260381 - Firefox does not recognize the <APPLET> tag as requiring the Java Plug-In

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit Graveyard :: Plugin Finder Service, defect)

Description

[Matthew Holder]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10

When browsing to pages that use the <APPLET> tag without the Java VM installed,
Firefox claims that the site requires extra software but fails to find it.  When
browsing the java.com and going to the JavaVM download page, it gives the same
message but finds and successfully installs the JavaVM.  This is because
java.com uses the <OBJECT> tag.

It appear that <APPLET> is used only for Java applets, but Firefox fails to
realize this and doesn't find and install the JavaVM.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. If needed uninstall the Firefox and the JavaVM and install a clean copy of
Firefox
2. Goto a page that uses the <APPLET> tag to display a Java applet.  E.G.:
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-E%20CONUS&lat=20&lon=-84&zoom=4&width=400&height=400&type=Animation&palette=spect.pal
3. In the InfoBar, which claims additional software is needed, click on "Install
Plug-In"
4. Navigating the newly opened dialog, Firefox will fail to find an aproprate
plug-in and simply enable the Finish button.

Actual Results:  
Navigating the newly opened dialog, Firefox will fail to find an aproprate
plug-in and simply enable the Finish button.

Expected Results:  
Firefox will find and install the JavaVM plug-in software.

Also, java.com and java.sun.com should also be by default listed in Firefox's
list of sites allowed to install software.  Sun Microsystems is a trusted Company.

Comment 1

[Doron Rosenberg (IBM)]

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