Re: making swing application to launch from desktop

gwlucas07@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks for the Java Web Start idea. I hadn't considered it because I
wasn't really interested in "starting from the web", but just starting
from the desktop. But it sound to me like it might have broader
applicability than its name suggests. I'll take your suggestion and
look into it.

I use a Java app (written by someone else). It's distrubted via JWS via a link on his website. Not only does JWS download and install his app, and add a link on my desktop, JWS also updates the app on my hard disc when he pushes out a new version. I haven't used JWS myself, but it seems darn convenient.

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