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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start Java applications can be launched by downloading a small file (JNLP).
by xordon 14y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start
Java applications can be launched by downloading a small file (JNLP).
1) Java is required to be installed, but is fairly common already.
2) Decent loooking GUI, it can look a little dated but it works.
3) Java is relatively easy to develop with.
4) Java is cross platform so it will work on Windows/OSX/Linux.
- dkarl 14y agoI heartily agree with this for a simple uploader app. The work required to get a basic version running and ready for distribution is minimal. However, make sure you test it on several platforms to make sure it looks nice and intuitive on each one. I have used one or two Swing apps with extremely strange-looking file pickers that did confusing things like consistently open up to / instead of to the user's home directory. I've also seen Java Web Start apps that used the Motif look and feel on OSX! I think things like that only happen if you go out of your way to screw up, but test to be sure. Avoid silly mistakes like that and Java Web Start will be just fine for such a simple application, and much less trouble to package and distribute.