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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] java vs. javascript - what's the difference?
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:51:10
Message-Id: 5bdc1c8b0512180946n26833714gd622c324f2ce030b@mail.gmail.com
1 Hi,
2 There is a web site that my wife wanted to use. The web address is here:
3
4 http://www.smithandnoble.com/sn/photoGalleryDetail.jsp?catID=-14150
5
6 On this page, on the right, there are pictures that you are supposed
7 to click to see a larger version to the left. This works on Windows
8 and it works on the Mac, but it does not work on any of our Linux
9 systems, using either blackdown java or sun java. I think that's a
10 problem so I file a bug.
11
12 I filed a bug report here:
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14 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115949
15
16 and was told the bug was 'invalid' because the page didn't have any
17 Java. They said the page only has javascript. First, from a (stupid)
18 user's perspective I found this a bit disappointing. I'm just told
19 'invalid' and given no guidance about how to make it work. However
20 that happens when some developers have to talk to user types like me.
21 I understand that. Still I want to understand how to make it work so
22 the WAF stays high and she doesn't ask to go back to Windows.
23
24 What's 'javascript' and how do I make this work?
25
26 Thanks,
27 Mark
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] java vs. javascript - what's the difference? John Blinka <jblinka@××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] java vs. javascript - what's the difference? John Jolet <john@×××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] java vs. javascript - what's the difference? RNuno <glist@×××××××××.pt>
Re: [gentoo-user] java vs. javascript - what's the difference? Holly Bostick <motub@××××××.nl>