Running Java Applets

Ian · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 7:51 pm Post subject: Running Java Applets

Ok, I finally found a Java IDE that I like (i'm more into the GUI IDEs, than the CLI IDEs, so I'm using netbeans), and i can create and compile java applets, what i'm working on in school, no problem. however, when i try to run them, whether in the IDE, or using Firebird, it loads, but then dies. I assume it means I'm missing a JRE somewhere, but i did emerge the blackdown-JRE, and blackdown-JDK, so I think i should be ok, except it doesn't work.

in netbeans, i get an I/O error, something about it not being able to read, and it kills the applet. i really have no idea where to go with this, but i'd like to get it working, anyway i can. i know i will be reinstalling gentoo again soon, within a few weeks i think, just because i have done a few random stupid things, so any solution will suffice, for now at least.

Ian Goldby · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:57 pm Post subject:

It could be a Java policy issue. I've not worked out how to make this work properly, so I have just turned off the security manager whenever I've needed to run something from the local disk. In Konqueror, you do this via the Settings->Java & Javascript dialog. I've no idea how to do it in netbeans.

If that doesn't help, try searching on Google with the exact error message, and if that fails, post the error message here.

Genone · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 7:41 pm Post subject:

Have you tried it with the appletviewer ?

Ian · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 8:00 pm Post subject:

i don't believe so, but i don't know what the appletviewer is. i've been going through netbeans playing with it, haven't read the instructions yet :p. so far i've gotten pretty far, i think.

also, i'm using MozillaFirebird, I'll try to change the permissions.

Genone · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 10:14 pm Post subject:

The appletviewer is a little tool in the JDK to test applets without a real browser, so see if your problem is in the applet or with the browser. Try