History of Use the Java plugin to view interactive content on websites

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Revision Status S Editor R Comment
Current M AliceWyman PluginSupportEOL template added (bug 1269807) and other edits
Approved M AliceWyman removed outdated content and other edits
Approved M AliceWyman linked to new blog post for win64-bit Firefox warning
Approved M AliceWyman added Mozilla blog post link to warning for Win64 Firefox
Unreviewed   AliceWyman 64-bit incompatibility warning {for fx42, win7,win8,win10} (see discussion)
Unreviewed   vesper added 64 bit inocompatibility warning, as listed on the Discussions page
Approved   novica Rewrite search summary to less than 140 characters.
Approved M AliceWyman added more info about updating Java on Windows
Approved M AliceWyman "Enabling Java": removed the word "button" (see discussion)
Approved   AliceWyman removed share template that was added back in last revision
Approved   scootergrisen spaces
Approved   AliceWyman removed shareArticle template
Approved M AliceWyman Testing Java: replaced nonworking alternate link per discussion
Approved M AliceWyman renamed 2nd "Verify Java Version" link ("Find Out-of-Date Versions" only applies to Windows)
Approved   Imen Deleted extra spaces
Unreviewed   Imen Corrected two Typos
Approved M AliceWyman added Java test page, updated Java Control Panel link
Approved M AliceWyman edit to new Mac section, "Make sure Firefox is not in 32-bit mode"
Approved M AliceWyman edit based on last revision - see Discussion
Approved M Wesley Branton Added "Java plugin does not appear in the Add-ons Manager" section (Made required changes to previous edit)
Reviewed M Wesley Branton Added "Java plugin does not appear in the Add-ons Manager"
Approved   AliceWyman updated KB article links
Approved M AliceWyman Testing Java: removed test pages that cause a Java "Application Blocked" error in Java7u51.
Approved M AliceWyman Edits to last revision - see discussion
Approved M gk0moz Starting with fx26 there's only "Ask to Activate" in the Dropdown for the Java Plugin. I hope I related the versions correctly.
Approved M AliceWyman Testing Java: added paragraph on activating Java and Java security prompts
Approved M AliceWyman Mac OS X 10.7 and above: updating Java
Approved M AliceWyman Installing or updating Java: Mac 10.7+ should install Java 7 from java.com
Approved M AliceWyman Mac: Java 6 plugin also listed as "Java Applet Plug-in" on OS X 10.6;
Approved   Michael Verdi fixed typo
Approved M scoobidiver New way of disabling plugins in Fx 23 (bug 549697), updated Java version and ZA link, fixed typo
Approved M Michael Verdi Updated warning - "some versions of the Java plugin"
Approved M Andrew Changed impt paragraph.
Approved   Andrew Brief edits.
Approved   Tonnes nits
Approved M Michael Verdi Reorded (see discussion https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-java-plugin-to-view-interactive-content/discuss/4767 ), updated link for mac
Approved M AliceWyman fixed typos
Approved M AliceWyman fixed {for}
Unreviewed   AliceWyman See discussion: added uninstalling JavaFX section, other updates, removed outdated info
Approved M Michael Verdi Updated warning
Approved   scoobidiver drop support for Win 98
Approved M scoobidiver Mac OS X 10.5 up to fx16
Approved M scoobidiver fixed links, drop support for fx35, fx4, fx5, fx6, removed link to archived article
Approved M Michael Verdi New 160 character search summary
Approved M Swarnava Sengupta added the Share this article template
Reviewed   Hasan Corrected some typos from my last Edit of this article
Reviewed   Hasan Added steps to Upgrade from Java 6 to Java 7.
Approved M Tonnes Match 2nd Java download button text
Approved M Michael Verdi Made the warning generic - linked to new article with detailed instructions for updating and unblocking
Approved M AliceWyman edit based on pending revision by Cww (see discussion on blocklisting). Edit to "Installing or updating Java" section, assuming OSX 10.7 Java updates are available via Software Update
Unreviewed   Cheng Wang Update to reflect new mac update available. Name of update varies with OS version so I was generic.
Unreviewed   scoobidiver removed ref to old Java versions, one intro, summary based on intro
Approved M Michael Verdi Moved warning to the top, shorted warning text
Unreviewed   Cheng Wang Mac vulnerability issues.
Unreviewed   Cheng Wang Java blocklisting
Approved M Michael Verdi Added new java plugin for mac os 10.7
Unreviewed   AliceWyman Mac OS X 10.7 Java plugin name change - see discussion
Approved M AliceWyman Java for Mac OS X 10.7
Approved M AliceWyman removed workaround for Mac OS X 10.5 Java Update 10 issue (fixed in Firefox 5.0.1)
Unreviewed   scoobidiver on Mac OS X 10.5, replaced the two workarounds by the Firefox update
Approved M AliceWyman fixed typo (symlink not simlink) and other clarifications
Approved M scoobidiver Mac troubleshooting section only for fx4+, two workarounds on Mac OS X 10.5
Unreviewed   scoobidiver workaround to make Java work on 64-bit Mac OS X 10.5 since Java Update 10, program file location on 64-bit Windows
Reviewed   scoobidiver workaround to make Java work on Mac OS X 10.5 since Java Update 10, program file location on 64-bit Windows
Approved M AliceWyman replaced test link that doesn't work on Mac OS
Reviewed   scoobidiver fixed typos, Java issue section included in troubleshooting
Reviewed   AliceWyman Java 6Upd10 min version is {for win,linux}; see https://support.mozilla.com/forums/knowledge-base-articles/704789?last=8790
Reviewed   AliceWyman Java 6Upd10 min version is {for win}; Enabling Java: added plugin names on mac; see https://support.mozilla.com/forums/knowledge-base-articles/704789?last=8790
Reviewed   AliceWyman edit to "Enabling Java" section to mark some content for windows only - see https://support.mozilla.com/forums/knowledge-base-articles/704789?last=8790
Reviewed   AliceWyman typo in last pending revision.
Reviewed   AliceWyman see https://support.mozilla.com/forums/knowledge-base-articles/704789 ( note about Java Deployment Toolkit plugin and other edits)
Approved M AliceWyman removed reference to "Java Runtime Environment" and "JRE"
Approved M AliceWyman Installing or updating Java for win
Approved M scoobidiver removed manual update from Java panel, removed useless fx3, fx35, added "Open Add-ons" template, added AOM tab for fx4, fixed nested list
Unreviewed   AliceWyman updated "Enabling Java" section for Firefox 4, using new Open Add-ons template
Approved   AliceWyman fixed typo in summary
Approved M AliceWyman added keywords andsummary. Fixed headers
Approved M AliceWyman enclosed issue with Firefox plugins folder on Windows with {SHOWFOR(browser=firefox3.0+firefox3.6)}
Approved   jaytech Minor - fixed typo (Mozillla -> Mozilla)

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