Re: Mathematica 8 browser plugin and Firefox 3/4
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- Subject: [mg115751] Re: Mathematica 8 browser plugin and Firefox 3/4
- From: Albert Retey <awnl at gmx-topmail.de>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:26:48 -0500 (EST)
- References: <ih6e51$388$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi, > Can anyone confirm that the browser plugin which comes with > Mathematica 8 works with either Firefox 3.6.x or 4 beta? I've only > tried it with the latter and it seems to not work for me. > > When I go to this demonstration, for example: > http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/IkedaDelayDifferentialEquation/ and > click on the static image of the demo, a little popup offers to > "download live version with active controls". Upon choosing this, I > get the spinning wheel progress indicator and a "Loading" message, > followed by a notebook graphic with "Loading file..." in the center > of the browser. Nothing more happens after this point. > > I don't have a 3.6 version of Firefox to try this on, but I have also > tried it with the nightly Chrome and the behavior there is the same - > i.e. it doesn't work. With IE 8, the demo does load as it should, but > this doesn't tell me anything about where the fault lies (Firefox or > Mathematica) as the interface to Mathematica in IE is not done > through the same plugin, but rather an ActiveX control. It seems to work for me on Windows XP with Firefox 3.6.13. cheers, albert