In addition to Java applets, the system was also expected to run even simpler widgets, which it defined as "little application that reside in the Home Application.

The capability for enabling Java applets was powered by the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) to run sandboxed Java applications in the browser.

I'm not sure if this can be done, but I'm sure you guys know how to do it very easily. I would like to have a button on a web page that I can push which will execute a script on a server. I don't ...

To take advantage of the features available in Java applets and ActiveX controls, SAS/GRAPH produces graphs that suit these device types. The resulting Java or ActiveX graphs may differ visually from ...

Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be presented inside browsers.

Most would agree with Jim Weaver that Java SE 6u10 "is important because it solves the JRE and Java application deployment issues." Too bad the release, scheduled for Thursday, is currently delayed.

Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be presented inside browsers.

Applet startup times are improved and applets can be turned into desktop widgets via different improvements in Java SE 6u10. Java SE runs on desktops and servers.

A Java update for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 sets Java applets to not run automatically on all browsers, expanding a feature that was first introduced to Safari in April.

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