Name: jl125535 Date: 07/18/2002

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-root-020219-20:07)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION : N/A


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Since the dawn of the Java era, the top of the page on
each class has contained a wad of ASCII art that shows
the superclass structure of given class. This is rather
ugly, and other alternatives exist.

The most interesting one is to use an applet to display
this region. Because it can actually draw, it could also
include the interface tree, which right now is relegated
to a list.

Non-applet browsers could be supported with the existing
ASCII art, or tables could be used, as in

<TABLE ALIGN=LEFT BORDER=0>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>java.lang.Object</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>&#8593;</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>java.awt.Component</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>&#8593;</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>java.awt.Container</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>&#8593;</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>javax.swing.JComponent</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>&#8593;</TD></TR>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER><TD>javax.swing.AbstractButton</TD></TR>
</TABLE>


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
(Review ID: 158693)
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