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Desktop integration
The Smart Client can automatically integrate with the desktop of the client machine. Whether or not this happens depends on both client-side settings in the Java environment as well as server-side settings on the Application Server. See #Java Java WebStart settings for more information on the client-side Java WebStart settings and #Smart Client settings for more information on the Application Server settings.
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- Network connection settings > Network Settings page
For more information on the Network configuration for Smart Clients see Network related settings - Profiles > Profiles page
For more information on Profiles see Profiles - Other settings > Servoy Server home page
- Smart Client Settings
- Memory/Performance Settings
- Branding
For more information on Branding see Branding - Locale Settings
- Solution Settings
Besides the Smart Client specific settings, the following settings apply to both Smart and Web Clients
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Java Control Panel
A Sun/Oracle JRE installation can be configured and managed through the Java Control Panel. How to access the Java Control Panel differs per (version of) Operating System, for example:
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The Java Control Panel provides functionality to manage and configure a JRE installation.
Network settings
When operating behing a proxy, the Java environment can be configured how to retrieve the proxy settings, see the Network settings of the Java Control Panel.
Java Console display
The Java console is a window that opens when a Java WebStart application starts and to which logging/debugging information can be written by the applications. When investigating issues in a Smart Client, enable the Java console to view what logging/debugging information the application provides. See the "Java console" settings under "Advanced" in the Java Control Panel.
Logging & tracing
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What | Where | Description |
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Shortcut creation | Advanced > Settings > Shortcut Creation | While the Servoy Application Server has a setting which determines if Servoy tries to create a shortcut on the user's desktop when launching a Smart Client, the Java WebStart configuration allows the user to configure if WebStart applications are allowed to do so |
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Network settings | General > Network Settings > Network Settings | Allows the configuration how the Java WebStart application accesses the internet |
Java Console | Advanced > Settings > Java console | Opens an additional logging window when a Java Webstart application is launched |
Temporary Internet files | General > Temporary Internet Files > Settings | Here the location where the Java WebStart cache is stored can be configured |
Logging & tracing | Advanced > Settings > Debugging | Exposes the ability to enable tracing and logging. The tracing output will appear in the Java console and also in the log if Logging is enabled |
Smart Client footprint
A Smart Client has a very small footprint on the client machine. For startup performance reasons, both the Smart Client libraries as well as the Servoy Solution binaries are cached.Java Web Start
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What | Where | Description |
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Java WebStart cache |
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Depends on the configuration () | The cache of all libraries and resources downloaded by Java WebStart | |
Servoy cache | .server directory in the user's home directory | Contains the cached solutions, i18n-messages and client settings |
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