Joshua Marinacci wrote: > Webstart apps are run entirely separate from the browser. It's no > different than double clicking an app on your desktop or exec()'ing a > binary. The webstart JNLP does come from your webserver, so it's > possible to stash info in there. The advantage of the draggable > applets is that you start inside the browser, and so have access to > the browser's cookies during the first launch. After you drag it out > and save a shortcut for subsequent launches you don't have the browser > anymore, but you can save the cookies and other auth information for > continued use, while still running as a separate app. Basically it > gives you the best of both worlds. > > Alan, perhaps if you could email me with a clearer description of what > you are trying to do I could be of more help. > The fact that when you launch a Java Web Start application from the browser there is no hand-off of the current cookie set, etc, is problematic -- and has led to double authentication in various use cases for us.
I suppose restructuring as a draggable applet would avoid that? -- Jess Holle --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
