Applet or Webstart?

[SpeedyD]

There are two types of java applets in the java runtime for MMF2 beta.



Which has their disadvantages and advantages?

[Francois]

Read the documentation, in the help, "distributing" section

[SpeedyD]

Ok,Thanks.

[Jeff]

Applets are embeded into a webpage.

Webstart are linked to a webpage but launched into their own windows.

I am sure there are a few more differences also but I am not 100% clear on what they are

[SandtouchLC]

What Jeff said, although it's also possible to run applets outside of the browser. However, this requires the user to find and click the applet after downloading it, like any download. OTOH, Web Start makes it a one-click affair while also getting you outside of the browser and giving the user a download progress bar, a taskbar/dock icon and other niceties. You can edit the .jnlp file MMF generates to brand your application, too.

If you make an applet, you need to test it on all browsers. Some browsers may force your applet's display to refresh, resulting in white or frame-background flickering. With Chacker, we had problems on Firefox when we distributed it as an applet.

If any of your users report flickering, switch to Web Start.