Applet, splash screen an JButton

Hi,
I have an applet that only contains a JButton in order to connect a host. When you click the JButton, the connection begins and during this time I want to display a splash screen that is removed or hiden when the connection has achieved.
For this, I created a JWindow that is created in a thread as many others Java developers do.
The problem is that is done in the JButton actionPerformed() method and therefore, I never see my JWindow (only its shape) during this connection.
Is there anybody out there who would know how to do that ?

In order to get stuff to paint properly.
In your action performed pop up your Frame/Window. Let the frame then start the thread. Pass the frame instance into the thread object for callbacks such as progress bars, or if you want to rotate graphics. When the thread is finished, have it callback to the frame and tell it to dispose.
Good Luck
z.

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Useful Code of the Day: Splash Screen & Busy Application

So you are making an Swing application. So what are two common things to do in it?
1) Display a splash screen.
2) Block user input when busy.
Enter AppFrame! It's a JFrame subclass which has a glass pane overlay option to block input (setBusy()). While "busy", it displays the system wait cursor.
It also supports display of a splash screen. There's a default splash screen if you don't provide a component to be the splash screen, and an initializer runner which takes a Runnable object. The Runnable object can then modify the splash screen component, for example to update a progress bar or text. See the main method for example usage.
It also has a method to center a component on another component (useful for dialogs) or center the component on the screen.
NOTE on setBusy: I do recall issues with the setBusy option to block input. I recall it having a problem on some Unix systems, but I can't remember the details offhand (sorry).
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
* <CODE>AppFrame</CODE> is a <CODE>javax.swing.JFrame</CODE> subclass that
* provides some convenient methods for applications. This class implements
* all the same constructors as <CODE>JFrame</CODE>, plus a few others.
* Methods exist to show the frame centered on the screen, display a splash
* screen, run an initializer thread and set the frame as "busy" to block
* user input.
public class AppFrame extends JFrame implements KeyListener, MouseListener {
 * The splash screen window.
 private JWindow splash = null;
 * The busy state of the frame.
 private boolean busy = false;
 * The glass pane used when busy.
 private Component glassPane = null;
 * The original glass pane, which is reset when not busy.
 private Component defaultGlassPane = null;
 * Creates a new <CODE>AppFrame</CODE>.
 public AppFrame() {
 super();
 init();
 * Creates a new <CODE>AppFrame</CODE> with the specified
 * <CODE>GraphicsConfiguration</CODE>.
 * @param gc the GraphicsConfiguration of a screen device
 public AppFrame(GraphicsConfiguration gc) {
 super(gc);
 init();
 * Creates a new <CODE>AppFrame</CODE> with the specified title.
 * @param title the title
 public AppFrame(String title) {
 super(title);
 init();
 * Creates a new <CODE>AppFrame</CODE> with the specified title and
 * <CODE>GraphicsConfiguration</CODE>.
 * @param title the title
 * @param gc the GraphicsConfiguration of a screen device
 public AppFrame(String title, GraphicsConfiguration gc) {
 super(title, gc);
 init();
 * Creates a new <CODE>AppFrame</CODE> with the specified title and
 * icon image.
 * @param title the title
 * @param icon the image icon
 public AppFrame(String title, Image icon) {
 super(title);
 setIconImage(icon);
 init();
 * Creates a new <CODE>AppFrame</CODE> with the specified title and
 * icon image.
 * @param title the title
 * @param icon the image icon
 public AppFrame(String title, ImageIcon icon) {
 this(title, icon.getImage());
 * Initializes internal frame settings.
 protected void init() {
 // set default close operation (which will likely be changed later)
 setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
 // set up the glass pane
 glassPane = new JPanel();
 ((JPanel)glassPane).setOpaque(false);
 glassPane.addKeyListener(this);
 glassPane.addMouseListener(this);
 * Displays a new <CODE>JWindow</CODE> as a splash screen using the
 * specified component as the content. The default size of the
 * component will be used to size the splash screen. See the
 * <CODE>showSplash(Component, int, int)</CODE> method description for
 * more details.
 * @param c the splash screen contents
 * @return the window object
 * @see #showSplash(Component, int, int)
 * @see #hideSplash()
 public JWindow showSplash(Component c) {
 return showSplash(c, -1, -1);
 * Displays a new <CODE>JWindow</CODE> as a splash screen using the
 * specified component as the content. The component should have all
 * the content it needs to display, like borders, images, text, etc.
 * The splash screen is centered on monitor. If width and height are
 * <CODE><= 0</CODE>, the default size of the component will be used
 * to size the splash screen.
 * 
 * The window object is returned to allow the application to manipulate
 * it, (such as move it or resize it, etc.). However, do not
 * dispose the window directly. Instead, use <CODE>hideSplash()</CODE>
 * to allow internal cleanup.
 * 
 * If the component is <CODE>null</CODE>, a default component with the
 * frame title and icon will be created.
 * 
 * The splash screen window will be passed the same
 * <CODE>GraphicsConfiguration</CODE> as this frame uses.
 * @param c the splash screen contents
 * @param w the splash screen width
 * @param h the splash screen height
 * @return the window object
 * @see #showSplash(Component)
 * @see #hideSplash()
 public JWindow showSplash(Component c, int w, int h) {
 // if a splash window was already created...
 if(splash != null) {
 // if it's showing, leave it; else null it
 if(splash.isShowing()) {
 return splash;
 } else {
 splash = null;
 // if the component is null, then create a generic splash screen
 // based on the frame title and icon
 if(c == null) {
 JPanel p = new JPanel();
 p.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
 BorderFactory.createRaisedBevelBorder(),
 BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10)
 JLabel l = new JLabel("Loading application...");
 if(getTitle() != null) {
 l.setText("Loading " + getTitle() + "...");
 if(getIconImage() != null) {
 l.setIcon(new ImageIcon(getIconImage()));
 p.add(l);
 c = p;
 splash = new JWindow(this, getGraphicsConfiguration());
 splash.getContentPane().add(c);
 splash.pack();
 // set the splash screen size
 if(w > 0 && h > 0) {
 splash.setSize(w, h);
 } else {
 splash.setSize(c.getPreferredSize().width, c.getPreferredSize().height);
 centerComponent(splash);
 splash.show();
 return splash;
 * Disposes the splash window.
 * @see #showSplash(Component, int, int)
 * @see #showSplash(Component)
 public void hideSplash() {
 if(splash != null) {
 splash.dispose();
 splash = null;
 * Runs an initializer <CODE>Runnable</CODE> object in a new thread.
 * The initializer object should handle application initialization
 * steps. A typical use would be:
 * <OL>
 * <LI>Create the frame.
 * <LI>Create the splash screen component.
 * <LI>Call <CODE>showSplash()</CODE> to display splash screen.
 * <LI>Run the initializer, in which:
 * <UL>
 * <LI>Build the UI contents of the frame.
 * <LI>Perform other initialization (load settings, data, etc.).
 * <LI>Pack and show the frame.
 * <LI>Call <CODE>hideSplash()</CODE>.
 * </UL>
 * </OL>
 * 
 * NOTE: Since this will be done in a new thread that is
 * external to the event thread, any updates to the splash screen that
 * might be done should be triggered through with
 * <CODE>SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(Runnable)</CODE>.
 * @param r the <CODE>Runnable</CODE> initializer
 public void runInitializer(Runnable r) {
 Thread t = new Thread(r);
 t.start();
 * Shows the frame centered on the screen.
 public void showCentered() {
 centerComponent(this);
 this.show();
 * Checks the busy state.
 * @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the frame is disabled;
 * <CODE>false</CODE> if the frame is enabled
 * @see #setBusy(boolean)
 public boolean isBusy() {
 return this.busy;
 * Sets the busy state. When busy, the glasspane is shown which will
 * consume all mouse and keyboard events, and a wait cursor is
 * set for the frame.
 * @param busy if <CODE>true</CODE>, disables frame;
 * if <CODE>false</CODE>, enables frame
 * @see #getBusy()
 public void setBusy(boolean busy) {
 // only set if changing
 if(this.busy != busy) {
 this.busy = busy;
 // If busy, keep current glass pane to put back when not
 // busy. This is done in case the application is using
 // it's own glass pane for something special.
 if(busy) {
 defaultGlassPane = getGlassPane();
 setGlassPane(glassPane);
 } else {
 setGlassPane(defaultGlassPane);
 defaultGlassPane = null;
 glassPane.setVisible(busy);
 glassPane.setCursor(busy ?
 Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.WAIT_CURSOR) :
 Cursor.getDefaultCursor()
 setCursor(glassPane.getCursor());
 * Handle key typed events. Consumes the event for the glasspane
 * when the frame is busy.
 * @param ke the key event
 public void keyTyped(KeyEvent ke) {
 ke.consume();
 * Handle key released events. Consumes the event for the glasspane
 * when the frame is busy.
 * @param ke the key event
 public void keyReleased(KeyEvent ke) {
 ke.consume();
 * Handle key pressed events. Consumes the event for the glasspane
 * when the frame is busy.
 * @param ke the key event
 public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke) {
 ke.consume();
 * Handle mouse clicked events. Consumes the event for the glasspane
 * when the frame is busy.
 * @param me the mouse event
 public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me) {
 me.consume();
 * Handle mouse entered events. Consumes the event for the glasspane
 * when the frame is busy.
 * @param me the mouse event
 public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent me) {
 me.consume();
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 * when the frame is busy.
 * @param me the mouse event
 public void mouseExited(MouseEvent me) {
 me.consume();
 * Handle mouse pressed events. Consumes the event for the glasspane
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 * Handle mouse released events. Consumes the event for the glasspane
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 * Centers the component <CODE>c</CODE> on the screen.
 * @param c the component to center
 * @see #centerComponent(Component, Component)
 public static void centerComponent(Component c) {
 centerComponent(c, null);
 * Centers the component <CODE>c</CODE> on component <CODE>p</CODE>.
 * If <CODE>p</CODE> is null, the component <CODE>c</CODE> will be
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 * @param c the component to center
 * @param p the parent component to center on or null for screen
 * @see #centerComponent(Component)
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 if(c != null) {
 Dimension d = (p != null ? p.getSize() :
 Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize()
 c.setLocation(
 Math.max(0, (d.getSize().width/2) - (c.getSize().width/2)),
 Math.max(0, (d.getSize().height/2) - (c.getSize().height/2))
 * Main method. Used for testing.
 * @param args the arguments
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 final AppFrame f = new AppFrame("Test Application",
 new ImageIcon("center.gif"));
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 f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
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 try {
 Thread.currentThread().sleep(3000);
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 Thread.currentThread().sleep(100);
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"Useful Code of the Day" is supplied by the person who posted this message. This code is not guaranteed by any warranty whatsoever. The code is free to use and modify as you see fit. The code was tested and worked for the author. If anyone else has some useful code, feel free to post it under this heading.

Hi
Thanks fo this piece of code. This one really help me
Deepa

Creating a simple splash screen

Hi,
I'm trying to create a simple splash screen with maybe a button. When this is pressed, the next thing shown in the application window should be the cylinder with my picture of Arizona on it.
Can anyone help?
Also trying to place a new image onto the cylinder shape when the Open button is pressed in the FileChooser dialog box.
Could someone help with this problem, I'm not sure what else is required.
Thanks.
import com.sun.j3d.utils.geometry.Cylinder;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.image.*;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.*;
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.media.j3d.*;
import javax.vecmath.*;
import java.awt.Container;
import javax.media.j3d.Group;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.image.TextureLoader;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar.*;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
//import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.filechooser.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
public class ProjectCylinder extends JApplet
// Variable declarations
JMenuBar menuBar;
JMenu jMenu, jSubMenu;
JCheckBoxMenuItem cbMenuItem;
JRadioButtonMenuItem rbMenuItem;
Container C=getContentPane();
//JSlider sliderbar;
// To setup the menu bar, options etc.
public void init()
new ProjectCylinder();
//Create a file chooser
final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
menuBar = new JMenuBar();
menuBar.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 20));
setJMenuBar(menuBar);
JMenuItem jMenuItem;
// Building the File menu
jMenu = new JMenu("File");
jMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
menuBar.add(jMenu);
jMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Open...", new ImageIcon("A:/open.gif"));
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int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(ProjectCylinder.this);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
try
File file = fc.getSelectedFile();
// in here is supposed to be the functionality of putting a new image onto the cylinder
catch(FileNotFoundException f)
// do something here
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jMenuItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(
KeyEvent.VK_T, ActionEvent.ALT_MASK));
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// end init
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BranchGroup objRoot = new BranchGroup();
TransformGroup objScale = new TransformGroup();
Transform3D t3d = new Transform3D();
t3d.setScale(1.2); //Size of cylinder
objScale.setTransform(t3d);
objRoot.addChild(objScale);
TransformGroup objTrans = new TransformGroup();
objTrans.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
objTrans.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_READ);
objScale.addChild(objTrans);
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Color3f black = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
Color3f white = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
Color3f red = new Color3f(0.7f, .15f, .15f);
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texAttr.setTextureMode(TextureAttributes.MODULATE);
Appearance ap = new Appearance();
Material mat = new Material();
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ap.setTextureAttributes(texAttr);
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ap.setMaterial(new Material(white, red, white, red, 1.0f));
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Color3f lColor2 = new Color3f(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.0f);
Vector3f lDir1 = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
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DirectionalLight lgt2 = new DirectionalLight(lColor2, lDir2);
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lgt2.setInfluencingBounds(bounds);
objScale.addChild(lgt1);
objScale.addChild(lgt2);
// Let Java 3D perform optimizations on this scene graph.
objRoot.compile();
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public ProjectCylinder()
C.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
Canvas3D c = new Canvas3D(null);
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// Create a simple scene and attach it to the virtual universe
BranchGroup scene = createSceneGraph();
SimpleUniverse u = new SimpleUniverse(c);
u.getViewingPlatform().setNominalViewingTransform();
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BranchGroup group;
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Yeah I thought JWindow should be used, but it's getting it into my project that is the real problem.

How to make a splash screen

Hello everyone,
I am trying to make a kind of splash screen.
I use JWindow for this and it works well.
My problem is, that I need to make the background of the screen "non-opaque". So only the image I add will be shown, without the background rectangle.
I search for something like setOpaque(false) method in class JButton.
But there is no such method for this class.
I would be very happy if you could help me.

I tried this,
but it does not help. The background is being shown.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class SSB extends JWindow
     public static void main(String[] args)
          new SSB();
     public SSB()
          super();
          this.setBounds(20,20,300,300);
          MyContainer c = new MyContainer();
          c.setOpaque(false);
          this.setContentPane(c);
          this.show();
     class MyContainer extends JComponent
          MyContainer()
               super();
[\code]

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<jnlp spec="1.0+"
codebase="https://mywebserver/program"
href="https://mywebserver/progem/start.jnlp">
<information>
<title>My Title</title>
<vendor>My company</vendor>
<description></description>
<offline-disallowed/>
<icon href="ban1.jpg" kind="splash" />
<icon href="icon.jpg"/>
</information>
<resources>
<j2se version="1.1+"/>
<jar href="start.jar"/>
</resources>
<applet-desc
main-class="myclass"
documentbase="start..html"
name="Program Name"
width="180"
height="100">
</applet-desc>
</jnlp>

I can see no reason why this wouldn't work. Can you try looking at the splash.xml file in the "splash" directory in the cache ?
the file should contain an entry for your program, pointing to your splash file.
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Main program start before splash screen, help

hi:
below is the splash screen code:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.Random;
class Splash extends JWindow {
     public Splash(String filename, Frame f, int waitTime) {
          super(f);
          JLabel l = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(filename));
          getContentPane().add(l, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          pack();
          Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
          Dimension labelSize = l.getPreferredSize();
          setLocation(screenSize.width / 2 - (labelSize.width / 2), screenSize.height / 2 - (labelSize.height / 2));
          addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
               public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
                    setVisible(false);
                    dispose();
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          final Runnable closerRunner = new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
                    setVisible(false);
                    dispose();
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               public void run() {
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                         Thread.sleep(pause);
                         SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(closerRunner);
                    } catch (Exception e) {
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startup screen, and then splash screen disappear and then main program
pop up.

okay, I got it, it's under SwingSet2.java the related code is as follow:
// Used only if swingset is an application
private JFrame frame = null;
private JWindow splashScreen = null;
// The tab pane that holds the demo
private JTabbedPane tabbedPane = null;
private JEditorPane demoSrcPane = null;
private JLabel splashLabel = null;
* SwingSet2 Constructor
public SwingSet2(SwingSet2Applet applet, GraphicsConfiguration gc) {
// Note that the applet may null if this is started as an application
     this.applet = applet;
// Create Frame here for app-mode so the splash screen can get the
// GraphicsConfiguration from it in createSplashScreen()
if (!isApplet()) {
frame = createFrame(gc);
// setLayout(new BorderLayout());
     setLayout(new BorderLayout());
// set the preferred size of the demo
     setPreferredSize(new Dimension(PREFERRED_WIDTH,PREFERRED_HEIGHT));
// Create and throw the splash screen up. Since this will
// physically throw bits on the screen, we need to do this
// on the GUI thread using invokeLater.
createSplashScreen();
// do the following on the gui thread
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public void showSplashScreen() {
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Image on the form for splash screen

Hi there,
How can I replace an existing image with a new one on my splash screen. Here's what I mean by this:
I have a form which already has a splash screen logo. This logo will be replaced with a new one. The existing logo is attached as an image in the form of a .tiff file. There are no triggers on the form excepting a "when new form instance" which just says "SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY(FORMS_MDI_WINDOW,TITLE,'ABC').
How can I ensure that the old logo is replaced with a new one.
Here's what I did to replace, i.e my trouble shooting steps:
a)opened the form and deleted the existing splash screen/.tif file
b)went into the layout editor and clicked on "EDIT-> IMPORT" and mapped it to the .tif file that's persent in the local directory. As soon as I click OK, I get the following message :
FORMS-VGS-507- Cannot open file or file not in specified format.
Could any one help me out with this problem or can any one give me a better solution.
Thanks in advance

Are you talking about changing the splash screen when the Oracle Jinitiator loads? If so, this is controlled by the "base.htm" file in the /%FORMS_HOME%/forms/server directory (Windows and UNIX). If so, check out the [Oracle® Application Server Forms Services Deployment Guide|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B25016_04/doc/dl/web/B14032_03/toc.htm], section [4.3.4.4 Applet or Object Parameters | http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B25016_04/doc/dl/web/B14032_03/configure003.htm#i1077074]. These links are for Forms 11g and 10g. If you are using an older, go to the [Oracle Forms Developer and Forms Services Documenation | http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/forms.html] to choose the right version and then select the Forms Services Deployment Guide. The "*splashScreen*" parameter in the base.htm file controls which image file is displayed as the splashscreen.
If this is not the splash screen image you are talking about, please provide more information about your situation so we can better help you.
Hope this helps.
Craig...
If a response is helpful or correct, please mark it accordingly

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Hi guys, thanks for your help. I have finally get my application going with JWS. The problem was I forgot to set the MIME Type in the xml file.
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I thought there was something wrong with the way I jar the files so I jar it again and get the second error.
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I have check my jar file, my main file is in the root directory and I have only 1 jar file. I have also check the path in my .jnlp file, they seem to be correct.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<jnlp
spec="1.0+"
codebase="http://corp08/WebStart"
href="WebStart.jnlp">
<information>
<title>Java Web Start Demo Application</title>
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<homepage href="temp2.html"/>
<description>Java Web Start Demo Application.</description>
<description kind="short">A demo of the capabilities of the Java Web Start Demo.</description>
<offline-allowed/>
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documentBase="http://corp08/WebStart"
name="WebStartApplet"
main-class="com.norwestlabs.WebStart.applet.WebStartApplet"
width="527"
height="428">
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Please help.
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Noel

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thank you.

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As far as I can see, signed applets are already permitted (if the user allows) to communicate outside the sandbox, so this "fix" should not have been applied to signed jars, only to unsigned ones. There are a couple of other techniques that Oracle might have used to prevent this attack, but they chose the simplest one, effectively preventing anyone from using the most common, inexpensive strategies for improving the availability of their web-based Java applications.

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There is a


<PARAM NAME="splashScreen" VALUE="NO">
but there is also
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java_CODE="oracle.forms.engine.Main"
java_CODEBASE="/web_code/"
java_ARCHIVE="/web_code/f60all.jar"
WIDTH=800
HEIGHT=560
serverPort="9000"
serverArgs="module=module_path&name.fmx"
serverApp="default"
lookAndFeel="default"
separateFrame="false"
pluginspage="http://something:8080/web_html/jinit_download810.htm">
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******.bean.RssFeedBean.<init>(RssFeedBean.java:34)
******.util.TagReplacer.replace(TagReplacer.java:145)
******.domain.Revision.replace(Revision.java:102)
******.handlers.PageEvent.respond(PageEvent.java:89)
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Back in November 2012, I built a home server with a Z77A-GD65. Lately, I've noticed some strange things happening that I've been trying to research but to no avail.
First off, I get the B4 code hang-up whenever I'm booting. This doesn't matter if it's a cold boot or a reboot, it hangs on B4 for about 10-15 seconds, flashes 92 really quick, and then goes to A2 which it stays for another 5 or so seconds. After that I get the MSI splash screen for about 1 second, then it blinks 5 times. After that it goes into Windows just fine.
The blinking is a new issue, the B4 hang is not. I've read from multiple posts that this is a USB issue. When I disable USB legacy support, the issue goes away, but of course then I can't have legacy support. I have yet to figure out what exact device is causing it. In the process of trying to figure this out, I updated BIOS to A.A0. After updating to this version of BIOS the splash screen blinks 5 times before going to the "Starting Windows" splash screen. This is a more difficult issue to figure out why it's doing this because if you search for "BIOS" and "flash" or "flashes" or "flashing", you typically get results for flashing your BIOS. Hence, why I'm using the term "blinking". But even then I can't really find a solution out there.
I also happened to see that the website for the Z77A-GD65 is showing a newer BIOS version, but I'm unable to flash this (at least using M-Flash). I threw it on a USB, re-enabled USB legacy and whenever I click on it to install, the BIOS screen hard locks. The screen just freezes exactly where it's at in the BIOS and the mouse is dead. However, I can CTRL+ALT+DEL on the keyboard and it will reboot the system so I don't need to power cycle the computer. Not sure why this is happening either. Perhaps I need to flash this a different way? Maybe I don't need to flash this at all?
I could really use some input here on why this is happening.
As for the specs on my system, they're as follows:
i7-3770K overclocked to 4.2 Ghz by using the Turbo Mode in BIOS
32GB Komputerbay DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz DIMM with Low Profile Blue Heatspreaders Quad Channel RAM | 9-9-9-24 XMP ready
AMD PowerColor 7870 Myst Edition GPU - currently not overclocked although overclocking this doesn't seem to affect any issues
2 - 128 GB Corsair SATA III SSD - one runs the OS, the other I use to load games from
2 - 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM Sata II HDD's mirrored via Windows 7
1 - 750 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM Sata II HDD
1 - 1 TB Western Digital MyBook USB 2.0 external
2 - 3 TB Seagate USB 3.0 external
ASUS DVD Burner - not sure which one, it's a cheapy $20 from Newegg
1 - PCI USB 3.0 expansion card
Antec TruePower New TP-550 Modular 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
NZXT Switch 810 gunmetal - currently have 4 fans running but plan on more, also the Switch 810 has the multi-card reader in the front with 1x SD Card, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
for peripherals
1 - Microsoft 360 Wireless controller adapter (legit one, not the knockoff although I had a knockoff prior to getting the real deal)
1 - Logitech Wireless USB Keyboard with Touchpad
I tried to be thorough. Thanks in advance for any help!

Quote from: PirateDog on 26-August-13, 12:45:18
Probably a USB device problem.
This is a candidate, as well as mouse and keyboard. Disconnect USB devices one at a time to find the culprit.
A lot of devices running. PSU a +12V single rail or is it multi rail? A rail going to the graphics or components may not be enough amps. My best guess is the card reader.
For UEFI/BIOS flashing, select your mainboard here and use the forum flash method;
I'll definitely try unplugging some of these USB devices to see if that helps with the B4 hang issue.
As for the PSU, according to the description for it on Newegg: "Four industry-leading independent +12v rails are provided for more stable and safer power output." It has two rails going to the GPU. The GPU is a new addition to the system and so I wasn't running it until recently. The issues were occurring beforehand, but you're right that this PSU is underpowered for the rig considering PowerColor recommends a minimum of 500w. I'm going to be buying a larger capacity one sometime in the very near future. Any recommendations on good modular PSU's? What's a good way to tell what wattage to get?
Thanks for letting me know about the forum flash method. I'll be back later when I have some results.

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