java again really

[Andrew Overholt]

Nigel Henry wrote:
> I've tried to help folks out on getting websites that require Java to work. 
> Pre F8 there is no chance without Sun's JRE. On F8 the icedtea browser plugin 
> partially works. I say this because if you look at the link below, the jigsaw 
> applets won't load. If you go to the bottom of the page, click on Site Map, 
> then under the "Help Pages" Troubleshooting, then someway down the 
> troubleshooting page, click on "bubble simulation". The bubble simulation 
> runs, but each bubble is followed by thick black lines, so something is not 
> working as it should. With Sun's JRE installed, and making sure to remove the 
> icedtea browser plugin (as it still shows up in Firefox's about:plugins, and 
> wants to take precedence in trying to load applets from websites (much as 
> Totem tries to do with trying to play stuff that it can't play)) the bubble 
> simulation now works as expected, and the jigsaw applets load ok.
> 
> http://www.jigzone.com

Please file bugs like this so that the IcedTea people can see them.

Andrew