Important: Read Before Installing
1. To install this update, you must enter the password for an administrator account. The password cannot contain a space or special characters typed by pressing the Option key.
If you need to change the administrator account password, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then View > Accounts. Select an account name and click Edit User. Type the current password and press Return, then type the new password in both text boxes. Click OK when you are done.
2. The installation process should not be interrupted. Monitor progress by clicking the Detailed Progress disclosure triangle. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Featured Software to install.
Installation
There are two ways to install the Java 1.4.1 Update.
Automatic Software Update Installation
See technical document 106704, "
Mac OS X: How to Update Your Software." Because some updates are prerequisites for others, you may need to use Software Update more than once to get all desired updates. Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later is required for this update.
Standalone Installer
An installer is available from Apple Featured Software (
http://www.apple.com/swupdates/). Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later is required.
Enhancements
- Improves compatibility for applets on secure webpages (https://) .
- Allows you to print from webpage applets.
- Enables JDK 1.4.1 support for Safari.
- Supports dynamic applet menus.
- Improves Universal Access compliance.
- Supports full screen mode.
- Allows for certificates encountered via secure webpages or signed code to be saved in the default keychain.
- Supports glyph substitution for double-byte characters.
- Improves applet frame border shadows and minimizing.
- Supports sound input.
- Offers international keyboard support.
- Allows for more precise text rendering.
- Offers software-based graphics acceleration for Java applets designed to use this feature, on all systems.
- Reduces situations in which scrolling within an applet could be slow.
- Enhances multi-tasking robustness.