Installing and enabling Java: Difference between revisions
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'''[http://palemoon.org Pale Moon]''' (''Windows only'') is an independent browser, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Moon_(web_browser) very similar to Firefox], whose developer [http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?t=9805 has announced] <u>indefinite support for NPAPI plugins (including Java)</u>, and hence is an alternative to continue running Jmol applets inside web pages, at least while Oracle continues to provide the Java Plug-in. | '''[http://palemoon.org Pale Moon]''' (''Windows only'') is an independent browser, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Moon_(web_browser) very similar to Firefox], whose developer [http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?t=9805 has announced] <u>indefinite support for NPAPI plugins (including Java)</u>, and hence is an alternative to continue running Jmol applets inside web pages, at least while Oracle continues to provide the Java Plug-in. | ||
'''[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox]''' (available for Windows and OS X) is very similar to Firefox and supports Java (as of | '''[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox Classic]''' (available for Windows and OS X) is very similar to Firefox and supports Java (as of July, 2020, our most recent test). Waterfox is the best solution for macOS. | ||
*Waterfox is ''available only for 64-bit operating systems''. It is harmless to download it and try it -- if you have a 32 bit operating system, it won't run. All recent macOS operating systems are 64 bit. Many Windows installations are 32 bit. | *Waterfox Classic is ''available only for 64-bit operating systems''. It is harmless to download it and try it -- if you have a 32 bit operating system, it won't run. All recent macOS operating systems are 64 bit. Many Windows installations are 32 bit. | ||
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*Waterfox support for NPAPI plugins will presumably end eventually, when the NPAPI code is removed also from the Firefox Extended Support Release (Firefox ESR). The Waterfox maintainers plan to develop a completely new browser with NPAPI plugin support. But even if they can realize it, it will presumably take quite some time until it will be usable. | *Waterfox Classic support for NPAPI plugins will presumably end eventually, when the NPAPI code is removed also from the Firefox Extended Support Release (Firefox ESR). The Waterfox maintainers plan to develop a completely new browser with NPAPI plugin support. But even if they can realize it, it will presumably take quite some time until it will be usable. --> | ||
'''[http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/ SeaMonkey]''' (available for Windows and OS X) is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaMonkey Mozilla-based browser] that supports Java, at least up to version 2.49.4 current in January, 2019 through July, 2020. It is unclear whether SeaMonkey will follow Firefox in removing support for Java. | '''[http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/ SeaMonkey]''' (available for Windows and OS X) is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaMonkey Mozilla-based browser] that supports Java, at least up to version 2.49.4 current in January, 2019 through July, 2020. It is unclear whether SeaMonkey will follow Firefox in removing support for Java. | ||
