[Bug 1323335] [NEW] Fails with PhET simulations from U of Colorado

[Peter Halverson]

Public bug reported:

Hello,

When I try to launch Java physics simulation applets from the University of Colorado PhET web site I get
Fatal: Initialization Error: Could not initialize application.

You can try it yourself by loading this applet:
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park-basics

Note that when I install the Oracle version of Java it works OK.  (But I
would prefer to use the open source Java)

My setup is:
Ubuntu 14  release 14.04   running on Parallels desktop
Firefox 29.0
icedtea-plugin 1.5-1ubuntu1
icedtea-netx-common 1.5-1ubuntu1
openjdk-7-jre 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1

Have others had this problem?

Sincerely,

Peter H.

** Affects: icedtea-web (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Fails with PhET simulations from U of Colorado

Status in “icedtea-web” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello,

  When I try to launch Java physics simulation applets from the University of Colorado PhET web site I get
  Fatal: Initialization Error: Could not initialize application.

  You can try it yourself by loading this applet:
  https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park-basics

  Note that when I install the Oracle version of Java it works OK.  (But
  I would prefer to use the open source Java)

  My setup is:
  Ubuntu 14  release 14.04   running on Parallels desktop
  Firefox 29.0
  icedtea-plugin 1.5-1ubuntu1
  icedtea-netx-common 1.5-1ubuntu1
  openjdk-7-jre 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1

  Have others had this problem?

  Sincerely,

  Peter H.

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