Re: You CAN'T deploy applets written in Swing.

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From: Steve Wilson
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 00:00

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ken wrote:

> I already know Swing applets will work if they're signed and we use the Java
> plug-in. The whole point of my posting was that with the release of Swing,
> JavaSoft has moved us to a new era. Now you have to SIGN ALL APPLETS TO MATTER
> WHAT. Remember, before, we only had to sign applets if they attempted to leave
> the sandbox. That's no longer true! Now, anytime you write an applet, if you use
> Swing to do the interface, you have to sign it - period.

That's just not true.  You don't have to sign applets which use Swing.  If you're
having problems with your applets then it might be a bug in Swing in which case you
should log it on the JDC.  However, I know lots of people who have successfully
deployed Swing-based applets without signing.

-Steve

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From: Steve Wilson <steve@emer.com>
Subject: Re: You CAN'T deploy applets written in Swing.
Date: 1998/08/09
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