Re: working with liveconnect

"[email protected]" <[email protected]> Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:36:45 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jun 2, 9:07 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm working on a firefox extension that needs to use java classes and
> requires communication both ways between java and ff.  So liveconnect
> seems to be the way to go from what I'm reading.
>
> However I'm trying to write just a very basic javascript file that
> declares a java string (like in the tutorials) and it doesn't appear
> to be running properly.  I'm pretty sure it is firefox and not my
> javascript because I've run a number of liveconnect tests I've found
> online and am getting inconsistent results.
>
> For example I attempted the test found here:http://srp.stanford.edu/demo/
> and it does not succeed.
>
> neither does this test:http://developer.apple.com/internet/safari/samples/ColorBlockApplet.html
>
> I'm running Firefox 2.0.0.14 on a mac (perhaps this is a mac specific
> problem?).  Is there any sort of setup procedure that I can do for
> liveconnect - or should it work inherently in the browser?
>
> thanks a lot,
> pat

on further review it appears to be a problem with java in firefox and
not liveconnect.  normal java applets are not running in firefox.