On 07/20/2011 10:15 AM, Dick Hoffman wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: ... >>> 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
I tracked it back to this: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506985 [Bug 506985 - remove java-specific preferences from Firefox UI, hidden prefs ] Looks like the option to disable/enable java was removed in Firefox 3.6 forward. And the Firefox solution: <https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20turn%20off%20Java%20applets> Use the addons manager. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
