Javascript fails
Mikkel L. Ellertson
mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Fri Dec 15 18:04:06 UTC 2006
Scott van Looy wrote:
> Today Gene Heskett did spake thusly:
>
>> On Friday 15 December 2006 11:28, Scott van Looy wrote:
>>> Today Gene Heskett did spake thusly:
>>>> Greetings;
>>>>
>>>> I was just at a web site looking for info on receiving ATSC tv on my
>>>> pcHDTV-3000 card, and wasn't able to visit several of the links
>>>> because javascript wasn't enabled. According to FF it is.
>>>>
>>>> However, I don't think any java function has worked since installing
>>>> FC6.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a set way to do this, or have TPTB decided that they cannot
>>>> tolerate the Sun license, so java is history? That seems rather short
>>>> sighted to me...
>>>
>>> Java is nothing whatsoever to do with Javascript
>>>
>>
>> Ohhkaaay. This is already installed:
>> [root at coyote ~]# rpm -q js
>> js-1.5-6.fc6
>>
>> Is this not the correct javascript package? I'd have to assume till
>> someone tells me different, that when I hover the mouse over a link and
>> the link bar at the bottom of the FF screen says 'javascript', without
>> the quotes of course.
>
> Firefox's javascript is part of the firefox package - provide us with a
> link to whatever it is you're trying to view that's not working?
>
Double check that you have Javascript enabled in Firefox.
Edit --> Preferences --> Content
There is a check box for Javascript and one for Java.
Mikkel
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