The WebRenderer Swing Edition changes the face of Java Swing applications and
the rendering of Web content within Java. Before we jump into that, let's
take a look back at Web content display in Java desktop applications
including the generational changes and Java's very own "Browser Wars."
The date is August 26, 1997. The Netscape Corporation announces1 that they
are working with Sun Microsystems to release "a 100% Pure Java version of
Netscape Navigator client software by 1998." The Java community rejoices.
Along comes 1998 and nothing but silence. Was it just me who missed the
release of Netscape Navigator Java Edition? Who pulled the plug and why? A
decent Java browser SDK back in 1998 would have gone a long way toward
popularizing Java on the desktop. Instead, we're... (more)