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- Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition
- Version 1.3.0_01
-
- CHANGES
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-
- This software is an update release of the new Java(TM) 2 Platform,
- Standard Edition, (J2SE(TM)) version 1.3.0. J2SE 1.3.0_01 contains
- the following new enhancements for the Java Plug-in, that, among
- other enhancements, will enable the Java Plug-in for Netscape 6.
- Netscape 6, with Open JVM Integration (OJI), allows any JVM to be
- used in conjunction with the browser.
-
- Sun's Java Plug-in enhancements are designed to work with OJI to
- provide full applet support in Netscape 6 and to facilitate applet
- migration from Netscape 4.x browsers to Netscape 6.
-
- In addition, this document mentions a versioning mechanism allowing
- multiple JVMs to be deployed in the same environment.
-
- For more information on Java Plug-in enhancements, see the Java
- Plug-in documentation at
-
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/plugin/
-
-
- JAVA PLUG-IN ENHANCEMENTS
- -------------------------
-
- Unified Error and Warning Dialogs
-
- Based on com.sun.plugin.usability.DialogFactory, all error and
- warning messages will be displayed in a dialog box with a unified
- look and feel.
-
- This will aid debugging of applets running in Netscape 6 via the
- Open JVM Interface (OJI).
-
- Enhanced Error Reporting
-
- Much more information about error conditions will be reported in
- this release. Previously, most errors faiedl silently, which made
- debugging difficult. As above, this will aid in applet debugging.
-
- Enhanced Java Plug-in Exception Reporting
-
- Previously the Java Console had to be open to view a stack trace when
- exceptions occur. In this release, exceptions will be shown in a dialog
- box when the Java Console is not open. This feature may be disabled.
- As above, this will aid in applet debugging.
-
- Enhanced Java Plug-in Tracing
-
- A Java Plug-in trace option (javaplugin.trace.option) will allow for
- fine-grained control of tracing. Previously there was no option when
- javaplugin.trace is turned on and messages can flood the Java Console.
- As above, this will aid in applet debugging.
-
- Java Console Enhancement
-
- Java Console has been converted to use Swing GUI components, allowing
- unlimited message display; more debugging support (Run finalizers,
- Trigger garbage collection, Display memory usage ...) have been added;
- and an icon has been added to the Windows taskbar allowing the Java
- Console to be displayed at any time. As above, this will aid in applet
- debugging.
-
- Enhanced Applet Progress Reporting
-
- Previously, applet status reporting was minimal in the applet (gray)
- box; this enhancement will provide much more detail about what is
- happening (init() method being called, JAR downloading, HTML
- caching ...). As above, this will aid in applet debugging.
-
- True Modal Dialog Support
-
- Modal dialogs to not work correctly in the original J2SE 1.3.0 release.
- This release will fix it.
-
- Delete Option for Cached Java Plug-in Files
-
- This option allows users to delete cached JAR and HTML files in
- the Java Plug-in.
-
-
- OJI FEATURES
- ------------
-
- APPLET, EMBED AND OBJECT Tag Support in OJI
-
- OJI provides support so that applets using these tags will launch
- the Java Plug-in.
-
- Java-JavaScript Bi-directional Communication
-
- This allows JavaScript access to the methods of applets, and it
- will allow Java full access to the Document Object Model (DOM)
- through JavaScript.
-
- Caching Option
-
- So that Java Plug-in may perform its own caching, browser caching
- of Plug-in may be disabled.
-
- Enable/Disable of Java Console
-
- OJI allows enabling/disabling of the Java Console through the
- Netscape 6 browser menu.
-
- Enable/Disable Java
-
- OJI allows enabling/disabling Java through the Netscape 6
- browser menu.
-
- Applet Lifecycle Change
-
- The shutdown sequence for Java Plug-in in OJI has the option to stop()
- and destroy() the Java Plug-in when leaving a page. Applied to applets,
- this eliminates problems associated with applets running in the
- background.
-
- Proxy and Cookie Support
-
- Previously, Java Plug-in handled proxy and cookie support. OJI
- moves support to the browser.
-
- Automatic Download
-
- Via its SmartUpdate mechanism, Netscape 6 supports automatic
- download of Java Plug-in (JRE) if it is not present.
-
-
- VERSION IDENTIFICATION
- ----------------------
-
- So that multiple JRE versions may be deployed in the same
- environment, every new or patch release of Java Plug-in will
- uniquely identify registry keys, files and other resources.
-
-
- BUG FIXES
- ---------
-
- This release also contains fixes for the following bugs identified
- in the original J2SE 1.3.0 release. More details on each of these
- bugs can be found on the Java Developer Connection(SM) BugParade
- web site by searching for the bug ID number.
-
- http://java.sun.com/jdc/bugParade/
-
- 4339627 Java messages in Traditional Chinese partially show up
- as question mark
-
- 4346273 User interface text in plugin control panel unreadable
-
- 4333436 java.util.zip.ZipEntry returns null
-
- 4337116 IME are illegally switched for GUI
-
- 4332685 AbstractButton.getDisabledIcon cause VM to hang
-
-
- For for more information on J2SE 1.3.0, see the following.
-
- * Release notes for J2SE 1.3.0_01
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/relnotes.html
-
- * J2SE documentation
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/sdk/1.3/docs/index.html
-
- * Summary of New Features - Features added since J2SE 1.2.
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/sdk/1.3/docs/relnotes/features.html
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