If you want to see how the Alpha2 release differed from Alpha1, see the previous version of this document . Changes Visible to HotJava Users Details of the 1.0 Alpha3 changes to HotJava are listed below. For information on how to use new and changed features, refer to the HotJava User's Guide . Added a STOP button. Editable text fields now have white backgrounds.
Buttons look different.
Applets can now write to files, as determined by your write path. By default, the write path is empty. For security reasons, an applet won't be loaded from a filesystem that is writable by applets. Implemented the gopher protocol. Changed the default font from 17 point to 14 point.