What is the Webstart plugin?
Provides the following features:
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Ability to setup the Webstart Cache in any location on the
hard-disk, not necessarily the Webstart default which is in
the User Home. This Webstart Cache is where Webstart will
download all the jars to launch a particular application
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Ability to start the application locally. This is especially useful
if the Application Server on which the application is deployed is at
a Remote location and the connection speed is not too fast. Webstart
by default connects to the Application Server each time to check the
version of the jars. The plugin provides a feature wherein the
application is downloaded and then run on localhost thereby reducing
the time Webstart spends in detecting version updates.
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Ability to launch Webstart to open the application specified in the
JNLP file provided.
