Have JNLP make an application?

[Eli Delventhal]

I've seen a few JNLP applications create actual applications somewhere on my computer, giving me a prompt to see if I want to do so.

Is this simple unpacking of files, or is there some automated way to do this? Thanks.

[oNyx]

"shortcut" element.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/javaws/developersguide/syntax.html#information

[Eli Delventhal]

Ah, thanks very much.

shortcut element: The optional shortcut element can be used to indicate an application's preferences for desktop integration. The shortcut element and it's sub-elements provide hints that the JNLP Client may or may not use. The shortcut element can contain the optional online attribute, and the two optional sub-elements, desktop and menu.

Not sure exactly what that means, but I'll mess around. It's just not clear how to specify directories or what exactly desktop and menu mean.