# ParsDemo Applet: Platform Compatibility

Last Update Time-stamp: "97/07/03 01:26:55 umrigar"

Java still appears to be short of its goal of being write-once, run anywhere. This note documents observed incompatibilities for different browser/platform combinations:

Browser | Platform | Behavior
--- | --- | ---
netscape 3.0x | linux | ok
netscape 3.0x | solaris | ok
netscape 3.0x | win95 | ok
netscape [34].0x | windows NT 4.0 | no frame update; no highlighting of rec-descent program; incorrect colors
explorer 4.0 | windows NT 4.0 | no frame update; scrollbars broken but usable (as in many Microsoft products)
hotjava 1.0 | any | scrollbars seriously broken
java 1.1.1 runtime | linux, solaris, windows NT 4.0 | scrollbars seriously broken
any | mac | was told that it wouldn't work
ParsDemo Incompatibilities

My apparent inability to get scrollbars to work under any sort of Java 1.1 runtime intrigues me. Interestingly enough, running Sun's HotJava on the Scrollbar example in Sun's Java tutorial results in the same problem. I have attempted to report this problem to both the advanced-java list as well as Sun, but have not heard from anyone so far.

Feedback: Please email any feedback to zdu@acm.org.

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