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If I "save link as..." from a page runnning JavaScript, I can get to a point where I have to kill Firefox

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I'm trying to download the current JDK from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp. If I right-click on a file link and select "Save link as...", the file system browser opens. If I wait long enough with this window open, a second dialog box opens telling me that a Javascript module is taking too long.

At this point, I can't dismiss the JavaScript window, or the file system browser, or in any other way return to the tab where I was downloading from. My only recourse is to kill Firefox.

I'm trying to download the current JDK from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp. If I right-click on a file link and select "Save link as...", the file system browser opens. If I wait long enough with this window open, a second dialog box opens telling me that a Javascript module is taking too long. At this point, I can't dismiss the JavaScript window, or the file system browser, or in any other way return to the tab where I was downloading from. My only recourse is to kill Firefox.

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On a Mac you need to use Apple update to install Java.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL972 - Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2

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I don't have OS X 10.6 but 10.5.8.

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For 10.5, the equivalent update is Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7, which updates Java to 1.6.0_20. I already have this update, so the suggestion to update Java does not fix this issue.

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Oh, I am slow!

Cor-el, It's not the fact that I'm downloading the JDK, but the fact that the Javascript engine times out while I'm browsing for a save location.

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Same problem in safe mode.

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My Ff stalls quite often and I have to clse it Using the task manager..processes to make my computer work again. Sometimes I get a message asking me if I want to continue running the script because there is something wrong with Javascript. I usually get Javascript problems with Google or wikipedia, but also other pages.

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This isn't really a problem with the Javascript on the page: the problem is that there are two application modal windows open at the same time, and each prevents the other from being dismissed.