Bundled .app Splash Splash Screen invocation?

niagarasoft20-macosxportdev at yahoo.com niagarasoft20-macosxportdev at yahoo.com
Sat Nov 24 13:10:44 PST 2012


Ok, I found that ...

<string>-splash:$APP_ROOT/Contents/Java/splash.gif</string>

...works .

Mike


----- Original Message -----
> From: "niagarasoft20-macosxportdev at yahoo.com" <niagarasoft20-macosxportdev at yahoo.com>
> To: "macosx-port-dev at openjdk.java.net X" <macosx-port-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Cc: 
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Bundled .app Splash Splash Screen invocation?
> 
> Ok, after some trial and error testing I found that if I included the ...
> 
> <key>JVMOptions</key>
> <array>
> <string>-splash:splash.gif</string>
> </array>
> 
> ... option and added the splash.gif file to my 'user.home' directory, 
> then the splash.gif would present itself at program launch. This seems strangely 
> arbitrary (bug?).
> 
> Is there any way to specify the path of the image to be located in relation to 
> the .app bundle root instead?
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "niagarasoft20-macosxportdev at yahoo.com" 
> <niagarasoft20-macosxportdev at yahoo.com>
>>  To: "macosx-port-dev at openjdk.java.net X" 
> <macosx-port-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>>  Cc: 
>>  Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 12:35 PM
>>  Subject: Bundled .app Splash Splash Screen invocation?
>> 
>>  Previously Java Mac developers were able to launch a Java 1.6 splash screen 
> from 
>>  within the app bundle using the info.plist key:
>> 
>>  <key>SplashFile</key>
>>  <string>$JAVAROOT/splash.gif</string>
>> 
>>  ... storing the splash.gif in the /XXX.app/Contents/Resources/Java/ 
> directory.
>> 
>>  How is this now being handled with the latest Java 1.7 OpenJDK mac-port 
>>  implementation? 
>> 
>>  What am I missing?
>> 
>>  Mike
>> 
> 


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