JDK-6772067 : Title of out-of-browser applet window must be configurable
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 6u10
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_xp
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2008-11-16
  • Updated: 2011-03-09
  • Resolved: 2011-03-08
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JDK 7
7 b125Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-7005789 - Umbrella: Common Deployment code update for supporting Fx applications
Description
Currently the new plugin sets the title of the applet window (the one that appears
in the Windows XP task bar, for example) to the applet's classname.

So, if you have a simple Java applet with classname org.foo.Bar, the user will see
"Bar" in their taskbar.  Even worse, for JavaFX applets, the applet machinery is
in a class called Applet, so the user will always see "Applet" in their taskbar,
which looks very unprofessional and can be confusing if the user has dragged out
more than one applet.

There needs to be a way to control this title.  The plugin should look at the name
of the applet, as in:
    <applet name="My Special Widget">
or some similar solution.
Comments
EVALUATION Added applet param "java_dragged_applet_title" which can be used to configure dragged out applet window title. For draggable JNLP applets, the string assoicated with the "title" attribute in the JNLP file will be used for the title. If it isn't available, it'll fall back to the applet param and then to the applet's main class name. For draggable non-JNLP applets, applet param will be used for the title. If it's not available, the applet's main class name will be used.
18-12-2010