Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- pgd_spider_-_manual [2011/10/11 15:57] – heidi
+++ pgd_spider_-_manual [2012/05/07 09:11] (current) – heidi
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 ====== PGDSpider Manual ======
 {{splashscreen.png|}}\\
-PGDSpider version 2.0.1.0 (October 2011)
+PGDSpider version 2.0.1.6 (May 2012)
 \\
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 PGDSpider is written in Java and therefore platform independent, but SUN Java 1.6 RE (or a newer version) has to be installed. Java6 RE can be downloaded under following link:[[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html]]\\
+\\
+===== Java Web Start: =====
+Additionally we provide the possibility to download and run PGDSpider from the web by the Java Web Start software. Java Web Start provides an easy, one-click activation of PGDSpider and it guarantees that you are always running the latest version.
+\\
+==== Launch PGDSpider ====
+Java Web Start is included in the [[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html|Java Runtime Environment]].\\
+\\
+Launch PGDSpider using Java Web Start from:
+  * **Browser:** Click on following PGDSpider Web Start icon: [[http://www.cmpg.unibe.ch/software/PGDSpider/jnlp/PGDSpider2.jnlp|{{webstart_btn_3.png}}]]
+  * **Java Cache Viewer:** To launch the PGDSpider Web Start a second time, you do not need to return to the web page where you first launched it; instead you can launch it from the Java Cache Viewer. To open the Java Cache Viewer execute following command in the console: ''javaws -viewer''. To run PGDSpider Web Start, select it and click the Run button or double click the PGDSpider application.
+  * **Desktop:** You can add a desktop shortcut to the PGDSpider Web Start application. Select the application in the Java Cache Viewer (see above how to open it), then right-click and select “Install Shortcuts” or click the Install button. A shortcut is added to the desktop and you can launch the PGDSpider Web Start application just as you would launch any native application.
+\\
+==== Limitations ====
+Starting PGDSpider from Java Web Start it is not possible to change the amount of memory PGDSpider is allowed to use (by default it is set to 1 GB). If you need to change the amount of memory (e.g.: if you have large files to convert), download the PGDSpider application as described in the 2nd step of the [[http://www.cmpg.unibe.ch/software/PGDSpider/#Download_and_Installation_Instructions|Installation Instructions]] on the web page.
 \\