On Thursday 03 January 2008, Nigel Henry wrote: >On Thursday 03 January 2008 22:43, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Thursday 03 January 2008, Andrew Overholt wrote: >> >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 >> >> I may be in the same boat. The contruction gfx at the top of the screen >> works, but the center window remains empty regardless. The selected >> puzzle loads forever, except it says 'done' in the info line at the >> bottom. >> >> -- >> Cheers, Gene > >Hi Gene. Ideally remove the icedtea browser plugin, using Apt, as I do, or >Yum, or Smart.Your choice, but just get rid of the damned thing. As an >alternative, go to to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins, and remove/delete >libjavaplugin.so. I am presuming that you have Sun's JRE installed, and in >which case before removing the libjavaplugin.so, you should have Firefox's >about:plugins showing both the gcj stuff, and Sun's jre >(libjavaplugin_oji.so). Having got rid of libjavaplugin.so (the gcj thing >that don't work), restart Firefox, and run about:plugins. Hopefully you will >only have the libjavaplugin_oji.so showing now, apart from your other >plugins. > >Now try . http://www.jigzone.com, and if all's gone well you may be able to >waste some time playing some interesting jigsaws. > >I'll be back. > >Nigel. I will try to remember that, for when I put f8 on this box. The lappy is ATM the sacrificial lamb to see how F8 runs, and so far its doing reasonably well. Thanks Nigel. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) "Hi, I'm Professor Alan Ginsburg... But you can call me... Captain Toke." -- John Lovitz, as ex-Supreme Court nominee Alan Ginsburg, on SNL
