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JExplorer 1.9

New Features:

Added the ability to clear the Internet Explorer browser cache (temporary files, URL history or cookies). See the com.jniwrapper.win32.ie.Browsers.clearCache() method.
Added functionality allowing maintaining global and current process proxy settings, including the ability to set Proxy URL exceptions.
See the com.jniwrapper.win32.ie.proxy.ProxyManager class.
Added the CookieManager class for working with existing browser cookies.
Added support for the Node.isEqualNode() method.
Added the feature for setting an IWebBrowser2 instance to the IEAutomation control.

Improvements:

Added the ability to keep main thread execution until any IEAutomation instance is alive.
Added escaping control chars in a JavaScript string during the WebBrowser.executeScript() method execution.

Fixes:

Fixed the issue where pressing of the Alt+F6 key combination makes the Browser component hang for some time.
Fixed the issue where the HTML body element becomes non-scrollable if the page uses <!DOCTYPE> directive.
Fixed the issue where an occasional exception occurs when the Browser.getScreenShot() method is called.
Fixed the issue where during destroying of the com.jniwrapper.win32.ie.Browser component, the application hangs.
Fixed the issue with distribution of key actions (backspace, Alt + → or Alt + ←) on several Browser components at the same time.
Fixed the issue where JExplorer freezes if the user navigates to the http://finance.google.com page.
Fixed the issue where it is impossible to disable Java applets and Running ActiveX control (in Windows Vista).
Fixed the issue where the IAutomation.executeScript method doesn't work.
Fixed the issue where the pop-up dialogs are opened using a target open behind the active window.
Fixed the issue where the IEAutomation.waitReady() method hangs if the Internet Explorer instance is closed.
Fixed the issue where the 'RPC server is unavailable' error occurs if the IEAutomation instance is closed.
Fixed the internal issue: License guard system still uses "Cp1252" charset, instead of "UTF-8".
Fixed the issue where a program that creates a HeadlessBrowser instance does not terminate.

Demo:

Web page thumbnail is displayed in a tooltip for each tab.
Added the "Proxy Settings" dialog for configuring proxy settings.
Display of the site's favorite icon on tabs near the page title.
Fixed problem with Ctrl+T not opening a new tab if focus is inside the page

Documentation:

Added ClearCacheSample.
Added UpdateProxySettingsSample that shows how to change global and process proxy settings.
Added CookieManagerSample that demonstrates how to use the CookieManager class.
Added the chapter 'Working with Proxy Settings' in JExplorer Programmer's Guide.
Added information about using JExplorer in applets in JExplorer Programmer's Guide.

JExplorer 1.8

New Features:

Added the InternetFeatures class the Browser component that provides the ability to block popups, enable or disable a native XMLHttpRequest object and more.
Added the ability to get a screen shot for the HeadlessBrowser component.
Added processing of the mouse (keyboard) focus event for the Browser component.
Set the child window title to its document title.

Improvements:

Added new settings to the WebBrowser.Properties class.
Added the Expires, LastUpdated and LastVisited time (in milliseconds) to the BrowserHistory.Entry class.
Implemented the MouseEventImpl.initEvent() method.

Fixes:

Fixed the issue with memory leaks on form submission.
Fixed the issue where clicking F5 causes deadlock in Internet Explorer 7.0.
Fixed the issue where the Browser.getContent() method causes memory leaks.
Fixed the issue where a parent window is listening to backspace key events of a child window.
Fixed the issue where the Browser.stop() method doesn't notify Browser.waitReady() of the page download completion.
Fixed the exception that occurs when calling several browser.executeScript() methods that should return the IDispatch value.
Fixed the issue where the Internet Explorer window handle is lost (Windows 2000).
Fixed StackOverflowError that occurs when the Browser.addNotify() method is called iteratively.
Fixed the exception that occurs when removing the Browser component during a navigation operation.
Fixed the issue where JExplorer loses focus after hiding an alert message box.
Fixed a JavaScript error when a new window of the default size is opened despite the preset size.
Fixed the issue where the HeadlessBrowser.getScreenShot(true) method increases the result image size.
Fixed the issue where the browser blinks when moving the cursor to the link on a web page.

JExplorer 1.7

Changes since version 1.6:

The EventObject class extended with new properties like 'button', 'ctrlLeft' etc.
Added the ability to capture the screenshot of a Browser component.
Added the ability to print browser component contents.
Added the ability to retrieve and set Internet Explorer proxy settings.
Added IEAutomation class, allowing to automate Internet Explorer application without embedding into Swing UI.
Added support for onFullScreen event in StatusEventListener interface.
Added the ability to enable/disable refreshing of current page after changing browser properties.
Added support of mouse events in the Browser component.
UrlMonFunctions class exteded with createURLMoniker(), createAsyncBindCtx() and registerBindStatusCallback() methods.
Implemented the IDocHostUIHandler::GetOptionKeyPath method.
Added support of IAuthenticate COM interface, allowing JExplorer to perform authentication/login programmatically, using user-defined credentials.
newWindow3 action problem under Windows XP Service Pack 1.
Stability improvements.
Improved JavaDocs.

Fixes:

Fixed endless loop with rendering contains elements, E_INVALIDARG is thrown on attempt to select an option.
Fixed implementation of the Cookie.create() method.
Fixed the problem with multiple calls of the browser.getContent() method resulting in access violation.

JExplorer Demo:

Fixed the problem with failing to open a child window in the demo.
Fixed the deadlock problem with closing child windows in the browser.
Fixed the problem with closing child popup windows in the demo.

JExplorer 1.5

Changes since version 1.4:

Added new methods for setting (WebBrowser.setCookie(String url, Cookie cookie) method) and getting (WebBrowser.getCookies(String url) method) cookies for the specified URL;
Added support of extended browser's properties (WebBrowser.getProperties() function), such as:

ShowScrollBars - property that allows to show or hide the browser's scroll bars;
Show3DBorder - property that allows to show or hide the 3D border around the browser control;
AllowImages - property that allows or disallows images;
AllowVideos - property that allows or disallows videos;
AllowSounds - property that allows or disallows sounds;
AllowScripts - property that allows or disallows the executing of scripts;
AllowJavaApplets - property that allows or disallows the loading and executing of Java Applets;
AllowDownloadActiveX - property that allows or disallows the downloading of the ActiveX controls;
AllowRunActiveX - property that allows or disallows the executing of the ActiveX controls;
AllowContextMenu - property that enables or disables the context menu;

Improved performance of DOM adapters;
Improved memory management in DOM adapters;

Fixes:

Fixed critical memory leaks in the DOM arapters;
Fixed the problem with searching (using, for example the getElementById() method) of the embedded IFRAME elemtents;
Fixed the problem in the implementation of the StatUrl structure, which caused incorrect functioning of the BrowserHistory class;
Other minor bugfixes;

JExplorer 1.4

Changes since version 1.3:

Improved memory management in browser implementation; now its method close() correctly frees native resources;
Added special ability (which is disabled in browsers for security reasons by default) that allows to select a file to the file input controls; for this purpose we have added new inputFileName method to the Robot class;
Improved the performance of the DomFactory functionality;
Improved the performance of all DOM wrappers;
Improved the performance of waitReady() method;
Added ability to filter/handle keyboard events, using new KeyFilter functionality;
Introduced new combined jexplorer-pro-[version].jar library (for Professional version), which consists of two JNIWrapper and JExplorer libraries;

Fixes:

Fixed problem in HTMLElement.click() method, which caused hanging sometimes;
Fixed problem in handling of keyboard navigation events, such as Alt+LEFT, Alt+RIGHT etc.;
Documented all not implement yet methods in DOM wrappers;
Implemented getPrefix() and getNamespaceURI() methods of Element interface;
Fixed problem in waitChildCreation() method;
ScriptErrorEvent now correctly returns a line number;
Fixed handling of the result of the WebBrowserEventsHandler.beforeNavigate method;
Various updates and fixes in demo and samples;

JExplorer 1.3

Changes since version 1.2:

Improved stability;
Added HtmlDocument.getTitle() method;
Added HTMLElement.getElementPeer() method;
Added convenient way for tracking child/popup windows;
Added implementations of equals() and hashCode() methods in the DOM wrappers;
Added notes about not implemented yet DOM methods;
Updated Programmer's Guide;

Fixes:

Fixed the problem OptionElement.select() method;
Improved the performance in the WebBrowser.waitReady() method;
Fixed the problem with opening a new browser window;
Fixed the problem with setting a focus in Browser component;
Fixed the problem in the JExplorerDemo.bat file for Standard version;
JExplorer Demo: the application now supports Unicode symbols;
JExplorer Demo: fixed the problem when browsing FTPs;

JExplorer 1.2

Changes since version 1.0:

Added Forms API, which improves the accessing to the FORM controls;
Added the disabling/enabling of the alert, confirmation and error dialogs through WebBrowser.setSilent() call;
Each browser component now works in its own thread;
Added StatusCode object for retrieving error codes and error messages;
Add the ability to setup attribute values with case sensitive/insensitive names in the HTMLElement class;
Deprecated DomRobot class. All the functionality of this obsolete class were moved to appropriate HTML element wrapper class;
Added API differences with previous version;
Added documentation for all packages;
Added new samples for JExplorer;
Version numbering is added in MANIFEST.MF file of the library JAR;

Fixes:

Solved the problem with the disabling of Explorer context menu;
Fixed COM E_FAIL exception when calling Browser.getStatusText();
Solved the deadlock problem in the WebBrowser.waitReady() method;
Fixed processing of keyboard navigation events (such as Left/Right/Up/Down) which were not fired in the DOM handlers;

JExplorer 1.0

The JExplorer API was greatly improved and simplified since the last official release. The list of improvements and changes is shown below.

Changes since Beta 3:

Listening the browser navigation events, such as downloadBegin, downloadCompleted, progressChanged, etc., using a NavigationEventListener listener(s);
Listening the browser status events, such as statusTextChanged, titleChanged, etc., using a StatusEventListener listener(s);
Handling the browser events, such as beforeNavigate, newWindow, windowClosing, etc., using a WebBrowserEventsHandler handler;
Getting and setting HTML content with the WebBrowser.getContent and WebBrowser.setContent methods accordingly;
Executing a Java script, using the WebBrowser.executeScript method and handling script errors, using a ScriptErrorListener listener;
Creating the context-dependent Java menus in the Browser component, using the ContextMenuProvider;
Disabling browser error dialogs, using the WebBrowser.setSilent method;
The DomRobot was also greatly improved: added methods for simulating user actions, such as click and mouseOver; added ability to produce various DOM events; added various methods for decoration elements;
Greatly improved the implementation of the WebBrowser.waitReady method;
Improved speed of DOM wrappers.

Fixes:

class a number of fixes in multiple classes were made improving stability of the Browser component and DOM wrappers.

Also new JExplorer API is described in the documentation and shown in various samples.

JExplorer Beta 3

Changes since Beta 2:

API has been transformed to be component-based and greatly simplified.
DomRobot allows getting screen coordinates of DOM element and others.
Added samples for Browser and HeadlessBrowser.

Fixes:

Fixed the problem if duplicating some keystrokes.
Browser component can now be added into UI while it is invisible.
DOM: iframe and div content and attributes are accessible.

JExplorer Beta 2

New:

Added multitab browser support. Please see the updated demo.

Fixes:

Fixed the problems in the a DOMRobot class;
Fixed the problem when some keystrokes were duplicated.