Chrome Bugs
Just now I noticed that Chrome would not run Java applets.
See one of these for example.
The familiar coffee cup appears, then nothing.
More sleuthing than should have been necessary revealed a fix.
I have JavaScript turned off except for select sites.
Under:
TitleBar > Chrome > Preferences > Under the Hood > Privacy > Content Settings … > JavaScript
I have “Do not allow …” selected.
It would seem that this also controls Java.
By either making an exception of that site, or allowing JavaScript on all sites, Java applets begin to work for me.
In my opinion there are here three Chrome UI bugs:
- Java is not JavaScript—under Settings Chrome might say Java & JavaScript
- Chrome > TitleBar > Help > "Java" is useless.
- When disabled, there is no indication of why Java does not run.
As of 2011 Oct 19 the problem persists with Chrome 16.0.912.2 canary.