On 7/20/11 10:15 AM, Dick Hoffman wrote: > 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
You can disable or enable the Java plugins via the Add-ons Manager. Unlike disabling extensions, you DO NOT have to terminate and restart SeaMonkey when you do this. However, you have to know that there are two plugins, both of which need to be disabled or enabled. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> On occasion, I might filter and ignore all newsgroup messages posted through GoogleGroups via Google's G2/1.0 user agent because of spam from that source. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
