BUG: IE print creates new instance of applet class to be printed

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1. Copy the following HTML code to a file named SimpleApplet.html:

   <HTML>
   <TITLE>
   SimpleApplet
   </TITLE>
   <BODY>
   Simple Applet<BR>
   <APPLET
     CODE     = "SimpleApplet.class"
     WIDTH    = 400
     HEIGHT   = 300>
   </APPLET>
   </BODY>
   </HTML>
   						

2. Copy the following Java source to a file named SampleApplet.java:

   // SimpleApplet.java
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.applet.*;
   
   public class SimpleApplet extends Applet {
   
     TextField textfield = new TextField(30);
     Choice choice = new Choice();
   
     public SimpleApplet() {
             System.err.println("SimpleApplet SimpleApplet() "+this);
     }
   
     public void init() {
       System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.init() "+this);
   
       choice.addItem("Option 1");
       choice.addItem("Option 2");
       this.add(textfield);
       this.add(choice);
       validate();
     }
   
     public void start() {
         System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.start() "+this);
     }
   
     public void stop() {
         System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.stop() "+this);
     }
   
     public void destroy() {
         System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.destroy() "+this);
     }
   
     public void finalize() {
         System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.finalize() "+this);
     }
   }
   						

3. Compile the SimpleApplet.java file using a Java compiler.
4. Open the SimpletApplet.html file in Internet Explorer 4.x.
5. Enter some text in the TextBox and set the Choice control to "Option 2."
6. Click Print on the File menu in Internet Explorer 4.x and notice that the printout does not contain the text entered or the nondefault option in the Choice control.