JAVA JMOL applet for MAC OS X 10.5.8

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JAVA JMOL applet for MAC OS X 10.5.8

Hello!

Need help ASAP!

I am currently going to university and I am using a program called OWL to complete chemistry assignments etc. As i opened up my account on OWL, I had to go through this little set up making sure I had all the requirements for the program. It says my JAVASCRIPT is enabled, which is good; however, the JMOL applet isn't on or isn't working. How do I get this to work?? It gave me a technical support page that had the following:

Java Applets

Since Jmol is a Java applet, your web browser needs to be able to run Java applets. This may require installing the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) plug-in. Use the information below to check your Java version, and install or update as needed.

Installation and Version Check
1. You should use at least Java version 5 (same as 1.5) with the exception below.
2. Get installation information by going to http://java.com, and then clicking on the "Do I have Java?" link.
Note: For Firefox version 3.6, you must run Java version 6 Update 10 or newer.
Macintosh
- Macs come with the JRE installed. Use Software Update... under the Apple menu to update to the latest version.
- For Mac OS X 10.3.3 or earlier, you can use Java 1.4.1.

SO.... i did what it said, I used software update. Nothing came up for new updates. So why is this program still saying the JMOL applet isnt. HELP PLEASE.

Jessi

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Sep 7, 2012 4:22 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Sep 10, 2012 11:29 AM in response to jessi.wilson

Hi, sorry I'm late here.

See if Java has been disabled in your ırowser for security reasons...

Disable Java in your Browser settings, not JavaScript.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5241?viewlocale=en_US

http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=142064

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20turn%20off%20Java%20applets

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jessi.wilson Author

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Sep 14, 2012 8:48 AM in response to BDAqua

Thank you but....

I have firefox... I checked to see if Java was disabled.. it was not, it was enabled. JavaScript was also enabled.

So... I disabled Java and kept JavaScript enabled...

The Jmol Applet is still not up and running.

I tried with both enabled... still did not work. What the heck is wrong with my mac! haha

Jessi

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Answer 3

Klaus1

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Sep 14, 2012 9:06 AM in response to jessi.wilson

The last update for Leopard was this:

Update 10, 29 June 2011 - This release updates J2SE 5.0 to 1.5.0_30, and updates Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_26. J2SE 1.4.2 is no longer being updated to fix bugs or security issues and remains disabled by default in this update. Support for out-of-process Java applets on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has been removed with this update.

This release is only for Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later versions of Mac OS X 10.5. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1359

and for Snow Leopard:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1360

Note: Java 1.6 for Leopard is 64 bit only, but for Snow Leopard it is available for both 32 and 64 bit.

http://www.roguish.com/blog/?p=266

But since August 2012 updates for Java (and especially Java Runtime Environment, which is what you actually need) must now be downloaded direct from Oracle:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1637588.h tml

Further information here:

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1735645

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