Applet won't run first time on Safari

[Mike Swingler]

On May 9, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Mickey Segal <java3 at segal.org> wrote:

> I find that a Java applet typically won’t run the first time on MacOS / JRE7 / Safari after selecting “I accept the risk and want to run this app”.  I am able to reproduce this problem using the “Hello world” applet at http://www.segal.org/Hello/.  The applet will run immediately if the page is refreshed, but the problem occurs again unless “Do not show this again for this app” was selected.
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> Going to “System Preferences | Java | General | Temporary Internet Files | Settings | Delete Files” and checking “Installed Applications and Applets” clears the effect of  “Do not show this again for this app” and the problem occurs again.
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> Everything is fine on Firefox for MacOS and on Windows.  
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> We see the same behavior on our huge applet, and it is off-putting to users.
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> It seems like others are likely to experience the same problem, so I’m surprised to find that it is broken.  
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> Since it is Safari-specific, should this be reported to Apple or Oracle?

I'd suggest filing a bug at <http://bugreporter.apple.com>, provide a link to an applet which reproduces this with the latest version of the Oracle Java 7 applet plug-in, and clearly state that it's a Safari only problem so that the Safari team can investigate it.

Regards,
Mike Swingler
Apple Inc.