Launch a browser from a application.

I know about AppletContext.showDocument, but is there any method for applications to launch a web browser in a similar platform independant manner? If so is there also the ability to specify the browser has no address bar/toolbars etc?
The JNLP package allows basic interaction with a browser but only if you are actually deploying your app over jnlp.
If anyone can point me to the classes - it'd be a great help!
Thanks in anticipation.

Thats excellent!!!!!
Cheers!
(reckoned it would be more difficult than the code is ;p)

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Hi,
Follow these steps....
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Parameter Value
ICX: Discoverer Default End User Layer Schema Prefix your eul name without the suffix (_US).
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ICX: Discoverer Viewer Launcher http://your_server_name:7777/discoverer/viewer?Connect=[APPS_SECURE]
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Any new ideas for launching web browser from application

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http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4210168.html
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