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Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin

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From	"Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com>
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Subject	Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin
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"Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:TKqdnXFFw575ZlDQnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
> "Nasser M. Abbasi"  wrote in message 
> news:iqcu5c$6rs$2@speranza.aioe.org...
>
> <snip>
>
>> I can expect applet errors on a web site, but not on an official
>> Oracle webite about Java !
>
> Agreed, it's very lame.  I also get the error and, as pointed out, the 
> page doesn't even render properly.

I didn't have any problems with the rendition on various browsers, but did 
experience the DragExample.jnlp not found error. Isn't it just a case of 
this file not being where it's supposed to be? Anyway .JNLP wreaks of 
WebStart freakishness to me and therefore you deserve what you get!

> Not a good ad for applet technology which is still important and 
> under-valued in my opinion.
>
> Let's hope the release of Plugin3 this year will set things right!

Can you please provide pointers to the new functionality available in 
"Plugin3"? Will it seek to address disastrous architectural flaws such as: -
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7001755

>
> And loving it,

Starker this is Java; we don't "loving it" here!

Regards Richard Maher
>

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funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-10 20:00 -0700
  Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-14 00:55 +1200
    Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-13 06:08 -0700
  Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 13:47 +1000
    Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin "Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com> - 2011-05-22 15:22 +0800
      Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-23 12:38 +1200
  Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-14 02:40 -0700
  Re: funny thing: Applet error when visiting Oracle website looking for release notes on Java plugin Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-14 09:02 -0400

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