KeyboardApplet Problems

Different browsers have different problems with this applet. The biggest problem, though, is that Java 1.1 has very poor sound support. All you can do with it is “beep” or play a sound clip. You can’t synthesize sounds on the fly or anything. Here is a summary of how the applet fares in various browser environments.

Ratings

• Internet Explorer 5 - Good
• Netscape Navigator 6, 7 - Good
• Netscape Navigator 4 - Good on Windows, Bad on Linux, Nonfunctional on Mac
• HotJava 3 - Poor on Windows, Nonfunctional on Linux

Internet Explorer

Windows

When playing chords, they seem to cut out occasionally

Netscape

Windows

Gets keyboard focus only after clicking with mouse.

Macintosh

Java version is too old.

Linux

Gets keyboard focus only after clicking with mouse, won’t play anything.

HotJava

Windows

Can’t get keyboard focus.

Linux

Gets keyboard focus only after clicking in browser menu (!)