[Leica] Uploading to LUG Gallery problems

[Peter Klein]

Hi, Aram.  I'm still using Windows 7 Professional. The Upload Applet 
stopped working with Chrome when Chrome disallowed Java. For another 
year or two, I was able to use IE 11, but on at least two occasions, a 
new Windows security warning forced me to open yet another security 
exception to allow the applet to run.  Eventually, it completely stopped 
working altogether. Firefox won't run it, either.  I believe the issue 
is that Java is  now considered insecure, as are many formerly common 
practices in Java programming.   There's also the competition between 
the companies that created the various Web programming languages as to 
who will be top dog.  Perhaps the app could be re-written, but I have 
not been able to find any evidence that anyone has. Considering that 
several major Web browsers have dumped Java, why would anyone bother?

I've tried some of the other upload tabs, without success.  They are 
either obsolete or require a level of specific knowledge that I do not 
possess. So I basically gave up and only use the LUG gallery for small 
uploads. Flickr is my main photo display site these days.

Perhaps Brian can shed some light on the situation?

--Peter


 > Hi.? Quite a while back, the Gallery started having problems using the
 > Java Upload Applet, and started showing me error messages.? Now it seems
 > to have stopped being able to load the Upload applet at all.? I know the
 > newer browsers have stopped using Java, but I am accessing it on a
 > Windows 10 machine using the old Internet Explorer browser, which use to
 > work just fine.
 >
 > Has anyone else experienced this problem, and perhaps has a work around
 > for me?? It was easy to bulk upload rather than having to enter each
 > photo one by one in the From Web Browser tab.? I have been hoping for a
 > direct FTP connection from Lightroom, but have been told that is not
 > possible with the current version of the Gallery software.
 >
 > Aram