We're developing a kind of gadget with usb connection but would not to force our users to install any driver and program in their computers, so... ¿it's possible to develop a java applet that work in linux and windows and have usb access? (We're java developers but nerver before worked with applets)
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I guess you have chosen a USB API. This is one option. The steps you have to take in order to make it work as an applet are:
- digitally sign the applet - it would require permissions to use the USB API
- put the .jar file of the usb api in a folder on your web server and include it in the
archiveattribute of the applet tag(s). See my answer to this question for details.
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Does your app's interface need to be embedded in a web page? If not, you might want to look into Java Web Start, which lets you run Java Applications by clicking on a link in a browser.
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What has this to do with the question asked? – jarnbjo Jan 19 '10 at 14:44
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sucotronic dosn't want his users to install drivers or software for his application. Either applets or java web start would work fine for that. – Chad Okere Jan 19 '10 at 14:49
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we're also investigating about the option of using JWS, because the size of the applet may be too large :P – user178973 Jan 21 '10 at 10:13