Sun heeft voor zowel de development kit als voor de runtime environment alweer de twaalfde update uitgebracht voor Java Standard Edition 6.0. De versieaanduiding is vastgesteld op 6.0 update 12 en het exacte versienummer is op 1.6.0_12-b04 komen te liggen. De ontwikkelaars hebben de beveiliging van verschillende onderdelen verbeterd, ondersteuning voor Windows Server 2008 toegevoegd en een lijstje met bugs verholpen. De lijst met veranderingen voor deze twaalfde update ziet er als volgt uit:
Changes in 1.6.0_12
The full internal version number for this update release is 1.6.0_12-b04 (where "b" means "build"). The external version number is 6u12.
OlsonData 2008i
This release contains Olson time zone data version 2008i. For more information, refer to Timezone Data Versions in the JRE Software.
Security Baseline
This update release specifies the following security baselines for use with the original Java Plug-in technology:
JRE Family Version 5.0 - Security Baseline 1.5.0_17
JRE Family Version1.4.2 - Security Baseline 1.4.2_19
For more information about the security baseline, see Deploying Java Applets With Family JRE Versions in Java Plug-in for Internet Explorer.
64-Bit Browser Support for Java Plugin and Java Webstart
This release supports the New Java Plugin and Java Webstart on AMD64 architecture, on Windows platforms. A Java offline installer (JRE and JDK) is provided. Note, if you use 32-bit and 64-bit browsers interchangeably, you will need to install both 32-bit and 64-bit JREs in order to have Java Plug-In for both browsers. The following are not supported:JavaFX
- Old Java plugin
- Java Kernel
- JQS
- DeployTK
- SSV
- Patch in Place
- Online installer
- Java auto download
- Java auto update
Improved application startup and runtime performance are provided.
AWT Support
As of this release, please note the following.Windows Server 2008 Support
- Limited mixing of heavyweight and lightweight components is supported. Limited mixing means that some components may not be handled perfectly. This includes, but is not limited to, support for non-opaque lightweight components.
- Translucent windows may not work correctly on some X11 systems. This problem is described in 6762511.
- The Security Warning used with the toplevel windows of an untrusted application has been improved to make it less intrusive and more subtle.
As of this release, Windows Server 2008 is supported.
Performance Improvements
Performance improvements have been made in the following areas.Bug Fixes
- Graphics performance improvements for:
- Anti-aliasing drawing and filing
- Non-anti-aliasing transformed rectangles and single wide lines
- Java Webstart startup time
This feature release does not contain any new fixes for security vulnerabilities to its previous release, Java SE 6 Update 11. Users who have Java SE 6 Update 11 have the latest security fixes and do not need to upgrade to this release to be current on security fixes.
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