Configuring the Applet Executor

By default, the IDE launches an applet using the appletviewer command provided with your JDK. You can change the applet executor so that an applet runs in the web browser of your choice. Running an applet in a web browser can be slower than using the applet viewer because the web browser has to start up. However, before deploying your applet, you should verify that it displays in external browsers.

You can configure the applet executor under the Execution Types node in the Project Settings window. When you change the value of a property, your change affects all classes that use that executor. Following are descriptions of the properties.

External Viewer The command the executor calls to launch the applet. You can launch an applet in the applet viewer associated with the IDE or in a web browser of your choice. Clicking the ellipsis button (...) opens the Property Editor dialog box, which can help you define the process and its arguments.
Identifying Name The name that the IDE uses to identify this executor type.

For more information on the appletviewer command, see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/tooldocs/solaris/appletviewer.html

See also
Running and Debugging an Applet

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