On 02/23/2012 02:20 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: > Not@home wrote: > >>> You can see a safe Java applet here. If your Java is enabled, the time >>> display will tick-tock away; otherwise it's a static display: >>> <http://time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5> > > I have Java installed, and SM confirms in about:plugins, and so does the > Java Control Panel, which says it's enabled, but the display is static. > >>> So the answer is: unless you know of a specific web site(s) that >>> actually >>> do use Java applets, you can safely remove it - or at least disable it, >>> possibly via the use of the PrefBar extension (also makes it easy to >>> manage many other things, including en/disable JavaScript). >>> <http://prefbar.tuxfamily.org> >>> >> Now I'm puzzled. I went to the site you provided and got a static >> display. I then went to a site I use (washingtonpost.com, entertainment, >> crosswords, daily crossword, and it displayed a Java logo while loading, >> and advised that if it doesn't work, you should update to the current >> version of Java. If this site is using JavaScript, would it display the >> Java logo? > > I got no warning, but completed the crossword without difficulty. > > So do I or don't I have Java "enabled"? >
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