Releases: karakun/OpenWebStart
OpenWebStart v1.9.0
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Fix running of JNLP applications with Java 21
- Fix duplication of jar resources in extension JNLPs
- Further improve key used for caching application resources
- Update the bundled JVM to version 8u392
- Update the default JVM download server to provide newer versions of JVMs, including those for Java 21
- Minor updates of User Guide and FAQ documentation
OpenWebStart v1.8.0
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Improve key used for caching application resources
- Update the bundled JVM to version 8u372
- Improve caching of keystore passwords
- Improve handling of proxy errors
- Fix setting of properties from extension jnlps
- Update the default JVM download server to provide newer versions of JVMs, including those for Java 17
- Minor updates of User Guide and FAQ documentation
OpenWebStart v1.7.0
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Provide an OWS native Mac Silicon (ARM) installer
- Update the bundled JVM to version 8u345
- Fix OWS to be able to run Jnlp applications with Java 18
- Enable specification of shortcut handling and update strategy in the response.varfile
- Fix a bug in check for installer update when starting itw-settings
- Update the default JVM download server to provide newer versions of JVMs, including those for Java 17
- Renewal of the Code Signing Certificates for Windows installers expired on 12th July 2022
- Minor updates of User Guide and FAQ documentation
OpenWebStart v1.6.0
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Provide an OWS native Mac Silicon (ARM) installer
- Update internal JVM to version 8u332
- Add support for detecting local OpenJDK VMs (#498)
- Fixed not to use pack200 compression if the current JVM does not support it (#499)
- Fixed OWS I4J installer Update hangs when the network or update server is down (forum)
- Fixed icon tag, size attribute specified as [width]x[height] not recognized by JNLP parser (AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web#867)
- Minor updates of User Guide and FAQ documentation
NOTE: Mac Silicon users that previously installed a OWS Intel x64 version (prior to 1.6.0) are encouraged to uninstall and reinstall the aarch64 version.
OpenWebStart v1.5.2
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Improve the shortcut creation by providing settings to control the behavior (overwrite, preserve or create unique name)
- Improve documentation for unattended installation and system-wide trust store
- Improve logging
OpenWebStart v1.5.1
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Fix a bug while installing 32 bit JVM on OWS for 64 bit OS
- Fix a bug while deleting jnlp apps in the cache
- Fix a bug while displaying information of jnlp app in cache
- Fix the issue of collision of desktop shortcut link names
- Improve logging by providing an option to log jnlp file content
OpenWebStart v1.5.0
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Updated bundled Java to Eclipse Temurin jdk8u312-b07
- Fix JVM download and unzip bug
- Fix reading of Icons bug due to JDK 8_312
- Fix potential collision of icons in cache
- Prevent storing incomplete downloaded files in cache
- Properties for HTTP connect and read timeouts
- Fix ImageIO Service Loader
- Support Amazon Corretto JDK in local JVM search
- Support Eclipse Adoptium JDK as vendor and migrate Adopt to Adoptium
- Fix use of System Proxy when there is no access to Registry
- Add Support for jars with ECDSA signature
- Fixed Windows desktop path with accented letter (äöüéá...)
- Reduce access to files which are shared between multiple running OWS instances (Cache, Config and Log)
- Updated OpenWebStart user guide and added more FAQs
OpenWebStart v1.4.0
This release provides the following fixes and features:
- Updated embedded Java to 8u292
- Display error when passing Java 9+ arguments to a Java 1.8 VM (#413)
- UI Improvements for dark mode (AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web#753)
- Add support for the JAVAWS_VM_ARGS env variable (#398)
- Fix handling of SOCK proxy (#360)
- Have the vendor from the JNLP take precedence if the settings are set to "any vendor"
- Handle more properties in response.varfile (#410)
- Allow applications to have no JARs defined in the main JNLP
- Fix issues with JNLP files containing no resources just extensions
- Prevent warning when launching a local JNLP file (AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web#265)
- Improve documentation on jnlp vendor selection (forum)
- Close progress dialog correctly (#414)
- Fix file lock issues during update of OWS on Windows (forum)
- Fix handling of multi release jars
- Fix exporting of certificates
- Fix handling of stale lock files on Windows NTFS
OpenWebStart v1.3.3
This is a bugfix release fixing some small issues
- Cache Corruption on Windows because of missing file lock (see ITW #707)
- New download dialog shouldn't steal focus (see #333)
- OWS allow to specify 32 bit JVM in JNLP file (see #374)
- Creation of Desktop/Menu entries fails (see #388)
- Creation of desktop entries fails on Windows if desktop is moved (see #243, #386, #388)
See 1.3.0 for a full list of changes introduced with the 1.3.x release.
OpenWebStart v1.3.2
This is a bugfix release fixing some small issues
- Fix null pointer deference when looking up versioned resources in the cache (see ITW #728).
- Accept broken XML if it uses
<?--
instead of<!--
for comments (see ITW #469) - Improve logging during cache cleanup.
- Fix handling of SOCK proxy (see #360).
- Lazy load pac file in proxy configuration (see #373).
- Change the path available in
user.dir
to the actual working directory (see #361).
See 1.3.0 for a full list of changes introduced with the 1.3.x release.