[techtalk] Netscape and Java

[kev]

Beverly Guillermo wrote:

> There are known issues with version 4.51 and 4.61 in the Unix versions of
> Netscape.  It's happened with some java code that just wants to hang the
> program instead of properly exiting correctly.  I heard the latest
> version (4.7) of netscape has fixed it.  Try that or one of the other
> available graphical browsers.

I just tried 4.7 - made no difference. To be fair though, my applet did last
longer than it ever has done in Netscape (about four minutes).

Which other browser would you recommend. I think the time really has come
where I must accept defeat :-(

- Kev

>
>
> Beverly
>
> On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, kev wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > By far my biggest gripe about using Red Hat 6 is that I have never
> > managed to get Java running in Netscape, ie as soon as Netscape (4.51
> > and 4.61) smeels Java, it bombs out. Well, sometimes it can take up to a
> > minute to crash, but crash it will every time it comes into contact with
> > Java.
> > I have tried the published fixes. The chkfontpath fix seems to fix it
> > for some people, but not for me. I am hearing of more and more people
> > having the same problem these days. I have to run Netscape with Java
> > disabled, which is a bit of a bind because I sometimes write Java
> > applets and so am forced to use Win NT to develop with Java, which is
> > quite humiliating :-(
> > How does everyone else get on with Netscape and Java (developing and
> > browsing)?
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > - Kev
> >
> >
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> Beverly Guillermo                                   [[mezanin]]
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