IE/Netscape and Applet w/out Plugin

Does anyone understand why I can bring up an Applet (not JApplet) using IE 5, but Netscape 6 asks for the plugin?
Is there a way to make Netscape 6 work like IE 5???
Netscape is suppose to have Java 2 embeded. I'm not even sure why it would ask for a plugin. I was surprised to see that IE works.

Does anyone understand why I can bring up an Applet
(not JApplet) using IE 5, but Netscape 6 asks for the
plugin?If you don't have a plug-in installed, then your Applet is running under IE's JVM. Since it works, it must not depend on Java 2.
Is there a way to make Netscape 6 work like IE 5???
Netscape is suppose to have Java 2 embeded.Actually, NS 6 does not use it 'own' JVM, it works with Sun's JRE through the plugin.

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Applet, Netscape and Opera but not IE, encore

I've got the following trivial applet that runs under Netscape and Opera, but not under IE. It's also at www.MartinRinehart.com as the ColorChooser choice. There's a half dozen Dukes from previous posts, and my sincere gratitude for anyone who can tell me what I need to do so IE doesn't say "Load: class CCApplet not found."
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Button;
import java.awt.Label;
public class CCApplet extends java.applet.Applet {
     public void start() {
          Label l = new Label( "CCApplet!" );
          setLayout( new BorderLayout() );
          add( l, BorderLayout.NORTH );
          add( new Button("South"), BorderLayout.SOUTH );
} // end of class CCAppletThe .class is in the same directory as the .html. Putting it in a .jar doesn't seem to matter. My IE runs other applets from the web, but not the ones I write. Thanks in advance.

The applet runs for me in IE with 1.5.0_02, XP Pro (current updates), with class and html files in same directory.
Check that everything in IE's Java Plug-in is valid and correct. Check IE's Internet Options.
What JVM version are you wanting the applet to be able to run with? What does this statement mean? "...most visitors can use without knowing what a JRE is."
To get greatest compatibility, use code that conforms to the 1.1 API, compile to that target version, possibly use the old 1.1 libraries, and then test each jvm. (BTW - Swing has limited compatibility - it isn't MS compatible, and wasn't [Sun] standard until jvm version 1.2.)

Self Signing and Applets

I have spent hours reading over the Signed Applets forum and Sun applet security training pages. There seems to be so much confusion in this area that the use and proliferation of Java Applets must be suffering.
As the usual underfunded developer, I am not able to buy a certificate before proving the concept. Therefore, I am relegated to using self signed applets to demonstrate the use of signed applets and the power they have. This would also be the case for students of Java applets, of which I am also one.
I have tried the sample applets in the Sun security training. They in fact write the file to my system, but they also display a security error as well.
The Sun training indicates that I should be using a policy file with the security and that when my applet is run by another user, that user must also manually update their policy file, using keytool, before running the applet. If this is true, I see no use for Java Applets that work outside of the sandbox confines. There must be a better way to use applets that require security.
I have also read Irene's 10 steps and numerous comments about them. They seem to work fine until I get to step 10. If I am using a self signed applet, why should the user of the applet have to click on a HREF to load the certificate into the keystore? Why shouldn't the user be prompted to trust the self signed certificate, just like a certificate obtained from a CA?
I have tried to develop a batch file (Windows NT 4.0) to illustrate the signing process, but I have been unsuccessful. I have listed the output from it below followed by the batch file itself. Would someone please indicate what would make this batch file work? If possible, I would like it to work for both IE 5.5 and Netscape 4.06; especially ie 5.5.
My environment consists of:
NT 4.0 (SP6)
IE 5.5 (SP1)
JRUN 3.1
JRE 1.3.1_01
JDK 1.3.1_01
javac writeFile.java
keytool -delete -alias writefile
Enter keystore password: password
keytool -genkey -alias writefile
Enter keystore password: password
What is your first and last name?
[Unknown]: Robert Klawuhn
What is the name of your organizational unit?
[Unknown]: mygroup
What is the name of your organization?
[Unknown]: mycompany
What is the name of your City or Locality?
[Unknown]: mycity
What is the name of your State or Province?
[Unknown]: mystate
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
[Unknown]: US
Is <CN=Robert Klawuhn, OU=mygroup, O=mycompany, L=mycity, ST=mystate, C=US> correct?
[no]: yes
Enter key password for <writefile>
(RETURN if same as keystore password): password
keytool -selfcert -alias writefile
Enter keystore password: password
keytool -list -alias writefile
Enter keystore password: password
writefile, Wed Dec 19 10:41:35 PST 2001, keyEntry,
Certificate fingerprint (MD5): 90:4D:63:0E:9E:56:CF:7F:93:2B:92:EE:AA:2B:87:E3
jar cvf writefile.jar writeFile.class
added manifest
adding: writeFile.class(in = 1678) (out= 940)(deflated 43%)
jar tvf writefile.jar
0 Wed Dec 19 10:41:58 PST 2001 META-INF/
71 Wed Dec 19 10:41:58 PST 2001 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
1678 Wed Dec 19 10:40:46 PST 2001 writeFile.class
jarsigner writefile.jar writefile
Enter Passphrase for keystore: password
jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs writefile.jar
139 Wed Dec 19 10:42:02 PST 2001 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
192 Wed Dec 19 10:42:08 PST 2001 META-INF/WRITEFIL.SF
1098 Wed Dec 19 10:42:08 PST 2001 META-INF/WRITEFIL.DSA
0 Wed Dec 19 10:41:58 PST 2001 META-INF/
smk 1678 Wed Dec 19 10:40:46 PST 2001 writeFile.class
X.509, CN=Robert Klawuhn, OU=mygroup, O=mycompany, L=mycity, ST=mystate, C=US (writefile)
s = signature was verified
m = entry is listed in manifest
k = at least one certificate was found in keystore
i = at least one certificate was found in identity scope
jar verified.
1 file(s) copied.
1 file(s) copied.
1 file(s) copied.
An error appears:
java.security.cert.CertificateException: Unable to verify the certificate with root CA
@ECHO OFF
REM Doit.bat
REM
REM This batch file leads the user through the creating
REM and signing of an applet class and how it is accessed
REM from a browser. The applet creates the file: C:\tmpfoo.
REM
REM The JRE 1.3.1 plug-in should be installed. See the
REM control panel for an icon leading to the plug-in.
REM
REM This demo is for JRE 1.3.1_01, NT 4 (SP6), HTMLConverter
REM 1.3, and IE 5.5.
REM
REM Run the HTMLConverter 1.3 against the following HTML
REM file to generate the converted HTML that will support
REM both Netscape and IE. Get the converter from Sun.
REM
REM <html>
REM <head>
REM <title> Java Security Example: Writing Files</title>
REM </head>
REM <body>
REM Hi there. There is a signed applet following...
REM <hr>
REM <applet code=writeFile.class archive="/writefile.jar" width=500 height=50>
REM </applet>
REM <hr>
REM </body>
REM </html>
REM
REM The following is the code for the applet.
REM
REM import java.awt.*;
REM import java.io.*;
REM import java.lang.*;
REM import java.applet.*;
REM
REM public class writeFile extends Applet {
REM String myFile = "/tmp/foo";
REM File f = new File(myFile);
REM DataOutputStream dos;
REM
REM public void init() {
REM
REM String osname = System.getProperty("os.name");
REM if (osname.indexOf("Windows") != -1) {
REM myFile="C:" + File.separator + "tmpfoo";
REM }
REM }
REM
REM public void paint(Graphics g) {
REM      try {
REM      dos = new DataOutputStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(myFile),128));
REM      dos.writeChars("Cats can hypnotize you when you least expect it\n");
REM      dos.flush();
REM      g.drawString("Successfully wrote to the file named " + myFile + " -- go take a look at REM it!", 10, 10);
REM      } catch (SecurityException e) {
REM      g.drawString("writeFile: caught security exception", 10, 10);
REM } catch (IOException ioe) {
REM      g.drawString("writeFile: caught i/o exception", 10, 10);
REM }
REM }
REM }
REM
@ECHO javac writeFile.java
javac writeFile.java
REM Generate a selfsigned certificate and put it into
REM the keystore.
REM
REM password = password
REM first and last name = Robert Klawuhn
REM org unit = COMPASS
REM org = Applied Materials
REM city = Santa Clara
REM state = California
REM country = US
REM The -selfcert option may not be necessary the first
REM time this is run
@ECHO keytool -delete -alias writefile
keytool -delete -alias writefile
@ECHO keytool -genkey -alias writefile
keytool -genkey -alias writefile
@ECHO keytool -selfcert -alias writefile
keytool -selfcert -alias writefile
REM
REM Export the key that was just created into a .crt file.
REM This is then sent to a CA to obtain a 'real' certificate
REM which is then imported into the keystore. These are
REM commented because I am trying to use a self-issued key.
REM
REM keytool -certreq -alias writefile -file writefile.crt
REM keytool -import -alias writefile -file writefile.crt
@ECHO keytool -list -alias writefile
keytool -list -alias writefile
REM Jar the applet
REM
@ECHO jar cvf writefile.jar writeFile.class
jar cvf writefile.jar writeFile.class
REM Verify the jar
REM
@ECHO jar tvf writefile.jar
jar tvf writefile.jar
REM Sign the jar
REM
REM passphrase = password
@ECHO jarsigner writefile.jar writefile
jarsigner writefile.jar writefile
REM Verify the signed jar file
REM
@ECHO jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs writefile.jar
jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs writefile.jar
REM The next statements assume that the applet will be
REM obtained from Macromedia's JRun default server.
REM
copy writefile.crt %JRUN_HOME%\servers\default\default-app\.
copy writefile.jar %JRUN_HOME%\servers\default\default-app\.
copy writefile.html %JRUN_HOME%\servers\default\default-app\.
"C:\Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft Internet\IEXPLORE.EXE" "http://localhost:8100/writefile.html"

I believe I finally found my problem. If I use JRun as a web server and put the applet on the default server within JRun, I am only able to run the applet from a different client. It doesn't seem to load right on the same system as JRun.
This may be due to other software I have running on my JRun server system, but it finally works.
For those that are still having problems with self-signing applets, here is a batch file, that I am using, that works for me.
@ECHO OFF
REM Doit.bat
REM
REM This batch file leads the user through the creating
REM and signing of an applet class and how it is accessed
REM from a browser. When the Publish button is pressed
REM     the selected file is copied to C:\TEMP\BOBK_copy.txt.
REM
REM The JRE 1.3.1 plug-in will be installed on the client.
REM See the control panel for an icon leading to the plug-in.
REM
REM This demo is for JRE 1.3.1_01, HTMLConverter
REM 1.3, and IE 5.5.
REM
REM Run the HTMLConverter 1.3 against the following HTML
REM file to generate the converted HTML that will support
REM both Netscape and IE. Get the converter from Sun.
REM
REM <html>
REM <head>
REM <title> Java Security Example</title>
REM </head>
REM <body>
REM Hi there. There is a signed applet following...
REM <hr>
REM <applet code=FilePrompt.class archive="/fileprompt.jar" width=800 height=500>
REM </applet>
REM <hr>
REM </body>
REM </html>
REM
REM This applet can be executed by starting the default server in JRun and then
REM then entering the following for the IE URL: http://K011614:8100/FilePrompt.html
REM This assumes that JRun is installed and running on K011614.
REM
REM The first time the applet is executed, the 1.3.1_02 JRE is loaded if allowed.
REM The main problem here is the JRE is about 5.3MB and takes a while.
REM
REM For some reason, running IE and pointing it to the applet on the same system that
REM JRun is executing, doesn't work. You have to run it from another client that
REM references the applet.
REM
@ECHO keytool -delete -alias fileprompt
keytool -delete -alias fileprompt
@ECHO keytool -genkey -alias fileprompt
keytool -genkey -alias fileprompt
@ECHO keytool -selfcert -alias fileprompt
keytool -selfcert -alias fileprompt
@ECHO keytool -export -alias fileprompt -file fileprompt.crt
keytool -export -alias fileprompt -file fileprompt.crt
@ECHO keytool -list -alias fileprompt
keytool -list -alias fileprompt
@ECHO jar cvf fileprompt.jar *.class
jar cvf fileprompt.jar *.class
@ECHO jar tvf fileprompt.jar
jar tvf fileprompt.jar
@ECHO jarsigner fileprompt.jar fileprompt
jarsigner fileprompt.jar fileprompt
@ECHO jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs fileprompt.jar
jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs fileprompt.jar
copy fileprompt.jar %JRUN_HOME%\servers\default\default-app\.
copy FilePrompt.html %JRUN_HOME%\servers\default\default-app\.
REM The following doesn't seem to work when executed on the same
REM system as the JRun server. Access the applet from another client.
REM "C:\Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft Internet\IEXPLORE.EXE" "http://localhost:8100/FilePrompt.html"
pause

Custom POD and Clock-In/Out

Dear Experts,
did someone face the problem with Custom PODs (Custom POD Plugin, changing the "manufacturing" path of POD to custom one) and Clock-In/Out?
When I turned the Auto Clock-In on on a custom POD, I can not reach the POD.
Ist this a bug or do I have to change something in the settings?
This occurs on SAP ME 6.1.4 Patch 38.
The error message is, that the POD could not be found. Does this something have to do with auto clock in, the redirect and a custom pod?
Regards,
Andrej

Hi Oksana,
thank you for your reply.
I simply have a custom POD plugin. Therefore, my POD does not use the standard "manufacturing" link, but a "custom_manufacturing".
I have configured shifts and labor tracking. The option to automatically clock in at log-in is enabled.
After I log in to ME, I recieve the notification of sucessfull clock in. But after I acess my custom POD with the "custom_manufacturing" link, I do get an "resource not found" error.
After I disable Clock-In at Log-On, I do not get this error.
If you need more detailed information, just point me to the direction you need, as of my view point the root cause is clear, as after disabling the option, everything works.
I do not have tested this with 15.0, so I do not know if this is ME 6.1.4 issue only.
Thnaks in advance.
Regards,
Andrej

Firefox fixes; Netscape and IE, too

I've updated a collect of patches that help improve the
initial load and reloading of WebHelp, and correcti the display and
behavior of the toolbar and minibar (also called the navigation
bar). Mostly they help Firefox and Netscape. They also solve one or
two problems in Internet Explorer.
Except for the last patch below, I previously posted these in
the forum, and Peter Grainge picked up several for his excellent RH
troubleshooting site. I'm not repeating the earlier ones here, but
will be happy to send a summary Word doc to anyone who sends me a
private message.
Adobe did make some housekeeping code changes in RH 6, but
(as of the trial version) none of those suggested here except one
for whtbar.js, as explained in the summary.
The usual disclaimer: It works for me but I can't guarantee
your results. Back up everything. Experiment on a small project or
a minimized copy of the working project. I haven't tested these in
RH 6, but a quick look at files in the trial version didn't find
any likely problems. If you test them in RH 6, please report back
either here or in a private message.
Regards to all,
Harvey
Purpose: Improve the pace of loading the left pane after
displaying the launch topic in Firefox and Netscape, and perhaps
IE.
File: launchfile.htm
Purpose: Improve the loading and reloading the left frame in
Firefox and Netscape. Particularly, display the browse sequence
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File: whtbar.js
Purpose: Eliminate excessive reloading in Firefox and
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File: whtbar.js
Purpose: Might improve loading the toolbar and navigation
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Purpose: Prevent the toolbar background image from repeating
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Purpose: Improve the pace of loading WebHelp in Firefox and
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Near the beginning:

Hi elikisses
Could you please start a new thread for your question instead of posting in an existing thread?
Then you can provide more information like your operating system and installed extensions and installed plugins.
*[[/questions/new start a new thread]]
*[[/kb/Using+the+Troubleshooting+Information+page]]

Flex 4 and Photoshop CS 5 Plugin

I am wondering if anyone else is having this problem. I have created a Flex 4 application and placed it into the Plugins\Pannel directory of Photoshop CS5. When I load the plugin and resize it, the plugin scales and does not resize as expected. Is there something I am missing? I have checked some plugins that I created with Flex 3 and they work well. Also I have used blank Flex 4 applications and they also have the same problem where they scale and dont resize.
Thanks
Rob

Hi,
I have been experiencing the same issue. I haven't figured out a clean solution to this yet, and as to why it doesn't resize flex 4 plugins properly but it does resize flex3 plugins..
Just this morning I figured out a workaround. here is a snippet.
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Viewers on Netscape and Explorer see only home page without menus

Using Safari, I and other viewers, can see the whole site with all the menus. Viewers on Netscape and Explorer get only the home page with out the menus even if they Google my site and go to it from google. Using Google on Safari gets the whole site.
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Unable to execute and applet

I'm new programmer in java. There are somme applet that run with appletwier
but witch do not run with Internet explorer and Netscape. I'm always getting
this error : 'Class not found'. I want to know all the steps to run and applet
using Netscape or Internet explorer.
I'm french speaking. Sorry if my english is poor.
Thank's for your answers.

I think you can't solve your problem.
The fact is that appletviewer supports the java classes you have installed with the sun's jdk... if you are using jdk 1.3.1, it uses the java libraries included in your installed distribution. IE virtual machine, instead, uses its own library, so you can't use in your applets classes like: swing, graphics2d, and so on...
I know that it's not a great help. Sorry!
However, if someone could tell us how to include these classes in our CABs/JARs... i think we are really happy! :-)
Ciao,
Paolo.

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Hello everyone,
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Hmm.... well duffymo. I have gone to a number of sites through Google looking for web hosting sites that support java and I must be picking all the wrong ones to look at because I have only found one in Fremont out of 25-30 that I have looked at.
I guess duffymo you can say what you want in a forum, but usually answering a question with a question isn't very helpful nor appreciated.

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I've created an applet that needs to connect to a server. I am using ServerSocket(1123) for the server and Socket(applet.getCodeBase().getHost()) inside the applet. When I run this in appletviewer it works fine (as it should) however, when I run it in IE I get an exception that says "com.ms.security.SecurityExceptionEx[QuestionaireAwt$ButtonListener.actionPerformed]: cannot access "127.0.0.1":1123". In the code I tried a Sys.out.Println(getCodeBase().getHost()); and It prints out a blank line. I do not have any idea why this exception is occuring, nor do I have any idea how to fix it.
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Security problem when signed applet dynamically load plugins

Hi!
I have one problem : "security problem when signed applet dynamically load plugins"
This is the scenario:
the main program [app.jar]
. contain applet and shared library (interface & implement of common class)
. it is signed and run normally on browser
. it can draw image loaded from other URL [ex] http://bp1.blogger.com/image.jpg
. the image loader is in the shared library
. dynamically load amazon.jar through URLClassLoader and reflection
the plugin [amazon.jar]
. search amazon product [ex] Harry Potter book
. draw image on applet
. use image loader from shared library, BUT CANNOT LOAD IMAGE
The question: "Why it cannot load image, because the image loader is in the shared library which has been signed and working?" I tried to sign the amazon.jar too, but it did not work.
Your reply would be very helpful. Thank you.
Sovann

hello. i have create a signed applet for A.jar. A.jar include two package B and C. the main applet class is within B.
B need some classes in C to run the applet. but i got the error that class in package c are not found.
what shall i do?

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Hi Guys,
I am using the full width video widget on a site. The widget was working perfectly however I have just added additional content to the site and re-uploaded and now the video is not working! Please help I have tried everything and am freaking out as this web-site has been payed for by my client.
Alex

Many thanks.
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My computer has been infected with a Trojan Horse. It has completely taken over my Mac email account and was sending out malicious email to everyone in my address book. At the same time it infected my iPhone---I am no longer able to receive or send emai

My computer has been infected by a Trojan Horse. It has taken over my Mac email account and began sending out malicious emails to everyone in my address book. I cleared out my MAC address book and began using my AOL email account. It took a few days and then my AOL email account was infected and has now been send out malicious email to all my contacts for over a month. It has also infected my iPhone--I am no longer able to send or receive emails on my iPhone. Also, once the Trojan Horse began using my AOL email it completely blocked me from using my MAC account by sending never ending popups asking for my email password to access my MAC email account, but it never accepts my pass word. The TH has also slowed down everything on my computer. It's like I am working on an old PC with dial up connection instead of the high speed digital connection that I have. The little color wheel spins constantly as I wait for sometimes over a minute for a page to pull up. If it pulls up at all. I have tried to use the 2 disks that came with my computer to completely remove everything on my computer and then reinstall all the programs, but I am not allowed to sweep my computer clean. I thought maybe my disks that came with my computer were defective so I called Apple and they sent me 2 new disks. I am not able able to clear my computer with the 2 new disks either. I have done this before successfully so it's not something new to me. I do remember when I believe my computer became infected: I had googled an unusual sewing term, and I was opening what appeared to be legitimate sites, when all of a sudden a pop up appeared that said that my computer had been infected. I immediately shut my computer off, but it was too late. I downloaded a virus program for Mac, and it has never found a virus or problem at all. I think it is part of this Trojan Horse, but I am unable to delete it from my computer. It refuses to uninstall. The Mac Trojan Horse is real and it is terrible. If anyone has any suggestions for me I would be very appreciative,
Beth
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Install ClamXav and run a scan with that. It should pick up any trojans.
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Music on my iPhone 5 won't play and is grayed out. HELP!

I got my iPhone 5 about a year ago and I never had any problems with my music until now. About 2 hours ago, I wanted to download a new song. So after it downloaded, my 4 most recent songs I had downloaded from iTunes the day before became grayed out and wouldn't play! That problem eventually got fixed but now some songs that I have and haven't purchaced from iTunes aren't playing and are grayed out. This keeps showing up next to the songs that are grayed out and when I tap it nothing happens:
I do have iOS 7.0.4, which is the latest softare. I don't know what happened when I plugged my iPhone in this time. I really need help without re-downloading all my music because I have about 500 songs. PLEASE HELP! Feel free to ask questions for details on my issue. Thanks.

Troubleshooting steps here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Genius bar appointments are free, but if a hardware issue, & your phone is out of warranty, you will be offered an out of warranty replacement, cost is US $269.

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Hi, I created a project in iMovie 08, kind of elaborate for me, with several movie clips, each with a transition, and background music from iTunes through out the majority of the 3 minute and 30 second final project. Initially, all was well and the project played perfectly. A couple of days later when I went into iMovie 08 to enhance the project, several clips were grayed out and had a yellow triangle in the clip. Placing the cursor over the clip resulted in the clip "coming to life" that is revealing the clip but the clip was not visible in the browser and the grayed out clips were not visible if I played the project in full screen mode. If I published the project to the web, the grayed out clips would not show (the video portion); the audio which was part of the whole project would play. I do not think I moved any clips to a different location although I certainly added other clips to iPhoto and then to iMovie. I just finished the lynda.com training on iMovie 08 which was just released and I got no help from that training on the yellow triangle problem. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you.

Great news! After some browsing around, I located the problem, and now my movie project is fixed!
As it turns out, videos that are located in iPhoto are referenced based on the Event that they belong to, which means that if you change the name of the Event that the picture belongs to then iMovie will no longer be able to find your picture. (This is also why the clips appear in the lower section of iMovie, because they are still there, just in a renamed or merged event.)
I was able to fix the problem very easily by renaming my event back to the original name, and then after closing and restarting iMovie all the nasty little yellow triangles were gone and all my clips were back as if they'd never left.
This may or may not help, but for me, to make sure that I got the event name correct, I found the movie file (which was in "Movies/iMovie Projects") and then right mouse clicked and selected "Show Package Contents" so that I could see what was in my project, and then opened the "Project" file, which had the names listed in it. Hope that helps!
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