[IDV #AGS-820540]: IDV v2.9: Two questions

> IDV supporter(s),
> 
> I'm running IDV v2.9 (either a nightly update from sometime in the past 3-4 
> months or the official release, depending the on the particular computer I'm 
> using). I'm running it under Mac OS X v10.6 (Snow Leopard).
> 
> I have a question about JNLP files. I got the impression from reading the 
> Users Guide that opening a JNLP file will either start a locally installed 
> IDV if its the most current version, or download the most current version 
> from Unidata, before executing the plotting instructions in the file. 
> However, when I create and save a JNLP file using IDV v2.9, then open the 
> JNLP file, it causes IDV v2.9u1 do download and run before creating a plot. 
> This takes a fair bit of time that I'd like to avoid, and having the current 
> release version of the IDV installed (or a nightly update of it since the 
> official release) seems as if it should eliminate the IDV download step, 
> particularly since I think it's an older version of the IDV that it downloads.

Hi Dave,
     In the client side you can modify the JNLP to run the application offline, 
I think adding the following line:
 <offline-allowed/> 

According to information I googled, if offline-allowed is specified, Java Web 
Start will also check to see if an update is available. However, if the 
application is already downloaded the check will timeout after a few seconds, 
in which case the cached application will be launched instead. 

Let me know if this is not the feature you are expecting.



> 
> What might be going on here?
> 
> I have another question about configuring the IDV upon startup. For a 
> particular lab activity, I'd like the IDV to open with the Dashboard window 
> in front (or perhaps the only window open), with the Quickstart menu already 
> selected. I don't see anything in the IDV Preferences configuration dialog 
> windows that will allow me to specify either of these two start-up 
> configuration choices. Am I looking in the wrong place, or just not seeing 
> something, or are those things not configurable?
> 

No, I don't think the IDV has this preference setting available.

Yuan
> -- Dave
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: AGS-820540
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open