Description of problem:

Within an R (http://www.r-project.org/) console, one can type:

  help.start()

to initiate a Firefox session with R help resources. On the initial HTML page,
there is a link for a search engine, to enable users to perform a keyword search
of R functions, etc. The search is enabled by a java applet.

It appears that the applet is non-functional using the default IcedTea JVM
installed on F8.

This has been referenced on the FC user list:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2007-December/msg00911.html

with a possible solution, using the Sun JRE, posted by me here:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2007-December/msg01510.html

In addition, there is a more general and recent entry in the FedoraFAQ regarding
getting Firefox java applets to function properly:

http://www.fedorafaq.org/#java

Unlike, my perhaps more extreme approach, the above allows for both the Sun JRE
and IcedTea to remain in parallel.

Finally, Knute Johnson, who participated in the FC list thread above, has
created the following page with his own approach, also resulting in a parallel
Sun/IcedTea installation:

http://www.knutejohnson.com/sun-java-on-F8.html

The 'sed' step on his page appears to be no longer required, with the recent
libxcb update to 1.0-4.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

java-1.7.0-icedtea*


How reproducible:

Always


Steps to Reproduce:

See above
  

Actual results:

The java based search applet does not initialize to enable keyword searches


Expected results:

The java based search applet should initialize (noted on the Firefox status bar)
and enable keyword searches