adding "java" to the firefox use flags will only emerge the blackdown-jre, but not add the following symlink: ln -s /opt/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.01/plugin/i386/mozilla/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so the forum url describes the problem. i think, it would be useful to adapt the ebuild file .... thanks
USE="mozilla" emerge blackdown-jdk , for example
well, for running java applets only a java runtime environment is needed, not a java development kit ... USE="java" emerge mozilla-firefox should enable java support for firefox and work out of the box... - either add the blackdown-jdk to the firefox dependencies - or create this symlink
you have to merge the browser with java support enabled. the symlink is created by the jdk's / jre's. so, if you dont want a jdk then : USE="mozilla" emerge blackdown-jre , that's why i said "for example" :)