G.1. Introduction
The Java Desktop Integration Components (JDIC) are part of an open-source project aimed at allowing better integration between Java applications and the platforms on which they execute. Some JDIC features include:
interacting with the underlying platform to launch native applications (such as web browsers and email clients)
displaying a splash screen when an application begins execution to indicate to the user that the application is loading
creating icons in the system tray (also called the taskbar status area or notification area) to provide access to Java applications running in the background
registering file-type associations, so that files of specified types will automatically open in corresponding Java applications
creating ...
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