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From: David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca>
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Subject: Re: Java 7 javadocs (was Re: Ubuntu)
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On 20/10/2011 10:16 AM, blmblm@myrealbox.com wrote:
> In article<j7n915$u76$1@localhost.localdomain>,
> Martin Gregorie<martin@address-in-sig.invalid>  wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:27:30 +0000, blmblm@myrealbox.com wrote:
>>
>>> In article<j7l4vv$ctc$1@localhost.localdomain>,
>>> Martin Gregorie<martin@address-in-sig.invalid>  wrote:
>
> [ snip ]
>
>>>> and firing up Opera remotely if I want to proof read Javadocs.
>>>
>>> Once upon a time you could proofread javadocs with a frames-capable
>>> text-mode browser (such as elinks).  Not so much with Java 7,
>>> alas ....  Maybe a rant for another thread, but at least a return from
>>> topic drift?
>>>
>> Have you any idea why?
>
> Why what?  Why "not so much"?  because that may be a bit of an
> exaggeration -- but the HTML produced by the Java 7 "javadoc" tool
> has a fairly different look from what was produced by previous
> versions, and it explicitly complains if you use a browser that
> doesn't support Javascript, and .... :

Eeek.  I use NoScript and try to keep my set of "allowed" sites minimal; 
I suppose  should be able to trust the Oracle website (or mine, if I 
make a local copy for some reason) but it still seems to me like a bad 
design decision.