Blank Applet in HTML page

[Ultros88]

I am learning java and trying to test an applet I developed. The .java file compiles fine but when I open the html file containing the code:

<applet code="StaticRects.class" width=300 height=160></applet>

All I get is a black applet window.

I read online about a problem in fire fox that requires jdk-6u4 in order to be rectified so I dowloaded that .bin file.

Now I'm not really sure what to do with the extracted files to fix my initial problem of "why on Earth won't the applet run?".

Help is much appreciated,
Ultros

[lnostdal]

does applets work in general? try http://java.sun.com/applets/jdk/1.4/index.html

if not, try sudo aptitude install sun-java6-plugin then try the site again (restart firefox first, make sure you close down all firefox windows .. ps -AF|grep firebox should return nothing)

[Ultros88]

Thanks a lot, it's working now.

Why wasn't it before? I assume that the plugin wasn't up to snuff for applets compiled in java-6. Is this right or is there some other reason?

I had noticed before I implemented your solution, that while other people's applets on webpages loaded, those on my own local file system would not. What was happening?

Thanks again!
Ultros