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Hello. I'm a java n00b. I have some experience in other languages - no, I'm not very good, and I'm quite rusty at the moment as well.
....And this request isn't for a class :)

I have a (simple, I think) program I'd like to write, and I'm wondering if java is suited to it. How difficult do you think it would be for a n00b like me to figure out how to do the following....
(this will be an applet embedded in a webpage)

1 - import image files
2 - let the user edit them (simple things)
3 - save the final image locally

it's the 3rd part especially I'm wondering about. I'm unsure if java allows that. for some reason I'm under the impression that recent versions do....