The basic idea here is that using tables, divs, or spans to alter and show data does not work correctly in Mozilla in build ID 2001032319. In IE, the example works fine. The example on the web page deals with displaying an applet in a table. Changing some of the applet parameters using javascript works correctly (toggle hour +1 / -1). However, after the hide/show (using Display.style="none"), the "toggle hour +1 / -1" button is no longer operable. This example also fails in Netscape. Thanking You, Shivkumar Shivaji

This may have something to do with the browser's internal engine. Is there a way to do the equivalent of "div" without using the "div" parameter?

Using today's commercial bits, 2001052504, clicking Togglehour crashes the browser. However, I see the problem that you're referring to. Netscape seems to be destroying the applet (that's what the Java plug-in console says, anyway) and then reloading it when you display the table again. Confirmed.

Reassigning to av.

The hide/show issue is resolved, the clock will be redisplayed regardless if you go forward, backward or stay at the same time. I believe that particular issue was the result of a fix checked in last week (can't find that bug at the moment -- but Peter checked in a fix for hidden not functioning correctly). When the applet is redisplayed, however, it reinstantiates the plug-in. That is why it returns to the original state. I'm not sure if that is an actual bug though. AV -- what should happen? Should the applet be redisplayed in the previous state? Should it still be running in the background and just render? or should it be reloaded?

If you leave the page and come back it should be reloaded. Whether it tries to remember and restore its previous state -- depends on the applet. If it uses savedata mechanism for that, then it will not work, we don't support it yet.

This is the dredded reframe bug 90268. Plugins are tied to frames and may be reinstantiated (reframed) from time to time. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 90268 ***

Will fixing bug 90268 solve the problem? i.e. Will we be able to toggle between style.display="none" and style.display="block" and not reload the applet doing so? I think that the savedata mechanism should be implemented if possible. My firm uses the "hide/show" for switching between applet and html view on the same page. This seems to be the only way to hide information and redisplay it without using up area (e.g. by using style.visibility="hidden"/"visible"). It would be great if this can be implemented. Thanks.

Yes, this bug will be fixed by bug 90268. Our layout engine creates "frames" based on CSS. Plugins are tied to frames so their lifetime may not be the same as the lifetime of their tag.