Desktop.getDesktop().browse Hangs

Question

I\'m working on an application in which if a user clicks on a link, I want it to open in their default browser. From what I\'ve read, this should in theory work, however, when r

Answer 1

What do you get from this?:

if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
  System.out.println("Desktop IS supported on this platform ");

  if (Desktop.getDesktop().isSupported(Desktop.Action.BROWSE)) {
    System.out.println("Action BROWSE  IS supported on this platform ");
  }
  else {
    System.out.println("Action BROWSE  ISN'T supported on this platform ");
  }
}
else {
  System.out.println("Desktop ISN'T supported on this platform ");
}

Also, have a look at this and this answers here at stackoverflow.