JavaTM 2 Standard Edition, version 1.4.0

Question

I have made the mistake of installing Java 1.4.0-b92 on my WindowsNT machine.
Now none of my homespun Java applications work very well.
1) It is much slower even when it will work.
2) It looks as if it is taking its time before deciding what to do next.
3) Cut and paste is erratic and spotty. (Sometimes it works, other times it won't).
4) Drag and drop does not work at all. (This was expected).
5) The surprise is that where drag and drop now works natively (like in JLists) it is an append at the end of the current entry rather than on a new entry.
6) I have not digested the new Focus revamp yet.
On the plus side I very much like the new file chooser.
Comments please.
Thanks.
Andre

Answer 1

I've been using java 1.4 since its early beta's. (It has come a long way) I will try to address your concerns... well.. some of them anyway.
1.) Saddly the -client VM is the default for the final release (b92) on windows. (The solaris VM has -server as the default) Try using the -server switch on the VM. It should cause a noticable speed up as the cost of a bit of load time.
2.) -server might help
3.) Never seen this, (haven't done windows much though)
4.) I wrote my original D&D in 1.4.. I was lucky.
5.) I'll take a look at this.. there should be a work around.
6.) Can you post the differences you noticed?
Yeah... the file chooser is much better... several bugs fixed too.