Desktop icons using web start

Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

I’m trying to shift a number of fun apps over to web start. I like the idea of having a single program that can run via the web or as a stand alone app. I also like the idea that it will load quicker if no changes have been made to the app since the last build.

I tried adding an icon to my app but I can’t get it to appear on my desktop. I originally tried png (64x64) and now I’m using ico files (windows). I still don’t have anything appear. Will it appear if I do manage to get it right or will it always stay with whatever it first tried to use? The jnlp file is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<jnlp
        spec="1.0+"
        codebase="http://www.checkmypages.com/checkers/"
        href="diamond_v55.jnlp"
>

        <information>
                <title>Diamond Draughts plays draughts and checkers. Easy to use and fun to play.</title>
                <vendor>Mike Robinson</vendor>
                <description>Diamond Draughts</description>

                <offline-allowed />
                <icon href="icon.ico" />
                <shortcut online="false">
                        <desktop/>
                </shortcut>
        </information>

        <resources>
                <j2se version="1.4+"/>
                <jar href="diamond_v55.jar"/>
        </resources>

        <application-desc>
        </application>

I’ve included the ico file in the jar and also in the checkers directory. Also is there a way of finding out the usage of an app? it would be nice to know if anyone ever uses it. Would this also work if the app is being used as a stand alone app?

It’s for a checkers (draughts) program called Diamond Draughts.

Mike

#2

Try:


<shortcut online="true" install="true">
    <destkop />
</shortcut>

The icons I use are PNG and they work.

#3

Thank you. I’ll try that and report back.