FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)
ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I have a webstart application hosted on java.net. It uses Javahelp to view the help documentation. When I click from page to page in the TOC under 1.5, response is snappy as you'd expect, since the help pages are all stored within a jar file. Under 1.6, there is a noticeable delay each time you click a page in the TOC view. There appears to be some network activity going on each time I click a page.
STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
First use Java5 webstart and install my little time tracker app at https://stopwatch.dev.java.net/jws/stopwatch.jnlp
Select Help/Help Contents and click on the page links in the TOC.
Now use Java6 webstart and try the same thing.
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Java6 should be as fast as Java5 and there should be no network activity.
ACTUAL -
Much slower under Java6.
REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
Release Regression From : 5
The above release value was the last known release where this
bug was not reproducible. Since then there has been a regression.