[lug] adding java to mozilla on linux

[Bear Giles]

D. Stimits wrote:
> Thanks to all who replied, this did the trick.
> 
> I'm still confused about something though...what the heck is the good of 
> having the "helper applications" in mozilla if I can't assign an 
> application to a MIME type? 

I think "helper applications" have a separate role than plugins. 
With something like "pdf" it's acceptable to open a new window. 
The Acrobat plugin for MSIE puts the information in the browser 
window, but that's not critical to its operation.

Likewise an "mp3" MIME type should launch a player app so you can 
control the volume, fast forward or rewind through it, etc.

But Java is different since it should usually stay within the 
browser window.  Soem applets can be run standalone, but most are 
designed to be used within the context of an HTML page.