Charles Oliver Nutter wrote: > Kenneth Russell wrote: >> Java SE 6 Update 10 exposes some new interfaces from the Java Plug-In's >> LiveConnect implementation that allows a non-Java language runtime to >> hook in to the dispatch sequence for JavaScript operations coming in >> from the web browser. >> >> This lets you, the language developer, use your language to write >> applets, and call into those applets from the web page. Essentially, you >> define a mapping from your language to JavaScript syntax. > > When I read this a couple days ago, I had one word: WOW. This is really > awesome news. About a year ago I fiddled around with making JRuby in an > applet usable from the browser's JS engine, and it was really painful. I > eventually got it to hobble along, but it was not really usable. But > this is very exciting to see.
I'm glad you think so. If you or anyone else decides to try out this new inter-language bridge, please post to the list and let us know how your work is going, especially if you have any questions or run into any problems. > What's the progress of getting this u10 functionaliy out to other > platforms, including Mac OS X? 6u10 was released for Linux, Solaris and Windows simultaneously. The new Java Plug-In (and therefore this new functionality) works in all supported browsers: IE 6 and later, and Firefox 3. Other non-Firefox browsers supporting the latest versions of the NPAPI and NPRuntime are known to work with the new Java Plug-In for Firefox (npjp2.dll / libnpjp2.so). We have been collaborating with Apple for a few months now and have an advanced stage prototype of the new Java Plug-In running identically in the WebKit and Firefox 3.1 nightly builds on the Mac. Further work is ongoing. -Ken --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JVM Languages" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jvm-languages?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
