Browser compatibility of Marvin Applets

Marvin Applets are tested with several browsers on various platforms. This document shows the recommended browsers for each operating system.

• Windows
• Linux
• OS X
  • 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
  • 10.5 (Leopard)
• Solaris 10
• Java - JavaScript communication

 

Windows

Browser	Recommended
Google Chrome
Firefox
Opera
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Netscape 6.2.x - Netscape 7.1 / Mozilla 1.x

Linux

Browser	Recommended
Google Chrome
Firefox
Opera
Netscape 6.2.x - Netscape 7.1 / Mozilla 1.x

Machintosh OS X

If your browser does not support OS X built-in Java plugin, you can use JEP (Java Embedding Plugin).

10.6 (Snow Leopard)

Browser	Recommended
Safari
Google Chrome
Firefox

10.5 (Leopard)

Browser	Recommended
Safari
Firefox

Solaris 10

Browser	Recommended
Mozilla

Java - JavaScript communication

In a few browsers, the Java - JavaScript communication is only partially supported.

	Calling Java from JavaScript	Calling JavaScript from Java
Google Chrome	yes	yes (MAYSCRIPT)
Firefox	yes	yes (MAYSCRIPT)
Opera	yes	yes (MAYSCRIPT)
MS Explorer for Windows	yes	yes
Safari	yes	yes (MAYSCRIPT)
Netscape 7.01 -	yes	yes (MAYSCRIPT)1

1: Limitations under OS X. (see Notes for Mac users)