Re: javascript in iceweasel

[Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>]

On 03/29/2015 12:55 AM, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 09:41:16PM +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> > On 2015-03-28, Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> wrote:
> > > Running Wheezy 7.8 w/ iceweasel 31.5.3. Some sites won't work, telling
> > > me I need to install/activate javascript. Not sure how to do this. I
> > > assume java is loaded because I see some icedtea 6  packages installed.
> > > No idea how to activate javascript, assuming it's lurking on the HD.
> > > Searches turned up virtually nothing useful. The few relevant hits
> > > talked about going to Tools -> Options which doesn't exist on my copy.
> > >
> > > Any pointers appreciated..
> >
> > Brad's post answers your question.
>
> Yes. It just didn't seem to work.
>
> > Just FYI, JavaScript is not related
> > to Java and Icedtea. Those latter are used for running Java applets and
> > applications from a web browser. It's a common misunderstanding arising
> > from the similarity in nomenclature.
>
> Thanks. I was aware of thatThanks. I was aware of that.

Which java are you using?? Oracle or IcedTea/Openjdk?
There used to be a mozilla java plugin in the repos which should enable 
everything for you. I'm not finding it. :) Ric




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