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Web Start app icons on Mac with Oracle Java not working
Hi,
Our Java Web Start app icon on the desktop shortcut is the default Java coffee cup icon on Mac OS X 10.7 or later using Oracle Java 7 or later. On the Apple provided Java 6 the desktop shortcut icons worked. We've tried changing the icon file type and other settings we can find on the web for the JNLP file but we're not finding other people talking about this so maybe we're just doing it wrong. The trouble is, we don't seem to have the right search terms to find out how to fix it or if it's working or not for others. One interesting thing we've noticed is that if we make a second shortcut to the app, the shortcut has the right icon. Also if we go to Get Information for the web start app and on the General tab click Locked our icon appears. Finally, the App folder/bundle created by Java shows the right icon. It is just the desktop shortcut it creates that isn't working.
Is the desktop app shortcut icon showing the default Java icon on Oracle Java on Mac OS X a known issue or does it work for others and we're just doing it wrong?
If it's a known issue, I would appreciate a link since I'm not finding it.
If it works for others I would like to trouble-shoot our settings.
Thank you,
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Jacob
Answers
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We are having the same problem but only on some computers. I have an iMac running Yosemite v10.10.2 and I get a coffee cup icon when I install our app through Java Web Start. However, my friend who has a MacBook Pro also running Yosemite v10.10.2 gets the correct icon. We are both running Java 8 Update 40.
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Is the JNLP for this application publicly available so we could check it against ours?
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The JNLP is at:
http://services.sportsoptions.com/SO/SO-client.jnlp
Just so you know, this JNLP requests all permissions, but you can of course view the JNLP without giving it the permissions.
Does your JNLP work on some Macs? This one installs the correct icon on Windows, Linux, and some Macs, but not on all Macs.
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Hi,
Did you find a solution to the issue?
I am facing the same problem on macbook pro (Yosemite 10.10.2) with JRE 8 u45. Just the desktop shortcuts are incorrect icons. At other places like Java cache viewer, desktop folder, Get Info dialog...the icons are shown correctly.
Thanks,
Vijayasri