Java gets into the Swing of Windows XP
By Alun Williams
Posted on 27 Jun 2003 at 15:52
Sun has updated its platform-neutral Java system, with the release of Java 2 Standard Edition v1.4.2 (J2SE).
As well as numerous bug-fixes, improvements have been made to the Java runtime performance. J2SE 1.4.2 also has improved Swing, which is Java's second-generation graphics toolkit. It is now capable of supporting the Windows XP and GTK+ look and feel.
There is also a Java Update facility that automatically delivers J2RE updates to Windows end users. So maybe for the last time, you can manually can download it from java.sun.com/j2se/download.html . The runtime environment weighs in at 1.4MB and the SDK is 339KB.
You can find a full list of the changes in J2SE at java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/changes.html and
The Standard Edition is the mainstream, vanilla implementation of Java - there are also Micro and Enterprise Editions.
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