In this section, The Swing Connection presents articles about browsers, applets, Java Plug-in, the Java Plug-in Converter, and other topics related to Swing and the Web.

CURRENT ARTICLES

Plugging into Swing: This article introduces and demonstrates the use of Java Plug-in, a software technology that simplifies the distribution and use of Swing applets.

Make Your Browser Swing!: Shows several ways to write and run Swing applets using the Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers.

Using the Java Plug-in Converter: Demonstrates the most painless way to activate Swing applets.

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

Introducing Java Plug-in: An old version of the "Plugging into Swing" article. The sample applet supplied with this article used a set of Swing package names that are now outdated and work only with older versions of Swing.

Make Your Browser Swing!: An old version of the "Make Your Browser Swing!"article. The sample applet supplied with this article used a set of Swing package names that are now outdated and work only with older versions of Swing.