I'm happy to report that the problem associated with monitoring an applet using a setTimeout() and repeated polling calls to jmolGetStatus() appears to be fixed in Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0. This was a bug that caused any typing into any text box ANYWHERE within the browser - on any page, including the URL location line - to be mangled completely anytime an applet was being polled.
The use for repetitive jmolGetStatus() calling was as an alternative to using callbacks. I don't see it as a practical option until JRE 1.6.0 gets fully incorporated into browsers, but at least FINALLY it's fixed. As far as I know, callbacks have been generally successful, and I would still recommend them instead of polling for general use. Especially since now you can turn them on and off selectively. See http://jmol.sourceforge.net/jslibrary/#jmolSetCallback and http://www.stolaf.edu/academics/chemapps/jmol/docs?ver=11.0#setcallback Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
