Posted on 04/19/2005 7:59:02 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Apple noted in a knowledge base article posted to its Support Web site that some users who upgrade to the recently released Mac OS X v10.3.9 may experience issues with Java applications and Java-enabled sites when using Safari. Problems include Safari unexpectedly quitting, or standalone Java applications unexpectedly quitting or not being able to launch.
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Apple indicates that it may be necessary to install or re-install Java 1.4.2 Update 2 and Security Update 2005-002 in order to resolve the issue. Apple also offers a simple test to determine if you need this update:
Launch the Terminal application in the Utilities folder inside your Applications folder. Type "java -version" (without quotes). Press Return.
"If this issue affects your computer, you will get the the message, 'Segmentation fault' (if you don't see this, your computer is not affected by this issue)," said Apple.
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java version "1.4.2_05"Note, Terminal is found in Applications/Utilities/
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_05-141.4)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-38, mixed mode)
I use Shiira anyway... :D
The Java Terminal test isn't everything. I tried it and got normal results, but Safari still crashed on me this evening. I've got 10.4 on order, however. Amazon has a smokin' deal on the family pack: 5 licenses for $150 (after rebate).
I'll wait a while for the OSX update...
Sure it does. Back and Forward are under the History Menu choice. Reload is under the View Menu. You can also click and hold the Back and Forward buttons. It also has a neat feature called "Snapback" that allows you to mark a page and return to it repeatedly, no matter how far down a link tree you might go. The Google search bar does it automatically for the search results when you click on any particular result link, but you can mark a any page for "shapback" by selecting "Mark for Snapback" under the History Menu.
If you Option Click or Right Click (on a two or more button mouse) anywhere on the screen that is not a graphic or a link, you should get a contextual menu that includes what you are looking for.
It's shareware... $10 and worth every penny.
Dang! I've been using Safari Extender so long that some of those contextual menu items are from Safari Extender. Sorry about that. Get it. you won't regret it..
Ooooohhh!
Thanks so much!
Here's a problem, No Tiger on Tiger! 5.0 was released last year and still nothing for the Mac. No word of when OR IF it will be released. And if Apple ever does release it you will probably have to upgrade to the latest OS. i.e. no J2SE 5.0 for Mac OS 10.1-3.
Just taking a Java OO class has been a pain because of this. When I finally have the money for a new computer I'm not going to be tied to a backwater OS again that the mainstream development community has forsaken.
That's a bummer. I'm a massive Java-on-Mac user. Glad I didn't apply the patch yet.
The problem on appears on some Macs... not all. I did install the original update and the security update... and OSX.3.9... but my G5 is fine... no problem. If you do install the OS update, and find the problem exists, you merely need to re-install the Java update and the specified security update and it's fixed.
Run Software Update and install the Java update.
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My G4 PowerBook has the problem, my desktop G4 doesn't.
Well, my PowerBook *had* it. I just patched it.
9.2.2 :')
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