BTW, IE 8 does correctly display "This web browser can NOT run Java applets." after I acknowledge the modal pop-up.
On Apr 20, 10:06 am, Greenosity <[email protected]> wrote: > IE 8 has issues. Calling navigator.javaEnabled() returns true - even > though I have never installed Java on this particular computer. > Firefox 3.0.6 is correct and returns false. > > Usinghttp://www.javatester.org/enabled.html, their test using this: > > This web browser can <applet ...>NOT</applet> run Java applets > > also causes IE 8 to display the modal pop-up "The page you are using > uses Java. More information on Java support is available from the > Microsoft website. | | Do not show this message again." However, > further down the page, their call to javaEnabled() displays true. > Firefox displays "... NOT run Java applets" and displays false for the > Javascript call. > > It's true that a user could simply check the box "Do not show this > message again." but it's misleading and would confuse our users. > > FYI, the computer I'm running this on is a MacBook with Windows Vista > (all updates installed) with IE 8 which I just installed a few days > ago. I have never installed Java. I installed IE 8 on this computer > for the sole purpose of testing our web app on IE8. Using the latest > prototype.js, everything looks good so far except for this issue. > > -- > Patrick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
