David E. Ross wrote:
On 7/19/11 3:18 PM, Dick Hoffman wrote:
David E. Ross wrote:
On 7/19/11 10:10 AM, Dick Hoffman wrote:
David E. Ross wrote:
On 7/17/11 2:37 PM, Dick Hoffman wrote:
Running SM 2.2 on a Windows/XP SP3 system, I can't Enable/Disable Java
through the Preferences->Advanced checkbox but can through the Add-ons
Manager. Not a big deal but what's the point of the Preferences checkbox?
Dick
I can enable and disable Java through [Edit> Preferences> Advanced].
When Java is disabled this way, certain Web pages that I visit very
clearly indicate that Java is missing.
The preference variable is security.enable_java, with "true" being
enabled and "false" being disabled.
I tested the Java checkbox in PrefBar. There is some kind of disconnect
between that and both [Edit> Preferences> Advanced] and about:config.
While I often disable JavaScript, I never disable Java; so I'm not
planning to find where that disconnect occurs.
We run essentially vanilla SeaMonkey, no add-ons not included in SM's
download. We normally run with Java disabled and enable it for sites
that need it. I've done some further investigation and find that the
Edit->Preferences->Advanced checkbox also does not Enable/Disable Java
on our notebook computer running SM 2.1 under XP-SP3. I'm using the
"Verify installed version" option at www.java.com to test this. When
enabled using the AOM the site says we have Version 6 Update 26, when
disabled via the AOM it loops until I stop it. Using the Preferences
checkbox has no effect on Java's Enabled/Disabled status. The checkbox
does toggle the security.enable_java variable in about:config but does
not change Java's execution status. Should I enter a problem in Bugzilla?
Dick
On further testing, I completely agree that there is a bug. Please
submit your bug report and then post a reply in this thread with the bug
number.
See problem #672665 in Bugzilla.
Dick
Thanks. I added it to my "watch list".
Problem #672665 has been marked "Closed Duplicate" because it duplicates
#512378. Apparently, some 2.x update of SM removed "Java-specific
preferences from the UI" but not all were actually removed, so the
resolution of 512378 and its duplicate(s) is to remove the rest of them.
This change has, it could be argued, security impacts, especially since
I thought I was disabling Java when all the preference did was toggle a
non-functional variable. I've searched the SM documentation in vain to
find where this change was noted. I'm sure it's there somewhere, I just
don't have the smarts to find it. Certainly not another example of
developer arrogance.
Dick
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