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Release Notes
Java TM Web Start Technology
Version 1.0.1_02
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This document describes the bug fixes, new features and enhancements
that were made for this release of Java TM
Web Start software.
Please submit comments and feedback at our
feedback form.
JNLP Specification Conformance
This release is the product quality reference implementation (RI) of the Java TM
Network Launching Protocol & API (JNLP) Specification, v1.0.1.
Changes
Changes Since 1.0.1_01 Release
- The Java runtime environment bundled with the Microsoft Windows
version of Java Web Start software has been changed from JRE 1.3.0_03
to JRE 1.3.1_01.
- When Java Web Start 1.0.1_02 is used to open an unsigned application,
the message "Java Web Start Window" will appear in an inset in the
application's window. On Microsoft Windows platforms, the message will
be at the bottom of the application window. On the Solaris operating
environment and on Linux, the message will be near the top of the
application window, just below the window's title bar.
- In Java Web Start 1.0.1_02, the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP)
will not allow use of any settings of the form
<property name="NAME" value="VALUE"/> in unsigned
applications unless the "NAME" begins with
"jnlp." or "javaws." Signed applications are
not affected.
Changes Since 1.0.1 Release
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The JRE bundled with the Microsoft Windows version of Java Web Start has
been changed from JRE 1.3.0_02 to JRE 1.3.0_03.
Changes Since 1.0 Release
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Implemented RFE
4403663:
The developer's pack includes a servlet that supports bundling of JNLP applications
in Web Archive (WAR) files, and that support all JNLP download protocols as well as automatic
generation of JARDiff files. See the Developer's Guide for details.
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Implemented RFEs
4403985,
4403988,
4403991,
4403993,
4403994,
4403995 and
4404394:
This final release is localized into 9 languages: French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Simplified
Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, and Traditional Chinese.
Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes Since 1.0.1_01 Release
- Fixed bug
4458949: Launching applications using Java Web Start technology
would cause unnecessary "no disk" errors when the application instantiates
a JFileChooser.
- Fixed bug 4488579: Installing previous 1.0.1 releases of Java
Web Start software over version 1.0 removed the cache that had been
created by the previous version.. This problem is fixed in version
1.0.1_02.
Bug Fixes Since 1.0.1 Release
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Fixed bug
4465033:
In the locales DE, IT, FR, SV, and JA, Java Web Start 1.0.1 will
hang when attempting to display the security dialog for signed
applications or applets. This bug has been fixed in Java Web Start
1.0.1_01.
Bug Fixes Since 1.0 Release
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Fixed bug
4430482:
Java Web Start now supports most web proxy auto-configuration
scripts. It can detect proxy settings in almost all environments.
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Fixed bug
4402826:
Improved update checking and off-line support. The annoying second-time update dialog
has been removed. See the Developer's Guide for details on this under the description
of the <offline-allowed/> element.
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Fixed bug
4403113:
Fixed problem that caused incremental download not to work, since the current-version-id
was never send to the server.
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Fixed bug
4416927:
Fixed permission bug that in some situations caused major performance degradations and repaint
problems for Swing applications.
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Implemented RFE
4353300:
Packaged in a new and smaller installer on Windows to reduce the download size. An upgrade bundle is included
for Windows that does not include a Java Runtime Environment.
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Fixed bug
4415380:
Support for a silent install option by using the /silent flag (Windows only).
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Fixed bug
4410529:
The user interface has gotten a minor facelift, and the application manager is brought into
better compliance with the Java Look & Feel guidelines.
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Many more minor bug fixes.
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