On Friday 15 December 2006 11:56, 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@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? > Scott: OK -- here's one that I visit when the weather gets unsettled: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=RAX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes It doesn't work -- at least for me -- with the Firefox package; all I get is a popup directing me to the Sun site. I'm in the process of tweaking a new install of FC6 x86-64, and being able to access the above page is on my to-do list. --- cmg
