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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 WebStart settings #Client side settings through the Java Control Panel for more information on the client-side Java WebStart settings and #Smart Client settings #Servoy Application Server configuration related to Smart Clients for more information on the Application Server settings.

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For more information on the Java control Panel, see #Java #Client side settings through the Java Control Panel

Starting Smart Clients

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The Smart Client related settings are exposed through the Servoy Admin page, in several locations:

Setting

Where

Description

Network connection settings

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Network Settings page

For more information on the Network configuration for Smart Clients see Network related settings

Profiles

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Profiles page

For more information on Profiles see Profiles

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Smart Client Settings

Servoy Server home

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> Smart Client Settings

 

Memory/Performance Settings

Servoy Server home > Memory/Performance Settings

 

Branding

Servoy Server home > Branding

For more information on Branding see Branding

Locale Settings

Servoy Server home > Locale Settings

 

Solution Settings

Servoy Server home > Solution Settings

 

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Client side settings through the 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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What

Where

Description

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

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

Managing installed applications

 

  General > Temporary Internet Files > View

Shows all the applications that are installed in Java WebStart and allows the applications to be removed

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.

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