Java Embedding Plugin is a utility (currently in beta release) that allows other Web browsers than Apple's Safari to use the most recent versions of Java (1.4.X) on Mac OS X. Currently it supports recent versions of the Mozilla 'family' of browsers, when used together with an updated version of Mozilla's MRJ Plugin Carbon (included in this distribution).
But in principle any Web browser could use one of the Java Embedding Plugin's two APIs to add support for Java 1.4.X. The current versions of the Java Embedding Plugin and the updated MRJ Plugin Carbon have been tested with Mozilla 1.6 and 1.7.X, Firefox 0.8 and 0.9.X, and Camino What's New in Java Embedding Plugin.
Java Embedding Plugin is a utility (currently in beta release) that allows other Web browsers than Apple's Safari to use the most recent versions of Java (1.4.X) on Mac OS X. Currently it supports recent versions of the Mozilla 'family' of browsers, when used together with an updated version of Mozilla's MRJ Plugin Carbon (included in this distribution).
But in principle any Web browser could use one of the Java Embedding Plugin's two APIs to add support for Java 1.4.X. The current versions of the Java Embedding Plugin and the updated MRJ Plugin Carbon have been tested with Mozilla 1.6 and 1.7.X, Firefox 0.8 and 0.9.X, and Camino 0.7 and 0.8.X on OS X 10.2.8 with Java 1.4.1 and OS X 10.3.5 with Java 1.4.2 Update 1 and Java 1.4.2 Update 2. The current version (0.8.6) of the Java Embedding Plugin has not been tested with Java 1.4.2 'plain' or on Mac OS X 10.3.3 or 10.3.4. But previous versions of the JEP (e.g. 0.8.2) worked in these environments, and so (I believe) should version 0.8.6. Apple's Java 1.4.2 and above have one additional requirement, unrelated to the Java Embedding Plugin - an appropriate version of the JavaPluginCocoa.bundle must be present in the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder.
Click Java (TM) Platform plugin (Windows) or Java Applet Plug-in (Mac OS X) to select it Check that the option selected is Ask to Activate or Always Activate or on older Firefox versions, click on the Enable button (if the button says Disable, Java is already enabled).
OSX Fix for not being able to access local file/folders on Safari while using Java bulk upload In Safari there's a new security setting: Safe/Unsafe mode. You can allow the Java plugin to run in Unsafe mode either for individual websites or for all sites. In Unsafe mode the applets will have unrestricted access to the local file system. This security setting works on top of Java's own security settings (restricted/unrestricted access). This setting is available through Safari preferences / Security tab / Internet plugins: manage website settings (then select Java plugin). Click on Java and then expand the drop down for filestoragecenter website configuration. Click on “Run in Unsafe Mode” and click on the Trust button in the warning popup.
In unsafe mode it says that plug-in can access the documents and data. Click the “Done” button and retry the java upload. Still Have Questions?
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