Hi Chris it sounds a little like java hasn't been installed for Chrome and Firefox -can you run stuff at sun.java.com ( or http://www.spatialmedia.com/misc/JSniff.htm )?
>> In Safari it took me seven minutes for the clock to appear the first time and six minutes the second time. That's better than half an hour. << Interesting. The half hour thing is something of a curiosity at the moment -and my working assumption is that this is all about whether Rhino optimization runs. I was getting 8 minute-ish startup using a slightly older Batik version -but to run LK9.0 I needed to make some minor changes to the Batik-Rhino interface and use a newer Rhino (for the JS 1.5 stuff in LK9.0). I know that batik/Rhino *can* start LK in comparable time to browsers (because Batik Squiggle does so). When I get some time to work on this some more, I'll put together a package with "an LK9.0 capable squiggle". >> I like this investigation, and I'm learning things here. But I don't see the point of running LK in an applet. << The obvious win would be to provide a solution (albeit involving a plugin) for IE users. Current IE lacks SVG or Canvas, and the javascript is very slow (but the latter at least is going to change -MS are working on a "v8 like" javascript engine). For me, the real appeal of IE is to act as a safety net. LK on browsers is a thrilling high-wire act -if you should trip (ie if the browser won't do the job) there is no net to catch you. With java, you at least have options (ie a safety net). You can "fix" the browser and still deploy (as per my earlier post on the general list today) >> And "scratch is running" (at @200648) What is that? I've been looking at Scratch, the Squeak app for kids today, so is that it? Or is it some Java thing? << No -it isn't *that* scratch (sadly) afaik. In fact, it was missing (and is optional), but Batik was choking on the lack of it, so rather than remove it from the script declarations I provided a 'hello i am running' implementation. regards Pete _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://livelykernel.sunlabs.com/mailman/listinfo/general
