Java is very fast in mozilla using latest plugin ( jdk 1.4 beta)- faster in fact than the 1.1 java in older netscapes.
jon wrote: > Yeah, this is a problem. Moz uses Sun's Java plugin, and it's really > slow. When I configure IE to use Sun's plugin, it's just as slow if not > slower than Moz when loading applets. IE's embedded Applet engine blazes > though. > I think there is some work being done on an embeded applet engine which > should speed things up considerably. > > jon > > Nate Bargmann wrote: >> Hello All. >> >> There is a page I frequent that does the nasty trick of loading a Java >> applet in a banner ad slot. Now, the image blocking capability works >> nicely, but Java invariably starts and I would like to be able to block >> sites from starting Java in a similar fashion to blocking images. >> >> Being able to build a Java blacklist, if you will, would be a nice >> wishlist. Alternatively, I could live with a popup asking if I want to >> allow a given site to start Java. Quite frankly it burns me that some >> ad outfit can eat up my system resources. On the other hand, it would >> be nice to shut down Java once it loads and isn't needed any more. >> >> - Nate >> >>
