FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_02-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 22.0-b10, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Applet.isActive() always returns false for an Applet started in Web Start

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
The applet below has a label and button. If the button is pressed, the label shows whether the applet is active.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The label shows that the applet is active when the button is pressed.
ACTUAL -
Running with JRE 7u2 in both cases, with javaws 7u2, isActive() always returns false, with javaws 6u30 isActive() returns true.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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Test.java
---
package test;
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JLabel;

public class Test extends Applet implements ActionListener {
    JLabel label = new JLabel("?");
    public void init() {
        JButton button = new JButton("active?");
        add(button);
        add(label);
        button.addActionListener(this);
    }
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        label.setText("Active: " + isActive());
    }
}
---
Test.jnlp
---
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE jnlp PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc//DTD JNLP Descriptor 1.6//EN"
 "http://java.sun.com/dtd/JNLP-1.5.dtd">
<jnlp spec="1.0+" codebase="file:.">
<information>
<title>test</title>
<description>test</description>
<vendor>me</vendor>
</information>
<resources>
<j2se version="1.6+" />
<jar href="test.jar" main="true"/>
</resources>
<applet-desc
name="test"
documentbase="."
width="400"
height="90"
main-class="test.Test"/>
</jnlp>


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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Don't use Applet.isActive()