Client-Side Improvements
in Java 6 and Java 7
Learn about the
improvements to the client and desktop parts of Java SE 6 and Java SE 7,
including the new applet plug-in, the Java Deployment Toolkit, shaped and
translucent windows, heavyweight-lightweight mixing, and Java Web Start.
Introduction
Since the release of
Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) in December of 2006, a lot of improvements have been made to the client and desktop parts of Java. In this
article, we take a tour of Swing, and then we dive into some of the support
technologies that let developers make great client apps, such as installation,
Java Web Start, applets, and graphics improvements. Then we will take a peek at
Java 7.
