Date

Update information

December 2016

6.3 Release:
- Security updates for embedded libraries.
- Updates to many underlying components.
- Known CVE's resolved.

17-02-2016

6.2 Release:
- Update of security libraries to support TLS 1.1 and 1.2.
As part of this update, SSLv3 support has been removed, along with related preferences.

21-11-2014

6.0.18 Improvement:
Feature:
- SSLv3 is now disabled by default in the browser. It can be enabled again with a browser preference, by calling the following method on an IBrowserCanvas instance:
setPrefProperty("security.enable_ssl3", true)
- Some methods from JavascriptEvent have been deprecated. These methods duplicate functionality found in other parts of the API.
Bugs Fixed:
- Prevented Java from rendering focus rings over a certain size on links, which could lead to memory errors.

19-08-2014

6.0.17 Improvement:
Feature:
- Added ability to disable the save to file dialog.
See: IOptionsService#setSaveDialogsEnabled(boolean enabled)
Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved issue that prevented running inside an Applet in Firefox on latest versions of OS X.

20-06-2014

6.0.16 Improvement:
Feature:
- Added ability to disable onLoadIntercept events.
See: IOptionsService#setLoadInterceptEventsEnabled(boolean enabled)

07-05-2014

6.0.15 Improvement:
Bugs Fixed:
- onNetworkError event is now triggered on the first load of a page with an error.
- Resolved issue that prevented multiple instances launching and affected loading speed on Windows.

17-02-2014

6.0.14 Improvement:
Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved issue with saving files that started with Windows reserved filenames.
- Resolved issue with browser launch on Windows if where system "path" variable is set.

29-11-2013

6.0.13 Improvement:
Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved issue running 64-bit version on headless Linux servers.

27-09-2013

6.0.12 Improvement:
Bugs Fixed:
- Scroll bars with a L&F that use a non-opaque background now render correctly.

18-07-2013

6.0.11 Improvement:
Bugs Fixed:
- Improved rendering of fonts using superscript and subscript tags.
- Changed the way click events are handled to better support web frameworks.

20-06-2013

6.0.10 Improvement:
- Added ability to disable mouse-over tool tips.
See: IOptionsService#setSuppressTooltips(boolean suppress)
- New method added to WindowEvent to determine if a new window
should be modal when created in onNewWindow of a WindowListener.
See: WindowEvent#isModalPopup()
Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved rendering of elements with nested opacity style.
- Resolved crash in JavaScript stack on Solaris.

14-03-2013

6.0.9 Improvement:
- Multiple custom protocols can now be registered on a browser.

15-02-2013

6.0.8 Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved issue with keyboard input in Flash on Linux and OS X.

24-01-2013

6.0.7 Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved issue with keyboard input in Flash on Windows.
- Resolved issue preventing Applets from loading in certain cases.

28-11-2012

6.0.6 Features Added:
- Added support for HTML5 video.
Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved rendering and focus problems of new windows for browsers inside an applet.
- Resolved issue that could prevent content being created in new windows.
- Resolved issue with printing from JavaScript.
- Prevented dialogs from showing when a browser is destroyed.
- Resolved crash if the page contained the shadowBlur property of an HTML5 canvas.

01-11-2012

6.0.5 Features Added:
- Added ability to enable/disable selected plugins in the browser.
  See IBrowserCanvas.getPluginService() and
  IPluginService.setPluginEnabledByName(String name, boolean enable)
Bugs Fixed:
- The browser now renders correctly on OS X using Java 7 from Oracle.
- Resolved issue on certain file upload dialogs.
- Resolved lockup that could occur on Linux when a dialog was launched by a popup window.
- Resolved rendering of blank dialogs that could occur on Linux.
- Applets can now run inside WebRenderer when it is launched from an applet or WebStart.
- Applets now granted default permissions that were missing.
- Fixed context menu ability to view background images.

01-10-2012

6.0.4 Features Added:
- Added ability to save a file without showing save dialog.
  See setFileSavePath(final String fileSavePath) and
  getFileSavePath() in PromptEvent.
Bugs Fixed:
- Cursor now changes to note when a table column/row can be resized.
- Fixed browser lockup when encountering certain SVG images.
- Resolved opacity rendering when used on certain elements.
- Fixed showDocument implementation in AppletContext.

20-08-2012

6.0.3 Bugs Fixed:
- Fixed rendering of SVG images involving clipped areas and gradient shading.
- Fixed images created using IBrowserCanvas.saveToBufferedImage with the whole page or large dimensions.
- Resolved potential browser hang when an applet cannot be created.

27-06-2012

6.0.2 Features Added:
- LiveConnect functionality implemented.
- New method added to get the bounding rectangle of an element.
  see: com.webrenderer.swing.dom.IElement.getBoundingClientRect()
Bugs Fixed:
- Resolved issue with Flash pages on certain Linux platforms.
- Resolved rendering of elements that change opacity.
- Resolved cases where some applets that use parameters would not load.
- Fixed IMozillaBrowserCanvas.setProxyAuthentication functionality.
- Restored icons to prompt dialogs.
- Improved appearance of dialogs using Java's Nimbus look and feel.

17-05-2012

6.0.1 Bugs fixed:
- SVG graphs now display data and axis labels.
- EventTarget now correctly implemented for all DOM Nodes.

08-05-2012

New Swing Edition Release Version 6.0