Mike Maxwell wrote: > Jeff Hooker wrote: >> That is indeed interesting; I was quite mistaken about what web start >> was all about... > > in reply to Hussein Shafie: >>> Java[tm] Web Start means: web-based automated install and upgrade; >>> no less, no more. > > If I may jump in here, I would be confused by the term too. Nor am I > terribly enlightened by the first two pages google brings up when I > search for Java Web Start: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start > http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javawebstart/index.jsp > > The Wikipedia article in particular seems misleading, if JWS is about > installation and upgrade. The first para of the Wikipedia article says: > In computing, Java Web Start ... > allows users to start application software for the > Java Platform directly from the Internet using a web > browser. > > The Sun article is a little clearer: > Using Java Web Start technology, standalone Java > software applications can be deployed with a single > click over the network. > --but nowhere near as clear as your description, Hussein. > > I realize of course that you folks at XMLMind are not in control of > either Sun or the Wikipedia. Since at least the Wikipedia description > (and the name itself) are, in my opinion, misleading, maybe it would be > wise if XMLMind used your own descriptive term, like "web-based > installation and upgrade" (or "web-based installation and upgrade using > Java's Web Start Technology")? Just a suggestion...
Thank you for the suggestion. We'll make this item * [PE] Can be deployed using Java^TM Web Start. clearer in our feature list (http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/features.html).
