Chlorophyll button. Worked fine. Closed
> > Firefox and reopened it. Loaded NT1 and clicked the button. Now
> > chlorophyll doesn't load (file access error). Went to Java Preferences and
> > cleared the cache. Reloaded NT1. Still doesn't work. Closed Firefox,
> > reopened it, and loaded NT1. Now it works. Reloaded NT1, still works. As
> > long as I keep the browser open and reload the page or open it in a new
> > tab, it works. As soon as I close Firefox and restart it, it doesn't work
> > unless the cache has first been cleared. When the chlorophyll is not
> > loading by the button, it loads from the console as Phil has already noted.
> > NT3 works fine in all situations.
> >
> > I downloaded Firefox 3.6.7, 3.6.6, 3.5.11, 3.5.10, and 3.0.19 and observed
> > the same behavior with all of them.
> >
>
> J. Philip Bays
> Professor of Chemistry
> Department of Chemistry and Physics
> Saint Mary's College
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
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