The other option is to create an excel spreadsheet with all the calculations in it and just use that. This is what I have done since I want to keep the results of the calculations around as well. Not too complicated. The biggest issue is having good numbers for the material density - which Arto has provided.
Regards David -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arto Wikla Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 11:28 AM To: lutelist Net Subject: [LUTE] Using my string calculators (answer to Leonard) Hi lutenists, Leonard Williams asked about security problems in using my "New String Calculator" in his updated Mac. Because his domain seems to reject posts from Helsinki University domain, here is my answer, which perhaps interests also others: I cannot name any specific reason for your problem, but here is some general info: When Oracle bought Java, they ceased to take proper care of the security issues in Java applets. That is why many - me included - do not generally allow Java in the browsers. Also many banks have re-programmed their systems by other tools than Java. My oldest calculator http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/wwwscalc.html is in JavaScript, which is totally different from Java, but that page contains a tiny "sub-calculator" in Java for calculating unknown string material density. The warning must be connected to that, I suppose. The New Calc http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/NewScalc/ is all-in-Java, and much more complicated. It probably contains some strong Java tools that nowadays can be used to security attacks? Well, I do know that my program does not anything like that! If you find a browser that runs this page, there is no harm to come - as far as I can know. But do not generally allow Java!! I by myself use only my very light JavaScript version http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/Calcs/mc.html It is not as fancy as the big Java version, but works well, when you know, what you want. And there is no need to worry the security problems. And remember: Do not allow Java in your browswer, when you go to unknown pages! best, Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
