--- jsr166/intro.html 2002/10/25 22:55:44 1.2 +++ jsr166/intro.html 2002/12/08 20:28:28 1.3 @@ -98,14 +98,12 @@ calling threads that compute functions r Futures. This is supported in part by defining java.lang.Callable, the argument/result analog of Runnable. -

While the Executor framework is intended to be extensible (so -includes for example, AbstractExecutor that simplifies construction of -new implementations), the most commonly used Executor will be -ThreadExecutor, which can be configured to act as all sorts of thread -pools, background threads, etc. The class is designed to be general -enough to suffice for the vast majority of usages, even sophisticated -ones, yet also includes methods and functionality that simplify -routine usage. +

While the Executor framework is intended to be extensible the most +commonly used Executor will be ThreadExecutor, which can be configured +to act as all sorts of thread pools, background threads, etc. The +class is designed to be general enough to suffice for the vast +majority of usages, even sophisticated ones, yet also includes methods +and functionality that simplify routine usage.

A few methods will also be added to the java.util.Timer to support