Obviously jscript can be read! in ascii (and comprehended by those with a mind to). Like er VB-script and like Perl.. sorta (?)
What I was unsure of was - whether there is *any* obscure connection with the 'virtual machine' (if also loaded via Prefs checkbox). I guess the answer is NO.
Which doesn't explain the impotence of .9.9 with jscript ON, at some sites = doing nothing - even where the task-bar box shows a routine command (on mouseover) which even I recognize.
I see I'll have to scan the Mozilla errata stuff more punctiliously.. 'Help' is too coarse to be useful.
Ashton